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Inside Politics, 2012: How Obama helps Washington D's, and Romney can help the R's

Posted Wed, Feb 8, 12:11 p.m.

Editors: Just a friendly correction to offer. The date in the final sentence teasing the legislative election piece for next week should be changed from 2010 to 2012. Keep up the good work on your political coverage.

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Voter participation in Washington nears top nationally

Posted Fri, Jan 20, 11:21 a.m.

Very interesting numbers in here (click through to study table from article) for political junkies. Not using voting eligible numbers (%) vs. registered voters (%) in election turnout reporting has long been a pet peeve of mine. It is disheartening to see that only roughly 40% of eligible voters nationwide ...

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My picks for the general election ballot

Posted Sat, Oct 24, 3:24 p.m.

A couple of points: #1) Ted: Here is another perspective on anonymous posting. Using one's real name to make a comment online is potentially an unsafe action in today's world -- sad yes, but also arguably true. When commenting online, you are sharing information with an unknown pool of strangers. ...

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My picks for the general election ballot

Posted Thu, Oct 22, 3:47 p.m.

OK, Mr Van Dyk: This needs to be said and it's not personal: your analogy comparing Mike McGinn's statement after the recent City Council vote to a hypothetical reversal of George McGovern's opposition to the Vietnam War is ludicrous and, as such, a low blow. First, Mike McGinn has *not* ...

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Denali: The best park of 'America's Best Idea'

Posted Thu, Oct 1, 2:18 p.m.

For those interested in the lottery for end-of-season permits to drive Denali's Wonder Lake road in a private vehicle, here's some information. Denali National Park holds a lottery each year to select which interested visitors get a private vehicle permit. The road is opened up to these permit holders four ...

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