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Water Matters: Charismatic megafauna
Charismatic megafauna: It’s a mouthful. It’s a good start on a haiku.
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Setting the record straight on aquaculture
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe has an application before Clallam County to resume shellfish aquaculture in Dungeness Bay. Unfortunately,…
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How did our lawmakers vote?
House Democrats last week released their version of the 2019-21 state operating budget. After working late into the…
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Think About It: Puget Sound is not a sewer
We must stop treating Puget Sound like a sewer if we are going to restore the fish, shellfish,…
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Guest opinion: Trade issues coalesce Washington’s delegation
Historically, international trade issues have galvanized our state’s congressional delegation. Many wondered if that would still be the…
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Guest opinion: What tax-raising idea will win out in March budget madness?
Democrats, who control the House and Senate, are set to release spending plans and revenue packages
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Think About It: Gut punch to our health care
Sometimes I think that we who flee to the comforts of political sides do so because we don’t…
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Agiing Successfully: Hobby productivity and benefits
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word hobby as a pursuit outside of one’s regular occupation engaged in especially…
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How our lawmakers voted
After a key deadline on March 13, the last day to pass policy bills out of their original…
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Guest opinion: Gov. Inslee flexes political muscle in drive for clean air legislation
In 2015, after another session without procuring a key weapon in his climate change fighting strategy, Democratic Gov.…
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Daylight saving all the time proposed for Washington state
Residents could have the option to vote on permanent daylight saving time
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How our lawmakers voted
State lawmakers were busy last week acting on bills before the whole House and Senate in lengthy floor…
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Guest opinion: Resetting state view on helping those with substance abuse
In opioid epidemic, a lawmaker wants recovery to be on the same pedestal as treatment and prevention