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The sun rises. Every day.
Empirical data suggests it will happen tomorrow, too. But if it were left to some politicians, taxpayers would…
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The Next President
WHILE NEWS MEDIA are saturated with field reports from Iraq and Seattle war protesters fume over unprovoked attacks…
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The right to remain sick
LAST WEEK, the Senate began its noisy debate on two competing versions of the so-called “Patients’ Bill of…
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Hanford: It’s back
When military contractors get hold of a juicy piece of pork, they are not inclined to let go.…
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The Death of Bigotry
IN ONE OF THOSE cosmic coincidences that make life fascinating, Sen. Strom Thurmond died June 26, the day…
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The price was right
UNIVERSITY OF Washington officials are expecting protests over its commencement speaker this year—former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine…
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Nadering nabobs
Saint Ralph will bless us with his presence. On Presidents’ Day, after months of waiting, Ralph Nader announced…
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Medicare I Can’t Afford
We’re from the government, and we’re here to make you sick. Monday, May 15, marked the enrollment deadline…
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Kitsap County: The war goes on
Bill Clinton was in Guatemala last week, apologizing—sort of—for our nation’s support of whichever bloodthirsty tyrants would pledge…
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Sweet home Alabama
Three years ago, the US Navy celebrated Seafair by bringing a Trident nuclear submarine, the USS Ohio—192 warheads…
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Democratic Quagmire
LAST WEEK, IF YOU went to www.john kerry.com and followed the links to discover Kerry’s thoughts on Iraq,…
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Here Came the Judge
I came. I saw. And, last Wednesday night, June 30, I left, still not one of the Believers.…
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Tangled Webb
Accused of insurance fraud, KIRO-AM's progressive former talk-show host faces a criminal trial. That's not the only quirk…
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Radio, Then and Now
I started writing about politics for a living only rather recently. Beforehand, my life took a lot of…
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Our Co-ops Co-opted
Seattle is ground zero for the co-op movement. Some of the largest and most prosperous cooperative businesses in…
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Frankenbeans
March 20, at Benaroya Hall, Starbucks’ annual meeting will feature a new protest twist: the Frankenbean. A group…
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Rock the vote
Smug liberals (as represented by NPR) and smug conservatives (as represented by KVI) agree: The nail-biting presidential vote…