Opinion
Searching for perfection | Pat Cashman
Merriam-Webster defines perfection as “being without flaw or defect.” That would pretty much describe the day Mariners pitcher…
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New regulations: ‘Mission Impossible’ | Don Brunell
It’s hard enough for employers to cope with hundreds of new regulations passed each year, but now agencies…
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Keep state parks for everyone’s use | Editorial
The Legislature wants our state parks system to become 100 percent operationally self-sufficient. Our response is that the…
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Memories from the winding road | Josh Suman | Reporter’s Notebook
Buying a new car is an exciting experience, but selling an old one brings the memories flooding back.
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Eastside Story | News from nearby cities | Aug. 10
A quick look at what's happening at other cities on the Eastside.
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Do Bellevue teens have the ‘write’ stuff? | Darcy Brixey
For the past two years the Bellevue Friends of the Library have generously supported a writing contest for…
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A year of better healthcare
As Valley Medical Center has reached the one-year anniversary of our Strategic Alliance with UW Medicine, I am…
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Primary decisive for many races | Editorial
Tuesday’s Primary election looks to be a preview of what voters here can expect in November: incumbents returning…
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Those pesky last details | Ann Oxrieder
Who gets the cat if we die before he does? Why am I leaving money in my will…
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Don’t forget about the primary
It’s election season! That also means it’s the best and worst time of the year for political reporters.…
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Thumbs Up for Colorado governor, Oregon State University president | Editorial
Here's our quick take on some recent items in the news.
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Another stadium hold-up? | Editorial
A majority of members of the Seattle City Council is now demanding that Chris Hansen, the man who…
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Real superheroes | Editorial
Everyone is talking about the Colorado man who killed 12 people and injured 58 others at a theater…
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When did alien blobs get to be so cute? | Keegan Prosser | Reporter’s Notebook
Newborn babies are ugly. Don’t take it personally. They all look that way.
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Twitter lesson/Tacoma’s achievement/funny money | Editorials
Three things caught our attention this week: The dangers of posting on Twitter, Tacoma's achievement and funny money.
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Hanging on to a piece of Americana | Editorial
Not a summer has passed without at least one trip to my hometown.
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Health-care ruling doesn’t fix the system| Editorial
The U.S. Supreme Court’s upholding of most of President Obama’s health-care law doesn’t end the discussion of health…
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St. Thomas School earns Level 2 Green Schools Award
This past school year, the St. Thomas School sixth graders initiated a Clean Air Campaign designed to tackle…