Photos change, but content remains | Chad Coleman | Reporter's Notebook

Everywhere you look, you can see the tectonic shifts in how we share information as a culture. Much of this change is being seen in the area of photography.

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11:58 AM February 21, 2012 0

How to keep your teen from an abusive relationship? | Patti Skelton-McGougan

Most parents are surprised when I talk to them about the prevalence of teen dating violence. According to a 2009 survey, one in three teens who have been in a dating relationship has experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, or threats of physical harm to a partner or self (Liz Claiborne Inc./Family Violence Prevention Fund Survey, 2009).

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7:42 PM February 20, 2012 0

The battle of travel | Ann Oxrieder

I miss travel agents. For those too young to remember, these were people who spent their time finding you the best flights and quaint, undiscovered hotels, so you didn’t have to turn vacation planning into a full-time job while accumulating unpaid overtime.

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2:24 PM February 19, 2012 0

Bellevue School Board's task to get new superintendent difficult, but doable | Editorial

The Bellevue School Board faces a difficult task: How to get a new superintendent worthy of the district while starting its search late in the game.

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updated 1:32 PM February 19, 2012 0

Today's Cartoon | Feb. 17

Same-sex marriage law is really a jobs bill after all.

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10:51 AM February 17, 2012 0

Please stop teasing | Pat Cashman

In the TV news business, it’s called a “tease.” It’s an enticement to keep watching – and a promise that it will be well worth the wait. Example: “There’s a killer creeping around Northwest neighborhoods at this hour. Could it be YOUR neighborhood? We’ll tell you tonight at 11.” We wouldn’t tolerate any other business doing this stuff:

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updated 8:50 AM January 30, 2012 2

Legislature should pass, governor should sign same-sex marriage legislation

Our state is on the verge of giving gay and lesbian couples the right to be married. It's long overdue and deserves to be passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Chris Gregoire.

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updated 7:48 PM January 25, 2012 0

Walmart needs to change | Opinion

What is it about Walmart that makes them think people will believe things that are not true?

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updated 10:37 AM January 24, 2012 3

When it snows ...

So, how good are you driving in the snow? Our cartoonist knows.

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10:03 AM January 20, 2012 0

How are your New Year's resolutions? I thought so. | Ann Oxrieder

Now that we’re more than halfway through January and you’re about to give up on your New Year’s resolutions, consider this an attempt to reassure you that you’ve made the right decision. Resolutions don’t usually work.

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updated 9:16 AM January 20, 2012 0

Welcome to Bellevue, Walmart | Editorial

So, Walmart is coming to Bellevue. Two stores, actually. We expect Walmart to be a good neighbor – as it has where it has opened other stores. It will provide jobs – several hundred of them. Even in affluent Bellevue, there are many people who will jump at a chance to get a job - and a paycheck.

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9:14 AM January 20, 2012 0