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Don’t let anger be a deadly choice | Editorial
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization did itself a lot of damage nationally with its attempt…
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How to help your child with grief | Patti Skelton McGougan |Parenting Lifeline
When death happens to someone close to us, the feelings can be difficult for children of any age…
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Protect yourself – and others, too | Editorial
We have an epidemic in our state. It’s whooping cough and it shouldn’t be happening.
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Help available to combat elder abuse
Elder abuse is often perpetrated by a known, trusted person, for instance an adult child, spouse or grandchild.…
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Why texting while driving is illegal
If you needed any more evidence to prove that texting while driving is dangerous, you only have to…
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Guard yourself against whooping cough epidemic
Gov. Chris Gregoire has announced an emergency action to slow the spread of whooping cough (pertussis) in the…
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To pack right, unpack first | Ann Oxrieder
A few weeks ago my husband and I attended a seminar to learn how to pack a suitcase.…
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What’s in a name? Don’t get me started | Keegan Prosser | Reporter’s Notebook
My name is Keegan. And I am girl. For as long as I can remember, I've been the…
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A good plan to fix juvenile center | Editorial
The King Council has made a good decision to put a $210 million levy on the Aug. 7…
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Aging with humor and grace | Reporter’s Notebook
For many of us with Asian lineage, aging is not always what it appears to be.
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Don’t put jobs at risk for proposed Seattle stadium | Editorial
The Port of Seattle and the Manufacturing Industrial Council raised an interesting $3 billion issue last week: a…
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Union-supported, anti-Walmart study heavily biased, misguided | Jim Hebert
As one of the most experienced, respected and well-versed research firms in the country, we were both disappointed…
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The old, the new and the memories
“Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.” Good advice from the…
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Don’t make yourself a crime victim once – or twice | Editorial
Many of us have heeded police officers’ advice to make our vehicles less attractive to thieves. Apparently, this…
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Let’s do a study to study all those studies | Pat Cashman
Surely there are jobs out there where people are strictly hired to study – studies.
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Assimilate this, Seattle | Celeste Gracey
The drawback on my jaunt to the Washington Convention Center wasn’t the long lines of people with bad…
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There goes the neighborhood
The new basketball/hockey stadium in Seattle will make for a crowded neighborhood.
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Washing in a winter wonderland | Ann Oxrieder
I’m chalking up the entire mess in the kitchen last week to the fact that we never lived…
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Could Seattle put on a world’s fair today? | Don C. Brunell
On April 21, 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair opened. The “Century 21 Exhibition” ran for six months, drew…
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Do or die time for legislators to balance the state budget | Editorial
As the cartoon on this page shows, it’s do or die time for legislators of both political parties…