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Guest Opinion: Inslee’s State of the State zeros in on climate change — again

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Guest Opinion: Inslee’s State of the State zeros in on climate change — again

“Washington’s Unwritten Chapter” was the title of the State of the State address on Jan. 15.

Guest opinion: Boeing hopes to build upon record year

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Guest opinion: Boeing hopes to build upon record year

Last year, a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) global study of aerospace manufacturing attractiveness found the United States is top rated…

Think About It: Bowled over

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Think About It: Bowled over

I am not someone anyone could possibly call a football fan, but I am a football loyalist. By…

Guest Opinion: Next House Speaker will be a woman

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Guest Opinion: Next House Speaker will be a woman

Frank Chopp’s reign as speaker of the state House of Representatives will end soon.

Guest opinion: Ruling strengthens habitat protection

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Guest opinion: Ruling strengthens habitat protection

A recent Washington Supreme Court ruling has strengthened a state law aimed at protecting the waters, shorelines and…

Watter Matters: Circles and cycles, Part 1

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Watter Matters: Circles and cycles, Part 1

If your bandwidth for crises isn’t overwhelmed, you may be aware there’s a recycling crisis going on right…

Guest opinion: Ways to drain the swamp

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Guest opinion: Ways to drain the swamp

Many pundits predict American political warfare will worsen in 2019 and grow more ruthless in 2020—our next presidential…

Guest opinion: Significant portion of legislative spotlight falls on Sound Transit

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Guest opinion: Significant portion of legislative spotlight falls on Sound Transit

Sound Transit should count on getting a share of attention from state lawmakers in the upcoming session.

Letters to the editor — Jan. 2, 2019

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Letters to the editor — Jan. 2, 2019

Appreciation for caring arm of law

From the Back Nine: Taking out the trash

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From the Back Nine: Taking out the trash

Among my Christmas goodies, I received a dirty-word adult coloring book from Sis and a B—-H shopping bag…

Guest opinion: Inslee touts revived, reformed, repurposed tax plan

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Guest opinion: Inslee touts revived, reformed, repurposed tax plan

An old idea for boosting tax receipts is getting revived and repurposed for 2019.

Think About It: Happy New Year … or not

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Think About It: Happy New Year … or not

I am mustering up good will for the new year. Yes, that’s the word that comes to mind:…

Aging successfully/Learning as we go: Good riddance to old labels

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Aging successfully/Learning as we go: Good riddance to old labels

According to the 2010 Census, on April 1, 2010, there were 40.3 million people age 65 and older…