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Libraries are places of connection, community pride
Libraries are places of connection, community pride
By Lisa Rosenblum • April 3, 2019 11:20 am

A public library is often considered the heart of the community, providing programs and services that bring people together and…

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What tax raising idea will win out in March budget madness?
What tax raising idea will win out in...
By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer • March 29, 2019 12:04 pm

Democrats, who control the House and Senate, are set to release spending plans and revenue packages.

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Sometimes, the smaller things matter more than the big picture
Sometimes, the smaller things matter more than the...
By Richard Elfers • March 28, 2019 9:53 am

Recently I took a group of senior citizens to tour the Amazon Spheres in downtown Seattle. It was impressive to…

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Why not change the name to match the location?
Why not change the name to match the...
March 27, 2019 9:54 am

To Lakeside Industries,

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Gov. Inslee and the Supreme Court
Gov. Inslee and the Supreme Court
By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer • March 22, 2019 2:22 pm

In 2015, after another session without procuring a key weapon in his climate change fighting strategy, Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee…

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Political parties often bring trouble
Political parties often bring trouble
By Richard Elfers • March 21, 2019 11:20 am

Political parties “are likely, in the course of things, to become potent engines by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men…

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Are we finally ready to heed the call of the wild?
Are we finally ready to heed the call...
By Sean Smith • March 20, 2019 11:21 am

In 1997 I was a ranger at Yellowstone. On more than one occasion I saw the park’s newly returned wolves,…

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Lawmaker says state should focus more on recovery
Lawmaker says state should focus more on recovery
By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer • March 15, 2019 10:53 am

There is no political vaccine for the opioid epidemic, no swift legislative means to free thousands of people of the…

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Kennedy and Johnson, America’s “best and brightest”
Kennedy and Johnson, America’s “best and brightest”
By Richard Elfers • March 14, 2019 10:12 am

The year was 1975. I had just received my master’s in history from Pepperdine University in Central L.A. I had…

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Addressing concerns, inaccurate statements
Addressing concerns, inaccurate statements
March 13, 2019 10:58 am

To facilitate fact-based discussion about Lakeside Industries’ application to relocate its Covington asphalt facility to the Industrial-zoned site on state…

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Lies during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Lies during the Cuban Missile Crisis
By Richard Elfers • March 7, 2019 11:12 am

Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy lied about Soviet missile strength to win the 1960 election.

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Libraries stand as entrepreneurial hubs
Libraries stand as entrepreneurial hubs
By Lisa Rosenblum • March 6, 2019 11:54 am

Key measures of a healthy economy include, among other things, new businesses that create jobs and attract skilled workers. And…

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When tomorrow becomes today: King County cities must tackle affordable housing
When tomorrow becomes today: King County cities must...
By Bob Roegner • March 4, 2019 2:45 pm

Microsoft has started the regional dialogue, but will cities rise to the challenge?

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Only time will tell if U.S. can fashion an Afghan peace accord
Only time will tell if U.S. can fashion...
By Richard Elfers • February 28, 2019 11:28 am

“By all accounts, the United States and the Afghan Taliban are on track to reach a deal by year’s end.”

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Democrats eyeing the need for higher taxes
Democrats eyeing the need for higher taxes
By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer • February 27, 2019 11:12 am

Democratic legislative leaders are gearing up for one of the most challenging conversations this session: taxes.

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Examining your child’s personality types
Examining your child’s personality types
By Richard Elfers • February 22, 2019 11:58 am

What is your child’s personality type? Jared Peterson recently wrote a best seller, “12 Rules for Your Life: An Antidote…

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Legislators explore car tab solutions
Legislators explore car tab solutions
By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer • February 20, 2019 12:15 pm

One of the last spitball fights among lawmakers in the 2018 session erupted on how to provide a modicum of…

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Your South King County legislators in action
Your South King County legislators in action
February 15, 2019 10:28 am

Democrats must be careful to not overplay their hand in Olympia

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Equality versus freedom
Equality versus freedom
By Richard Elfers • February 14, 2019 9:38 am

What is more important to you: Freedom or equality?

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Not opposed to asphalt plants, just to the proposed location on SR 169
Not opposed to asphalt plants, just to the...
February 13, 2019 10:24 am

Location all wrong for plants

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