The next path for Steve Davis | Opinion | Brier Dudley column
The next presidency will need help restoring the nation's reputation for compassion and generous foreign aid. Perhaps Davis, outgoing chief executive of global-health nonprofit PATH,...
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Who do you like in the election? No! The LOCAL elections | Kate Riley / Editorial page editor
Please pay attention to municipal elections and vote.
Dividends of a father’s life well lived | Kate Riley / Opinion editor
A father's life well lived is rewarded with grateful children.
Anthony Ray Hinton found his calling on death row, but it’s our job to fix system that sent him there | Tyrone Beason
Exonerated death-row prisoner and anti-capital punishment crusader Anthony Ray Hinton surprised me with a remarkable question during his Seattle visit last week. Watching him speak...
Empathy’s not dead, it just looks different. Feel me? | Tyrone Beason
Despite what experts say, younger people see the value of empathy. We see that in their response to social conflict.
Forget Seattle streetcar, restart ride-free zone | Opinion
Instead of frittering away hundreds of millions on a poky streetcar, Seattle should resurrect its Metro bus ride-free zone downtown.
A blue wave or a ripple? 5 things to watch in Tuesday’s election | Opinion: Melissa Santos column
Democrats in Washington state are gearing up to have a big election night Tuesday. Just how big will it be? Here are a few things...
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