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Three ways to responsibly reduce deficit/ My Turn
Readers who have paid any attention to cable news channels or political journals lately have probably noticed that…
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A good first step on containing county expenses/ Editorial
Congratulations are in order to the Washington State Council of County and City Employees. Members of Council 2,…
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Murray is local, but Rossi’s running, too/ Editor’s Notebook
Sen. Patty Murray and her entourage cruised into Bothell last Friday and one Web reader wasn’t happy about…
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Stop crime in our neighborhoods / Around Town
One day this summer, a savvy, alert teenager — home alone — looked out the window to see…
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We’re moving to Fridays on Aug. 13 / Editor’s Notebook
Change is good. It keeps us moving forward and always growing and learning new things each day. And…
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Switcheroo on public safety/ Editorial
Just last week, Democrats on the King County Council were adamant that voters needed to pay a higher…
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Bothell’s Anderson School is a matchmaker/ Northshore Citizen
The McMenamin brothers of Oregon were in town earlier this month to much fanfare. They plan to open…
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Support is needed to educate our children
The Washington State Legislature continues to slash education funding. Although Northshore was part of a court case that…
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Health-care reform and small businesses
For decades, America’s small-business owners have asked for more affordable health-insurance coverage and more tax relief. The new…
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Take time to do public-safety funding right/ Editorial
Everyone knows politicians play hardball. The problem is, they rarely get hurt in the crossfire. In King County…
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McMenamins: welcome to Bothell / Editor’s Notebook
About a month ago, I was checking out the construction crews putting up grandstands over at Pop Keeney…
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We’re different, yet alike in some ways / Editor’s Notebook
We all have our differences — and may not always agree on who to vote for in local…
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Small businesses will lead us out of the recession
The name “small business” is invoked regularly to support causes that range from taxes to health care, but…
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The American public is outraged with Wall Street/ My Turn
In the movie “Wall Street.” Michael Douglas plays Gordon Gekko, the iconic Wall Street villain: a slick, ruthless…
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King County is not facing reality with its sales-tax proposal
At press time, four members of the King County Council were balking at putting a sales-tax boost on…
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SAS: a job well done / Northshore Citizen
The sound of music echoes through the halls of the Secondary Academy for Success (SAS) in Bothell. In…
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Mother’s Day celebrates the accomplishments of ‘remarkable’ women
Although Mother's Day is celebrated at different times, and for different reasons around the world, in America, Mother's…
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Supporting our veterans with bill to include job training and apprenticeship programs/ My Turn
As the daughter of a disabled World War II veteran, I grew up in Bothell knowing the sacrifice…
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Bothell and Kenmore are ‘growing up’ with new projects, buildings/ Editor’s Notebook
When I first moved to San Jose, Calif., for college in the fall of 1987, there were signs…