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Washington state No. 4 for boosting health coverage
Only three states did better than Washington in giving more people health insurance, according to a national survey. Gallup says 16.8 percent of people in the Evergreen state didn’t have...
Oil throwing Washington agriculture off the tracks
House Democrats spent a significant amount of time last session analyzing the safety risks posed by oil train traffic and developing policy solutions to address the issue. While the problems...
Looking at our state from all different angles
Maps can turn 535 pages of figures into something you can see and understand in an instant. Washington state has been working on making it easier for residents to get...
What makes a happy life?
What makes you happy? What do you most prioritize in order to feel that you are living the life you most hope to live… a good education, clean water, more...
Be aware of, and wary of, wildfire smoke
The convergence of two “seasons” makes today prime time to go over a few health and safety reminders. We’re in the middle of peak the camping time, of course, and...
The great equalizer, but some are more equal than others
“Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery.” –Education reformer Horace Mann “A family’s...
Standard & Poor’s: To help economy, fix widening gap between rich and poor
An unusual voice argues the rich-poor gap is hurting our economy: Standard & Poor’s. The rating agency isn’t known for wading into political fights or taking sides on controversial issues....
Jam-packed trees awaiting held-up workers
People were talking about it in April, but with a huge apple crop almost ready for harvest, a farm labor shortage is turning into more than a mere concern for...
It can wait
Texting while driving is dangerous. In fact, whatever you do in the car other than driving takes away from what’s happening on the road, and it can have devastating consequences....
How can we prevent another deadly mudslide?
The recent Oso landslide covered one square mile with mud, wiping out an entire neighborhood and killing 43 people. How can we predict, prevent and respond to similar disasters in...