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Bipartisan bills target Cold War-era prohibition on nuclear attack preparations | 2018 Legislative Session

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Bipartisan bills target Cold War-era prohibition on nuclear attack preparations | 2018 Legislative Session

OLYMPIA - For the first time in more than 30 years, emergency planning in Washington state could include…

Cooke Aquaculture fined $332,000 for Cypress Island farmed salmon escape | 2018 Legislative Session

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Cooke Aquaculture fined $332,000 for Cypress Island farmed salmon escape | 2018 Legislative Session

OLYMPIA - The state Department of Ecology announced Tuesday that Cooke Aquaculture will be penalized for violating the…

Shaking future for fish pens | The Petri Dish

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Shaking future for fish pens | The Petri Dish

OLYMPIA — Not long ago, some of the loudest political voices railing against the danger of farming Atlantic…

State lawmakers still grappling with court mandated education funding | 2018 Legislative Session

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State lawmakers still grappling with court mandated education funding | 2018 Legislative Session

OLYMPIA - Despite the passage of last year’s bipartisan agreement to fully fund K-12 public education with a…

What to Look For in a Politician | Lee H. Hamilton

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What to Look For in a Politician | Lee H. Hamilton

Have you already made up your mind about how you’re going to vote — at least by party…

A bill before lawmakers would outlaw concealed carry on private property | 2018 Legislative Session

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A bill before lawmakers would outlaw concealed carry on private property | 2018 Legislative Session

OLYMPIA - A proposal before lawmakers could make it a crime for someone to carry a concealed weapon…

Students lobby for state funded tuition grants | 2018 Legislative Session

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Students lobby for state funded tuition grants | 2018 Legislative Session

OLYMPIA - University of Washington students from the Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses met with lawmakers in support…

Kitsap County Auditor to retire at end of current term

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Kitsap County Auditor to retire at end of current term

Kitsap County Auditor Dolores Gilmore said she will not seek re-election to a second term this year.

Shut Up or Shut Down | Blair Bess

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Shut Up or Shut Down | Blair Bess

Chaos theory has been called the study of predicting “inherently unpredictable” systems.

Who Is a Hero? | Lawrence Wittner

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Who Is a Hero? | Lawrence Wittner

In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. occupation authorities in Germany, checking on the effectiveness of…

Affirmative action could make a comeback in Washington state | 2018 Legislative Session

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Affirmative action could make a comeback in Washington state | 2018 Legislative Session

OLYMPIA - Seattle area Democratic lawmakers could repeal a 20-year-old voter initiative meant to outlaw preferences based on…

Approaching the Apocalypse, the Doomsday Clock Moves Forward | Robert F. Dodge

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Approaching the Apocalypse, the Doomsday Clock Moves Forward | Robert F. Dodge

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has just moved their Doomsday Clock forward to two minutes till midnight.

Warning: 24-Hour News Causes Truth Decay | John L. Micek

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Warning: 24-Hour News Causes Truth Decay | John L. Micek

With his famed utterance that everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts, the…