Immigration rule change would force people to choose between food and family | Op-Ed
We believe anyone in need of food should be given food, no questions asked.
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Affordable-housing project in Fort Lawton is right for Seattle | Op-Ed
Habitat for Humanity estimates that the 52-unit Fort Lawton community — the largest Habitat project ever built in Seattle and King County — could bring...
Bitcoin ‘miners’ squander our electrical energy to feed warehouses packed with computers | Op-Ed
Bitcoin is assured to run its course as a get-rich-quick financial innovation but until the bubble bursts, it threatens to burn a lot of precious...
Proposition 1: Invest in a stronger Seattle, from preschool to college | Op-Ed
Proposition 1 will help connect more kids to education after high school so they can compete for the 740,000 job openings projected in our state...
We can change course on climate change by moving from despair to action | Op-Ed
When speaking to the public, I still deliver bad news in the measured manner of a scientist, but I always, always follow with the good...
A message for survivors: We hear you and support you | Op-Ed
It’s important to remember that a perpetrator can assault one person but not others in their lives. It doesn’t mean your abuse didn’t happen.
Elected women ‘join Joe in calling for a complete and fair process’ | Op-Ed
A letter in support of Sen. Joe Fain from female colleagues.
A justice system that re-traumatizes assault survivors | Op-Ed
For women who have survived abuse, the re-traumatization can come even before a legal outcome is determined.
Steve Bannon’s new mission: Make Europe Trumpian | Trudy Rubin / Syndicated columnist
He believes tea party-style populism is a global phenomenon on the upswing.
Shell CEO: Support a price on carbon — but not at any cost | Op-Ed | Con 1631
Given the flaws of the ballot initiative in its current form, we cannot endorse 1-1631. But we have decided against dedicating funds to defeat the...
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