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    Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He recently retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at thebrunells@msn.com.
    Rethinking a natural gas ban in Washington state...
    By Don C. Brunell • April 30, 2021 5:30 am

    Sometimes being first isn’t good.

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    Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
    Top 10 issues in Washington state’s 2021 legislative...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 28, 2021 7:05 pm

    Democrats used their majorities to muscle through social, economic, environmental and tax policies.

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    Gas pump (Wikimedia Commons)
    Democrats weigh marriage of cap-and-trade with gas tax...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 23, 2021 4:10 pm

    As wrangling over climate change policy continues, a major transportation package is pronounced dead.

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    King County prosecutor, council member propose hate crimes task force
    King County prosecutor, council member propose hate crimes...
    By Cameron Sheppard • April 20, 2021 9:00 am

    County leaders say the proposal will give better resouces to prosecute and investigate hate crimes.

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    Photo courtesy of 4Culture
    Local artists wanted to design limited-edition ORCA Cards
    By Olivia Sullivan • April 14, 2021 2:45 pm

    Applications due by 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 5.

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    Photo via Pexels
    King County residents needed for first respiratory study...
    By Olivia Sullivan • April 13, 2021 6:55 pm

    UW study to help find if devices can detect early warning signs of acute respiratory infections, such as COVID-19 and flu.

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    Jayendrina Singha Ray is a PhD (ABD) in English, with a research focus on the works of the South African Nobel Laureate John Maxwell Coetzee. She teaches English Composition and Research Writing at Highline College, WA, and has previously taught English at colleges in India.
    Asian women and racial violence in the aftermath...
    April 9, 2021 3:30 pm

    In her famous essay “The Laugh of the Medusa,” Hélène Cixous resurrects the myth of Medusa — a gorgon whose…

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    Backed by her family, Kathleen Strickland addresses the protest in front of the Auburn Justice Center on Aug. 6, 2020, and on behalf of her late son, Enos Strickland Jr., pleads for change at the Auburn Police Department. (Sound Publishing file photo)
    State Senate OKs restrictions on police tactics and...
    By Mirror Staff • April 8, 2021 2:35 pm

    Staff reports

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    The Monroe Correctional Complex on April 9, 2020. (Sound Publishing file photo)
    Formerly incarcerated people regain right to vote in...
    April 8, 2021 2:25 pm

    Rights restored immediately upon release.

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    This security footage at the Cenex gas station in Black Diamond shows Anthony Chilcott on his phone before entering, and driving off with, Carl Sanders’ Ford Raptor and Monkey, his poodle, in the front seat. Image courtesy Cenex gas station
    King County Sheriff fires detective who fatally shot...
    By Alex Bruell • April 7, 2021 4:00 pm

    Sheriff found deputy’s actions “demonstrated a disregard for the public, (his) partner and (himself)”.

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    Help wanted sign in the window. File photo
    State releases February unemployment data
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 7, 2021 3:30 pm

    February unemployment in King County sat at 5.3%, which marked a decrease from the prior month, but was still double…

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    Guns seized during April 7 arrests (photo credit: Dept. of Justice)
    More than 20 arrested across the Puget Sound...
    By Cameron Sheppard • April 7, 2021 2:30 pm

    DOJ says law enforcement agencies seized over 70 guns and hundreds of thousands in cash.

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    King County municipal courts offer limited time warrant...
    By Cameron Sheppard • April 1, 2021 1:25 pm

    The program is intended to mitigate court backlog of warrants during pandemic.

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    King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg. File photo
    King County needs more lawyers to attack backlog...
    By Steve Hunter • March 31, 2021 4:25 pm

    6,107 open cases is double the normal amount for King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

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    Those who switched to telework have higher income,...
    March 31, 2021 1:08 pm

    U.S. Census Bureau report breaks down the numbers nationwide

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    Photo courtesy of South King Fire and Rescue
    Study finds drastic increase in WA properties deemed...
    By Cameron Sheppard • March 30, 2021 3:38 pm

    Analyst suggests climate change is responsible for increased flood risks.

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    King County looks at forming hate crime unit...
    March 29, 2021 12:57 pm

    Four deputies would be assigned to group

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    Michael O'Leary / Herald File 1987
A ladder truck shoots water over the south wall of the Everett Community College library complex on Feb. 16, 1987.  The arson destroyed the facility and killed Everett firefighter Gary Parks.
    Solved: Arsonist behind 1987 firefighter’s death was only...
    By Scott North Special to The Herald and Eric Stevick Herald Writer • March 29, 2021 12:20 pm

    For 34 years, a blaze at the old Everett Community College library was a mystery. Now Elmer Nash, 47, has pleaded guilty in the death of Gary Parks, then 48.

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    Kindergarten and first grade students line up outside of Panther Lake Elementary in Federal Way on March 15. Olivia Sullivan/the Mirror
    Inslee: K-12 schools can reduce COVID social distancing
    March 26, 2021 1:10 pm

    The governor reduced social distancing requirements for K-12 classrooms from 6 feet to 3 feet.

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    First large-scale, human composting facility in the world...
    By Robert Whale • March 25, 2021 1:05 pm

    “It’s what nature meant us to do. We just do it faster.”

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