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Is our country safer loaded with guns?

I find it telling that Mr. Malinski’s May 24 letter (“Stricter gun laws do not reduce crime”) left…

Family-owned business backbone of America

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Family-owned business backbone of America

During the 1992 presidential campaign, then-candidate Bill Clinton famously intoned, “I feel your pain,” reassuring voters he understood…

Nation sorely lacks positive role models

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Nation sorely lacks positive role models

Our culture has forgotten the importance of role models to future generations

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Time to act is now to save our planet

“Time is now to embrace Green New Deal” (June 7, Kent Reporter) gets it right. The international scientific…

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A costly effort

Green New Deal, right.

Legislature: History, investigations and new laws

Opinion

Legislature: History, investigations and new laws

The 2019 session of the Legislature included controversy, compromise, surprise, new law and more.

Time is now to embrace Green New Deal

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Time is now to embrace Green New Deal

Climate change is happening here and now – recently with record fires two years in a row, hammering…

Max fix critical to Washington

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Max fix critical to Washington

Boeing needs to get the 737 back into service – safely and soon

Gov. Jay Inslee. FILE PHOTO

Opinion

Governor’s watch: timing is everything

Inslee, possible candidates eye 2020 race

KCLS provides summertime opportunities to read, learn and grow

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KCLS provides summertime opportunities to read, learn and grow

June is the end of the school year, but it’s the beginning of King County Library System’s annual…

Could Seattle put on a World’s Fair today? | Brunell

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Could Seattle put on a World’s Fair today? | Brunell

On April 21, 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair opened. The “Century 21 Exhibition” ran for six months, drew…

Lori Matsukawa’s lasting legacy on Asian American journalists

Opinion

Lori Matsukawa’s lasting legacy on Asian American journalists

‘If I can do it, they can do it’

Opinion

Removing Snake River dams is unwise | Brunell

There are dams that should come down and those that shouldn’t.

Gov. Jay Inslee. FILE PHOTO

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Governor wins power play with monetary maneuver

In the final round of bill signing Tuesday, Gov. Jay Inslee unleashed a one-two combo of executive power,…

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Trump watch: investigate, don’t impeach him

I believe in investigating Trump. Congress must do this, but I don’t think he should be impeached. It…

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Leadership and homelessness

The KOMO special “Seattle is Dying” validates the homeless crisis. … ”Whether you believe addiction is a disease…

Burgers and fries or trains and rails?

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Burgers and fries or trains and rails?

A Sound Transit committee recently removed the Lowe’s/Dick’s site from consideration for a light rail maintenance facility.

Washington’s big tax bump | Brunell

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Washington’s big tax bump | Brunell

With the dust settling from the 2019 legislative session, the focus is assessing the impacts on taxpayers and…

State, feds splash and clash over Washington’s water quality

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State, feds splash and clash over Washington’s water quality

President Donald Trump is ready to give Washington the clean water rules its leaders requested.

Washington State Capitol. Photo by Emma Epperly, WNPA Olympia News Bureau

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Interim House speaker takes on challenges of a tough seat

The Frank Chopp era is over.