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The week that changed politics | John Carlson
On the last day of Barack Obama’s first year as President, the voters of Massachusetts, one of the…
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Why people don’t trust government | John Carlson
There is a mood developing … you can almost feel it … of increasing anger toward government borne…
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Slade Gorton is back in the game against terrorism | John Carlson
When the media went looking for an authority on national security after the attempted airline bombing on Christmas…
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Pres. Obama’s terror policies make us less safe | John Carlson
When Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to receive more than 50 percent of the popular…
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Christmas books for 2009 | John Carlson
It is easier and quicker to buy someone a gift card at a bookstore than shopping for a…
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Anti-cop rhetoric ‘more than idiocy’ | John Carlson
It’s not unusual to walk into a Starbucks and see several cops sitting at tables chatting while on…
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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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John Carlson | Bigots or civil libertarians?
Thanksgiving is still more than a week away, but the Christmas season already surrounds us. We see it…
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John Carlson | The difference between 2008 and 2009
Within days of last November’s election, stories throughout the media began comparing Barack Obama to Franklin D. Roosevelt.…
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John Carlson | Susan Hutchison for County Executive
When Jennifer Dunn first ran for public office, many people scoffed. Yes she was attractive, even a bit…
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John Carlson | Why you should vote YES on I-1033
Strange, how recent history sometimes repeats itself. In 1992, Democrats swept to power in both Olympia and Washington,…
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John Carlson | Five reasons why Ken Griffey Jr. should stay
I’m not a sports columnist, but everyone seems to have an opinion about whether Seattle Mariners’ legend Ken…
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John Carlson | Saving Christmas from the grinches
Every year for the past half decade or so, a holiday controversy has turned the Puget Sound area…
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John Carlson | The greatest man you never heard of
Sometimes you can step into controversy while trying to avoid it. This happened a couple weeks ago when…
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John Carlson | What sports can teach us about politics
Last year was the single worst season in Seattle sports history. The University of Washington Huskies, a dynasty…
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John Carlson | How NOT to reform health care
Over the past couple of months I’ve written two columns about health care reforms that actually hold down…
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John Carlson | Why people climb Mt. Rainier
Have you ever gazed at Mount Rainier on a cloudless day and wondered what it would take to…
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John Carlson | A health reform plan that actually works
One of the great things about call-in radio is that you get to hear ordinary people connect reality…