Slidezone

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Dead-end discoveries?

Posted Wed, Apr 6, 10:57 a.m.

I find it curiously circumspect that Mr. Berger chose not to mention the Washington Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation(DAHP). Here is a tiny governmental agency, answerable to no one, run by a passionate scientist(Dr. Allyson Brooks), responsible for millions of dollars annually in project expenses paid by taxpayers, with ...

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Gregoire's encouraging push toward a new localism

Posted Thu, Jan 13, 12:48 p.m.

As a local official, I firmly believe in grass roots government. When done right, it shines in comparison to more distantly representative governance. Unfortunately, it isn't always done right. Witness Tieton's 97 leaks in its dilapidated water main in a single winter storm a few years back. Local officials thought ...

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How budget cuts short-changed the UW

Posted Tue, Dec 22, 9:22 a.m.

No doubt the U was hurt in the budget cuts... more coming up. No doubt the cuts impact higher education in the state. No doubt the cuts are more than occurred in selected states. And no doubt the case must be made to protect higher education from deeper cuts next ...

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