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To the people of Thurston County and Pierce County:
I am Keith Swank. As we near the end of this long campaign I just wanted to express my gratitude for the outpouring of support I have …
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I’m being bombarded by ads from dark money groups saying America is coming to an end because of violent crime and inflation. Are we better off now? Remember two years ago states were using …
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Indigenous tribes existed for thousands of years before we heard the word “infrastructure.”
In today’s world, infrastructure includes the roads, bridges, ferries and airports …
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By Ed Johnstone
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11/1/22
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Demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is soaring, accelerated by climate change concerns.
EVs reduce tailpipe emissions from cars, trucks and buses, which are responsible for 30 percent of our …
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By Don Brunell
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10/31/22
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To “Build Back America” key workers must return to job sites.
It is not good enough for President Joe Biden to lean back on low unemployment numbers claiming success when employers …
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By Don C. Brunell
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10/25/22
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Long-term efforts to remove non-tribal commercial gillnets from the mainstem Columbia River have taken a big step forward with a multi-million-dollar commercial license-buyout program that was …
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By Sen. Lynda Wilson
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10/25/22
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I wonder if “smoke season” will be our new normal.
For most of the past half dozen years or so, we’ve had days or weeks of choking smoke as summer ends. It usually hits in …
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By Brian Mittge
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10/25/22
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I oppose the Greenfield mega airport for many obvious reasons. There are many other options that don’t ignore the growth management plan. No doubt eminent domain would be used to acquire much …
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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is a working-class Democrat that is mobilizing a new generation of rural, dirt road democrats. She owns an auto repair shop, lives in rural Skamania County, and is the first …
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10/18/22
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When the Legislature meets in January, it should do an about-face on another social program that isn’t carrying its financial weight as promised. Instead, there are plans and recommendations to …
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By Elizabeth Hovde / Washington Policy Center
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10/14/22
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The first month of the school year soared by at a sprinter’s pace and we continue to see signs of increased health in our district data.
We have deliberately avoided the term “back …
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By Brian Wharton
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10/11/22
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For decades, Washington has reaped the benefits of forward-thinking leaders who constructed a series of hydroelectric dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers. The low-cost, carbon-free renewable …
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By Kris Johnson
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10/11/22
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Washington state needs a senator who is willing to work with both Democrats and Republicans.
That statement may seem obvious. But after three decades in the other Washington, Patty Murray is …
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By Tiffany Smiley
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10/11/22
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In a couple of weeks, I will be voting Joe Kent for congress in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District.
I am a supporter of and was a donor to Jaime Herrera Beutler’s campaign for …
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10/4/22
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Once again, this is the case with the current effort to decide on a location recommendation for a new mega airport in the Puget Sound region. It is done very skillfully and intentionally through …
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Every generation owes it to the next seven generations to protect the environment.
At the rate populations are growing and the climate is changing, it’s getting harder and harder to be …
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By Ed Johnstone / Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
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9/29/22
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With white emigrants settling in the Pacific Northwest during the mid-1850s, Native Americans throughout the region faced huge disruptions to their lives and displacement from their traditional …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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9/26/22
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We’re taught about a “safe following distance” in driver’s education because bad things can happen when you ride the bumper of the car ahead of you.
In 2005, Democratic …
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By Sen. Lynda Wilson
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9/20/22
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Simple question: how should we measure the success of climate policy?
Answer: By maximizing CO2 reduction for every dollar spent.
This smart approach is standard practice for many private …
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By Todd Myers
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9/20/22
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Those who live in Spokane know about its waste-to-energy facility which burns up to 800 tons of solid waste a day and can generate 22 megawatts of electricity, which is enough to power 13,000 homes.
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By Don Brunell
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9/20/22
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