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Put health reform into action

Tue, Jul 13, 2 a.m.

By Mark Trahant

As with Medicare decades ago, health-care reform faces cries of "socialism." But with good work on adopting the new law, people will eventually wonder why there was a fuss.

Obama's Medicare pick is just what the doctor and patient ordered

Sat, Jul 10, 5 a.m.

By Mark Trahant

Why not shoot for what we really want, which is good health?

Feds' stimulus for high-speed rail is low-speed

Wed, Jul 7, 2 a.m.

By C.B. Hall

Because of bureaucratic delays, money for high-speed rail may not reach the Northwest until fall.

The country’s bad mood may doom state heritage-tourism plan

Wed, Jun 30, 2 a.m.

By Joe Follansbee

A program to promote the maritime heritage of Puget Sound and the Washington coast could save historic vessels, boost waterfront towns and create jobs, so why is it not finding more support?

When Olympia knew hope

Wed, Jun 30, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

The promise and disappointment of the Booth Gardner years help explain how Washington state faces its problems today.

The Vance Report: Look out, Democrats. National politics will drive state's election

Wed, Jun 23, 2 a.m.

By Chris Vance

A Republican wave is building nationally. Will the wave be a tsunami strong enough to wipe away Democratic control in Olympia and give Republicans a U.S. Senate seat here?

Obama administration zealous about stopping wrong leaks

Thu, Jun 17, 3 p.m.

By Kenneth F. Bunting

When President Obama's team should be solely focused on Gulf oil pollution, it's worrying about leaks to the press. It's going after the whistleblowers who protect society, not hurt it.

Kids, don't cheat. Leave it to Teacher

Mon, Jun 14, 10:30 a.m.

By Dick Lilly

Some kids' reading and math scores are going up, but it's because some of their teachers and school principals are cheating for them, and for their own benefit.

The plume of oil reflects our obsession with scarcity

Fri, Jun 11, 2 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

The Black Plume rises from the ocean floor in grim, silent opposition to our beliefs that we need ever more energy, possessions, and control.

BP, oil agenda have left state, U.S. unprepared

Thu, Jun 10, 2 a.m.

By Fred Felleman

The slow motion unfolding of disaster had a long buildup, as the influence of Big Oil shaped decisions that left everyone unprepared for a catastrophe. Much the same influence is at work here, where BP has a large presence and the inland waters, Olympic Coast and Columbia River are at risk.

Public can act against BP, oil dependency

Thu, Jun 3, 12:50 p.m.

By Sarah van Gelder

Rather than sit back and fume, we can all demand solutions. Here are six things the public can do.

How evading oil spill liability is helped by a Seattle tragedy

Thu, Jun 3, 2 a.m.

By Bob Simmons

Deepwater Horizon's owners rely on an 1851 law with sorrowful applications to Seattle and Alaska history. The request for a liability cap of $27 million for the oil spill will have support from a case where a giant corporation got off paying $643 for the loss of 353 lives, including 149 from Seattle.

Health reform: Shifting from politics toward numbers

Wed, Jun 2, 2 a.m.

By Mark Trahant

An aging population and rising medical costs mean the country must get control of health-care spending, starting with Medicare, the very thing that's been politically impossible to discuss.

Israel and Gaza: Northwest connections

Tue, Jun 1, 5:38 p.m.

By Joe Copeland

You don't have to look very far to find Northwest ties to the flotilla confrontation.

Salmon or political games? Obama administration makes its choice

Wed, May 26, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

A federal judge repeatedly warned the federal government that only big changes to proposals for hydro dams would guarantee approval. Instead, the Obama administration has presented a plan that looks very much like the Bush strategy.