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More Republicans may be on the way to Washington D.C. | John Carlson
On the last day of Barack Obama’s first year as president, the voters of Massachusetts, one of the…
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Eminent domain and other reasons why people mistrust government | John Carlson
There is a mood developing; you can almost feel it… of increasing anger toward government borne of mistrust.…
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Slade Gorton is back in the game | John Carlson
When the media went looking for an authority on national security after the attempted airline bombing on Christmas…
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Questions about how safe we are today | John Carlson
When Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to receive more than 50 percent of the popular…
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Carlson’s predictions from 2009 and 2010
At about this time last year I wrote, “Predictions can be perilous,” and went on to make four…
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JOHN CARLSON: Making Christmas shopping worthwhile with books
It is easier and quicker to buy someone a gift card at a bookstore than shopping for a…
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JOHN CARLSON: Our dangerous world at home
It’s not unusual to walk into a Starbucks and see several cops sitting at tables chatting while on…
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Film features the act of stepping forward
A friend told me the other day that he enjoyed Thanksgiving even more than Christmas. “There’s less emphasis…
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Storm clouds facing President Obama
Within days of last November’s election, stories throughout the media began comparing Barack Obama to Franklin D. Roosevelt.…
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State business climate lost Boeing
Before we address the question of “Who lost Boeing?” (the governor’s claim that “no one is to blame”…
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Hutchison best candidate for King County executive
When Jennifer Dunn first ran for public office, many people scoffed. Yes she was attractive, even a bit…
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Historical reasons to vote yes on 1033
Strange, how recent history sometimes repeats itself. In 1992, Democrats swept to power in both Olympia and Washington…
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The reasons why Ken Griffey should stay
I’m not a sports columnist, but everyone seems to have an opinion about whether Seattle Mariners’ legend Ken…
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‘Tis the season to stop holiday political correctness
Every year for the past half decade or so, a holiday controversy has turned the Puget Sound area…
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Appreciating the life and work of Norman Borlaug
Sometimes you can step into controversy while trying to avoid it. This happened a couple weeks ago when…
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Sports can teach lessons about politics
Last year was the single worst season in Seattle sports history. The University of Washington Huskies, a dynasty…
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How not to reform health care
Over the past couple of months I’ve written two columns about health care reforms that actually hold down…
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Making the climb for a good cause
Have you ever gazed at Mount Rainier on a cloudless day and wondered what it would take to…
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Health reform that can works
One of the great things about call-in radio is that you get to hear ordinary people connect reality…
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A primary election rundown
Baseball season traditionally opens in early April. The National Football League season starts in mid-September. And Washington’s political…