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Guest opinion: Parks legislation is a boon for community, economy
Whether I’m backpacking among the alpine country of Hurricane Ridge or the rugged coastline, I can gaze across…
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Guest opinion: Legislative ‘wants’ and ‘needs’
With a third of the legislative session nearly gone, lawmakers are starting to focus on matters of most…
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From the Back Nine: Mr. Fudge vs. the Cupcake Couple
To sell my books, I often attend arts and crafts shows. There are basically two types; some are…
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How our lawmakers voted
At this legislative session’s fourth week, state lawmakers in both chambers took time for lengthy floor debates week…
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Being Frank: We must demand a healthy Puget Sound
It would be easy to blame the Puget Sound Partnership’s failure to clean up Puget Sound on a…
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Guest opinion: Defiant, determined Matt Shea poised for victory lap
Matt Shea can’t take a victory lap around the state Capitol quite yet.
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Think About It: Truth or dare
It seems that any person, presentation or speech labeled “political” takes on its own set of rules, a…
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Guest opinion: Inslee continues pursuit of clean fuels standard
Gov. Jay Inslee badly wants a clean fuels standard in Washington state.
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Guest opinion: Restoring civil political discourse
Are we willing to take the steps required to restore civil political discourse? Are we ready to make…
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Aging Successfully: A fresh New Year? Not always
A new year is the perfect time for fresh new beginnings. It provides the opportunity to reassess our…
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State lawmakers face range of issues in upcoming short, 60-day session
Lawmakers returned to Olympia on Jan. 13 for the 2020 session of the Washington State Legislature. The session…
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Water Matters: Laws of water
The funny thing about water law is that it can seem as fluid as the medium it’s meant…