Opinion
Guest Opinion: Time to focus on retirement options
Over the past four decades, while we as a country have been moving forward on racial justice and…
John Burbank
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Guest opinion: Paid family, medical leave brings peace of mind
Paid family and medical leave is now the law in our state. This great breakthrough will provide workers…
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Guest Opinion: State shows bipartisan efforts in family and medical leave act
Twenty-eight years ago, a freshman senator in the state Legislature, Patty Murray, dismissed as just a “mom in…
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Guest Opinion: Every day is Interdependence Day
We recently celebrated the Fourth of July, when we celebrate American independence and the success of the colonists’…
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Guest opinion: Status quo leaves state schools searching for funding
As I write this (on June 14) it’s day 23 of a second special session in Olympia, since…
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Guest opinion: Global learning starts at home
The clock is winding down on a second special session in Olympia and legislators haven’t yet made serious…
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Guest Opinion: Let climate care take root
My friend called me last week and invited me to the Climate March in Seattle. I decided not…
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Burbank: Where’s job loss from minimum wage hike?
Last November, voters overwhelmingly approved Initiative 1433 to increase the minimum wage and establish a statewide standard for…
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Burbank: Electoral college needs tweaking
Our leaders always reference democracy with the Foundering Fathers of our country. That is not true. The founders…