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Public employees' pay: What's missing is context

Posted Tue, Mar 1, 11:54 a.m.

College vs non-college is not a great distinction when comparing public to private sector employees. Better to look at what non-college employees do in the public sector. In the case of Washington state a very large percentage are prison guards and attendants in mental health and residential habilitation centers. Comparable ...

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In defense of Tea Bag protesters

Posted Thu, Mar 25, 9:55 a.m.

I have never been in the crowd of a tea party protest but I can tell you that most people I saw and knew in civil rights marches, peace rallies, the WTO and immigration policy protests quickly distanced themselves from the nut cases. Leaders denounced destruction and violence in clear ...

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Celebrating MLK: He was Christian?

Posted Mon, Jan 18, 4:28 p.m.

It is important to know how religious belief informs the actions of leaders. The elements of Christianity that The Rev Dr King chose as his guide emphasized justice, caring for others and peace. It is good to remember that other leaders have found calls to vengence, intolerance and exclusion in ...

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Time to 'claim the lane' on bike safety

Posted Wed, Dec 9, 10:09 a.m.

As an aged out former regular bicyclist, I strongly support changes that both increase safety for bikers and create better infrastructure to encourage more to bike instead of drive. At the same time, I am skeptical that passage of a punative law would help much. By definition, careless people are ...

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Election 09: Progressive, anti-Eyman voters are not only in King County

Posted Fri, Nov 6, 3:43 p.m.

Well Clallum may not fit with Mason and Pierce. It was one of ten counties that voted against I-1033 and to approve R-71. The other nine were: King, Whatcom, Skagit, Island, Thurston, Jefferson, Kitsap, San Juan and Snohomish. It does look like a Salish Sea group.

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