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Articles by Jeff Jared
Jared | Atheists’ revenge: Arresting the Pope
Jared | Atheists’ revenge: Arresting the Pope
By Jeff Jared • April 20, 2010 9:31 pm

The Catholic child sex abuse scandal has hit Kirkland and the Seattle Archdiocese is being sued

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Jared | Women have it better than men in America today
Jared | Women have it better than men...
By Jeff Jared • April 6, 2010 4:15 pm

Who are more victimized in America, women or men? It’s the quintessential question to keep the conversation lively.

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No government money to fake rights
No government money to fake rights
By Jeff Jared • March 24, 2010 4:24 pm

I admit, I may seem like a party pooper. After America did so well at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games,…

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Jared | Why polygamy should be legal
Jared | Why polygamy should be legal
By Jeff Jared • February 9, 2010 9:21 pm

Did you know that there are 40,000 underground polygamists in the U.S.? And a world religion, Islam, allows plural marriage,…

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Snippets
Snippets
By Jeff Jared • January 7, 2010 11:36 am

I’d propose that the mark of a civilized society is how much of life is in the private sector. I’d…

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Lady Gaga.
Column | Lady Gaga: The best of NYC
By Jeff Jared • November 10, 2009 3:08 pm

I think I’m gaga over Lady Gaga, the next American pop musical phenom. She may be the next Madonna, even…

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Privatize county parks
Privatize county parks
By Jeff Jared • October 19, 2009 8:50 pm

King County should privatize the 39 parks it’s considering closing (“39 King County parks could shut down,” Aug. 26, by…

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Government: The good and bad
Government: The good and bad
By Jeff Jared • September 29, 2009 9:44 pm

As a libertarian, I must admit government does a few things well, or fairly well. The best government program ever…

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Health insurance not a free market
Health insurance not a free market
By Jeff Jared • September 22, 2009 7:42 pm

If a public option brings health costs down, then why don’t we have a national auto insurance public option? Why…

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Confessions of an atheist
Confessions of an atheist
By Jeff Jared • September 1, 2009 8:40 pm

I must confess and come out of the closet.

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EDITORIAL| Free market health care, not goofy gov. health care
EDITORIAL| Free market health care, not goofy gov....
By Jeff Jared • August 17, 2009 7:24 pm

The Republican alternative to Obama-care should be deregulating the health insurance market by legalizing interstate health insurance, ending mandates so…

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Say no to Obama-care
Say no to Obama-care
By Jeff Jared • July 29, 2009 7:38 pm

Pres. Obama is overexposed.

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Nation not founded on Xian values
Nation not founded on Xian values
By Jeff Jared • July 21, 2009 9:35 pm

Many think America was founded on Judeo-Christian values. I hear this often from my Christian friends,

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Free market solution to pollution
Free market solution to pollution
By Jeff Jared • July 14, 2009 10:09 pm

Global warming.

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How to draw line on drug handling
How to draw line on drug handling
By Jeff Jared • July 7, 2009 10:13 pm

It seems there are four main ways to handle drugs. First, there’s prohibition – what we do now. It’s not…

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Letter to the editor: The three worst court cases
Letter to the editor: The three worst court...
By Jeff Jared • June 24, 2009 3:40 pm

“Bad clause, bad clause.” No, I’m not scolding a dog, but the interstate commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution (1789)…

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EDITORIAL| Legalize prostitution?
EDITORIAL| Legalize prostitution?
By Jeff Jared • June 9, 2009 1:42 am

A Kirkland house was busted for prostitution (“Police raid suspected Kirkland brothel,” by Matt Phelps, Kirkland Reporter, May 22) and…

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Judge Sotomayor troubles me
Judge Sotomayor troubles me
By Jeff Jared • June 3, 2009 4:02 pm

I’m worried about Pres. Obama’s pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor. I’m worried she won’t follow her judge’s…

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May I introduce you to the  Constitution?
May I introduce you to the Constitution?
By Jeff Jared • May 28, 2009 6:04 pm

Here’s the U.S. Constitution (1789). Take a quick peruse. It’s rather short, about 10 pages. It’s the supreme law of…

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Healthcare compared to clothes, computers, carrots
Healthcare compared to clothes, computers, carrots
By Jeff Jared • May 19, 2009 6:24 pm

Single payer advocates want the federal government to run healthcare because it’s important, not for any constitutional or economic reason.

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