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School funding and tax debate continues as government shutdown nears | The Petri Dish

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School funding and tax debate continues as government shutdown nears | The Petri Dish

OLYMPIA — Any day now lawmakers will reveal how they solved the McCleary Rubik’s Cube.

Trump’s 22nd week in office | In cartoons

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Trump’s 22nd week in office | In cartoons

President Trump’s 22nd week at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue was a relatively uneventful seven-day span, with little fodder for…

“Would you like a drink of water?” Please ask a Yemeni Child | Kathy Kelly

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“Would you like a drink of water?” Please ask a Yemeni Child | Kathy Kelly

This week, in New York City, representatives from more than 100 countries will begin collaborating on an international…

Snowflakes Want Me To Be Nicer to Trump | Will Durst

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Snowflakes Want Me To Be Nicer to Trump | Will Durst

I need to stop and thank all the nice folk who’ve been kind enough to take time from…

Disengaging with Cuba | Mel Gurtov

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Disengaging with Cuba | Mel Gurtov

President Obama’s engagement with Cuba was one of his administration’s success stories. The policy shift was based on…

Let’s Play Ball on Gun Reform | Dick Polman

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Let’s Play Ball on Gun Reform | Dick Polman

Sometimes the irony is so thick, you can’t cut it with a laser.

‘Russiagate’ is Obscuring Everything, Including Gun Legislation | John L. Micek

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‘Russiagate’ is Obscuring Everything, Including Gun Legislation | John L. Micek

On Wednesday morning, Washington rightly fretted over the fate of a Republican congressman and three others felled by…

Keeping Trump Alive: A Strange Consensus | Mel Gurtov

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Keeping Trump Alive: A Strange Consensus | Mel Gurtov

The leaders of both parties are divided on numerous matters, but on one critical piece of business they…

Trump’s 21st week in office | In cartoons

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Trump’s 21st week in office | In cartoons

Types of clouds: status, cumulus, cirrus.

Comey Don’t Play That | Raging Moderate

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Comey Don’t Play That | Raging Moderate

Millions of Americans watched transfixed as James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee last week,…

Congressman Kilmer hosts telephone town hall Wednesday

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Congressman Kilmer hosts telephone town hall Wednesday

U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (D-WA) will hold a telephone town hall this Wednesday, and residents of Washington’s 6th…

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County commissioner is guest speaker at next meeting for Bainbridge Island Republican Women

Bainbridge Island Republican Women will meet this coming week at Wing Point Country Club.

Jared’s Secrets | Mel Gurtov

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Jared’s Secrets | Mel Gurtov

On May 30 President Trump tweeted that Russia is “laughing at the U.S.”