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Traveling this Memorial Day weekend? Check this first
Most people use this three-day weekend to get out – to camp or hike, to visit friends and family or see a baseball game. To travel. So you probably want...
May is “Teen Pregnancy Prevention” month
Nearly 25 years ago, teen pregnancy reached an all-time high in Washington state. According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, the teen birth rate in our...
Youth Legislature still kickin’ it at 66 — Part I
Plato, renowned thinker and expounder, suggested more than 2,300 years back, “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your...
Saluting our first responders
If you’ve ever found yourself in a sticky situation, you know the importance of emergency medical service (EMS) professionals. When tragedy or disaster strikes, they are the first on the...
Why is climate change suddenly all over the news?
Over the course of the last several weeks, we have seen many headline stories regarding climate change and its effects. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) issued...
How important is the tech industry in Washington?
It supports 42 percent of our state’s workforce, so it’s pretty safe to assert that the tech industry in Washington is nothing short of vital. That’s what Geek Wire, a...
Healthy teeth = a healthy body
Recently, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported that Washington leads the nation in access to dental care for low-income children! Fifty-four percent of our Medicaid eligible children are receiving dental...
Seattle Times, Brookings Institute: to boost economy, put hard hats to work
#104629760 / gettyimages.com Rebuilding our state’s old, crumbling buildings and infrastructure would create thousands of jobs in Washington state today – and thousands more for generations to come. That’s the...
Save towards a retirement today
If you work hard, you can succeed. That’s the American Dream. But for many workers that dream is out of reach. Check out these alarming figures from the National Institute...
Series highlights the need to build classrooms
Using portables instead of building new schools is actually more costly in the long run, according to a new story by EarthFix and InvestigateWest: ‘They need to go:’ The environmental...