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Cartoon of the week | Local control
In dire need of more “local control.”
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Sternoff emails found to be inappropriate
Kirkland City Councilman Bob Sternoff used city email resources while the council was in session to conduct an…
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Navigating the future
If you travel or commute in this region, you know the drill: check the weather, check the time…
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EDITORIAL| Free market health care, not goofy gov. health care
The Republican alternative to Obama-care should be deregulating the health insurance market by legalizing interstate health insurance, ending…
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Does Kirkland need ‘fresh’ or ‘familiar’
A recent spate of concerned letters called it a “push poll.” In an on-line poll,
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Nation not founded on Xian values
Many think America was founded on Judeo-Christian values. I hear this often from my Christian friends,
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Pulling the plug 2.0
Last fall, a dear friend’s aunt died of Alzheimer’s. The event prompted many conversations about end-of-life care, both…
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Microcosm to macrocosm
We picked up the rock during low tide, looking at the life on it. Barnacles encrusted much of…
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COLUMN| Research job market while investing in education
Investing thousands of dollars in a college education without researching the job market is like jumping in a…
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COLUMN| Depression-Era kid and better for it
The current difficult times in our nation’s economy prompts me to reflect on my own youth during the…