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How much time should legislators take to adopt a budget?

Thu, Apr 21, 2 a.m.

By Joe Copeland

Media roundup: With Washington's legislature almost certain to go into a special session, commentary is focusing on the time and expense the lawmakers will use reaching agreement on a state budget.

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Changes in families are something to build upon

Sat, Dec 11, 2 a.m.

By Jeremy Adam Smith

Moms and Dads can create larger communities, which encompass all kinds of families, to pull together, and to create policies that help all families.

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Jon Stewart 'Restore Sanity' rally to be cloned in Seattle

Fri, Oct 1, 2 a.m.

By Skip Ferderber

For those who don't find Tea their cup of politics and who prefer civility to shouting, Facebook provides the launch pad for a Seattle event to parallel a D.C. rally on Oct. 30.

Explaining big gaps in this year's election polls

Mon, Sep 27, 11 a.m.

By Chris Vance

The key is how pollsters are screening for likely voters, a tricky science at best.

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Survey suggests Adam Smith could have election trouble

Tue, Sep 21, 5:55 p.m.

By Chris Vance

The 9th Congressional District representative is barely leading his Republican challenger, according to a poll KING 5 released.

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On 9-11, eight ways to counter extremism at home

Fri, Sep 10, 11:45 a.m.

By Sarah van Gelder

What can those of us who believe extremism is harmful do to stop it? Quite a bit.

Crosscut Week in Review: Will Seattle be all-tunnel, all the time?

Sat, Jul 24, 6 a.m.

By Joe Copeland

Seattle is fighting about the replacement for the Alaskan Way Viaduct. It's getting to the point that the single issue is dominating city politics.

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David Brooks is go-to guy for bringing theology into today's public sphere

Wed, Jul 21, 2 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

America has long had thinkers who bring the insights of theology and their spiritual traditions into the debate about public affairs. The person who does that best today is, I think, columnist David Brooks.

How GM's bankruptcy contains lessons for all

Wed, Jul 14, 2 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

The U.S. auto industry missed the turns and took a crash. A Pulitizer Prize winner has looked at some of the underlying factors.

Republican tsunami in 2010: still inevitable?

Wed, May 19, 9:15 p.m.

By Chris Vance

The Democrat won the special Pennsylvania congressional election to fill a seat in just the kind of district Republicans will have to win to take back the House. It adds a certain question about the GOP's big hopes for November.

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Going or staying? Gregoire rejected Supreme Court talk

Tue, May 18, 1:15 p.m.

By Austin Jenkins

Gov. Chris Gregoire says she told legal community members she wasn't interested in possible vetting for the Supreme Court, even though the White House was ready to welcome her name. But she isn't flatly ruling out the possibility of being nominated as solicitor general.

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What will legislature do without UW's Emmert to kick around?

Tue, Apr 27, 5:08 p.m.

By Joe Copeland

The UW president is leaving to run the NCAA. At least he won't have to be insulted in Olympia any more.

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Rossi is coy but signs point to a run for Senate

Tue, Apr 27, 3:23 p.m.

By Austin Jenkins

Former state Sen. Dino Rossi says his schedule for making a decision on challenging U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is 'between now and June 11th,' the filng deadline.

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Does God have to pick a side?

Fri, Apr 23, 1:06 p.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

We create polarities in our minds. Rather than deepening the Culture Wars by reinforcing such thinking, religion at its best can cause us to ask deeper questions.