Opinion
Editorial | Prisoners should be stripped of voting rights
What do you get if you commit a crime? Well, prison, of course. But now, thanks to a…
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John Carlson | Slade Gorton back in the game
When the media went looking for an authority on national security after the attempted airline bombing on Christmas…
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Bill Christianson | Reasonable resolutions for a better year
Oh no, it’s that time of year again. During the holidays, we were especially good to each other,…
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Andrew Villeneuve | State budget solution: Raise revenue
One of the most popular and oft-repeated cliches in American history, which comes to us from Benjamin Franklin,…
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John Carlson | How safe are we, really?
When Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to receive more than 50 percent of the popular…
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John Carlson | 2009 reflections, 2010 predictions
At about this time last year I wrote that “Predictions can be perilous,” and went on to make…
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Editorial | High-tech sign of the times: Online voting
If necessity is the mother of invention, then the military helped raise one of her biggest children. The…
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Going to the airport? Skip traffic with light rail
Proving that last summer’s opening of Central Link was merely the beginning of a new era, Sound Transit…
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Editorial | Take us out to the ball game
There may be some sanity in politics after all. A provision by Sen. Patty Murray may let University…
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Christianson | Task at hand: Find and arrest impaired drivers
Here’s a no-brainer: drinking alcohol and driving still don’t mix. However, the head-scratcher is that people still do…
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Bill Christianson | Volunteering: A priceless gift
The hectic holiday season has arrived — and along with it, the busiest shopping season of the year.…
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John Carlson | Why such hideous, mindless acts of random murder?
It’s not unusual to walk into a Starbucks and see several cops sitting at tables chatting while on…
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Andrew Villeneuve | It’s time to put an end to the Google intrusion
Eighty years ago, in a dissenting opinion opposing a Supreme Court decision that supported warrantless wiretapping by federal…
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John Carlson | The ‘Blind Side’ of love
A friend told me the other day that he enjoyed Thanksgiving even more than Christmas. “There’s less emphasis…
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Editorial | Help keep arts alive and well in Redmond
It’s the Season of Giving and the tiny, money-strapped theatre company in the Redmond Town Center is hoping…
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Tim Eyman | We will continue to fight against tax increases
Jack Fagan, Mike Fagan, and I co-sponsored Initiative 1033 and worked hard for the past year advocating for…
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John Carlson | Boeing’s groggy future in the Puget Sound
Before we address the question of “Who lost Boeing?” (the governor’s claim that “no one is to blame”…
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Andrew Villeneuve | Election shows voters want to protect their quality of life
Voters spoke loud and clear in Tuesday’s general election. Across the State of Washington, Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1033…
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Andrew Villeneuve | We need a leader who will level with us
That didn’t take long, did it? Less than two months after the dust settled from the primary in…