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Out with the sugar, in with the spinach!
As Washington’s little ones head back to classroom, and the inevitably the lunchroom, fall is a good times to talk about fighting one of the toughest epidemics in our country...
Read All About It!
A pair of notable new books currently getting a good deal of press seem designed to pique the interest of lawmakers. One offers a unique take on the Legislature’s paramount...
Health care reform is coming. Here’s what you need to know.
You’ve probably been hearing and reading a lot about the next steps in implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are coming soon. It can seem overwhelming at times, so...
New resource for veterans and military personnel
Last week week Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a new resource guide for Washington’s veterans and military personnel that covers their legal rights and protections. The guide is part of...
GET program gets great news
Perhaps just as you were thinking it unsafe to read anything about tuition price tags for colleges and universities: Along now comes excellent news for higher-education students — and especially...
Better and better
Happy days – as in the Roaring Aughts of a decade or so ago, pre-Great Recession – may not be here again quite yet, but happier days than lately certainly...
The transportation dilemma: more people driving more miles on crumbling highways
Sometimes, a good thing can also be a bad thing. Our state’s population is growing, because people want to live here. The Seattle area just created more jobs than any...
Ranking the state’s colleges (not in football)
It’s a rite of autumn – maybe not as deeply ingrained in the culture as the trip to Bed, Bath & Beyond that accompanies the freshman dorm move-in, but a...
School bus safety still a major issue in Washington
Just as children are heading back to school, a new study has shown an alarming number of Washington drivers are illegal passing buses that are stopping to pick up or...
Handling of Discovery Bay remains call on 2008 legislation
News item: Investigative team unearths bones near Discovery Bay. This ongoing event is the most recent example of the importance of the process that was put into place through the...