Opinion
John Carlson | Who says guns are dangerous?
When do you know that a crime is serious? When it is seriously punished. A convict doing life…
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Editorial | When trust is broken
Newspapers rely on trust. You trust us to report things accurately. We trust you to give us accurate…
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Walking, talking with Mr. Spock
The new Star Trek movie is everything and more that the advertisements and promos say it is. Not…
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Walter Backstrom | Cost of unsportsmanlike parents
A woman was once arrested and charged with second-degree assault for throwing a slice of cheese pizza at…
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John Carlson | Frank, Sonia and civil rights
Connecticut Firefighter Frank Ricci and President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor have never met. But their lives…
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Editorial | Lake Hills shows progress, promise
The redevelopment the Lake Hills Shopping Center is good news, not only for that community, but also the…
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Editorial | Let’s celebrate this special day
Monday is a special day. It’s Memorial Day, when we pause to honor those who died in the…
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Editorial | Good news for taxpayers
Good news for state Auditor Brian Sonntag – and the rest of us, too. Gov. Chris Gregoire did…
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Editorial | Justice for all
King County Assessor Russell Scott Noble pled guilty Wednesday to one count of felony vehicular assault. Sentencing is…
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Government: Unproductive? Wasteful? Corrupt?
Conservatives often say things like: Government can only confiscate wealth from productive citizens and give it to unproductive…
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Witnessing history in El Salvador | Bellevue man helps to keep voting honest in presidential election
By Walt Fangman What was I, a 70-year-old Bellevue resident, doing in the Central American country of El…
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Patty Luzzi | No time off from plants, planting
A few weeks ago, Lenny and I cashed in his frequent flyer mileage, and we ran off to…
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Puget Sound Energy’s ‘smart grid’ working for you
The smart grid is big stuff these days, but you might be surprised to know that much of…
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Editorial | Gregoire will do the right thing, won’t she?
The press around the state has been on Gov. Chris Gregoire’s case recently. From the Seattle Times to…
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The best rail transit system possible, today, for communities on the Eastside
By Will Knedlik A majority of the present Bellevue City Council is supporting needless expenditure of up-to-$1 billion…
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A good general’s bad advice
General Colin Powell is the walking embodiment of the American Dream. Raised in the Bronx, the decorated Vietnam…
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Saving light rail on the Eastside
When voters approved extending Sound Transit’s system last November, most people probably thought the controversial battle over light…
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Craig Groshart | Twitter, Tweets and the online world
I’m now on Twitter, although you wouldn’t know it by the lack of “Tweets” I file. Still, it…