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Think About It: Light, dark sides of giving
I thought I’d better write this column early in the season, lest I be accused of grinching too…
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Guest opinion: Tribes release habitat recovery strategy
“As the salmon disappear, so do our cultures and treaty rights. We are at a crossroads and we…
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Guest opinion: Reducing wildfire risk is imperative
While massive wildfires are historic, they are more dangerous today. As our population grows they are a greater…
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Guest opinion: Costs matter in hiring
While both sides argue over the merits of Seattle’s escalating minimum wage, there are other issues, such as…
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Think About It: Women’s work never done
In two years, the League of Women Voters will celebrate its 100th birthday. The League was established the…
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Water Matters: Climate meltdown
It’s been a tough week. No one likes to lose. But the defeat of Initiative 1631 — setting…
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General Election 2018: Winners, losers
A surge in voter interest, a swell in the ranks of Democratic state lawmakers and a spendy bunch…
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Guest opinion: Military also adjusting to worker shortages
When our military is viewed as an employer, it has the same problem as the private sector; attracting…
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Guest opinion: On civility and power — Part I
What is, or should be, the relationship between civility and power? Is civility compatible with, or even possible…
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Think About It: Safety first … but when?
Last summer, I listened to an interview of a man whose daughter was shot and killed during the…
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From the Back Nine: Gold in the golden years
A young person asked me this: “Are there any good sides to getting old? I would love to…
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Guest opinion: To help orcas, eat chinook
Don’t stop eating or serving chinook salmon if you want to help recover southern resident killer whales.