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OLYMPIA - A measure designed to protect the health, safety, and overall well-being of domestic workers in Washington state has been sponsored by Democratic senators… Continue reading
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OLYMPIA - The death penalty would no longer be a sentencing option in Washington state if lawmakers enact a bill passed by the Senate on… Continue reading
With the end of the Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump the partisan divide is deepened and acquittal a mere formality. Mitch McConnell promised to quickly… Continue reading
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OLYMPIA - People will be asked to use a lot less gasoline and to convert to alternative clean fuels in the next 15 years if… Continue reading
DES MOINES, Iowa — In tonight’s performance of the presidential campaign, the role of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will be played by her husband, Bruce… Continue reading
More than once, readers have written in, or people have stopped me, to complain about their fellow Americans’ ignorance of the basic functions of government.… Continue reading
Citizenship Denied India is often billed as the world’s biggest democracy. But that title has worn thin: Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is becoming… Continue reading
AMES, Iowa – In “The Music Man” which, happily, returns to Broadway this fall, there’s a tune called “Iowa Stubborn,” written in 1957 by Mason… Continue reading
On August 12, 1945, six days after the U.S. government obliterated the city of Hiroshima with a single atomic bomb, Robert Hutchins, the president of… Continue reading
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Kitsap Economic Development Alliance asks city to look at opposition to proposal.
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OLYMPIA - Gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition would be outlawed under a proposed law moving through the state Senate. Supporters… Continue reading
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OLYMPIA - Washington state lawmakers will consider a gradual transition from the state’s current gasoline tax to a system that would charge drivers fees based… Continue reading
In a column on the eve of the 2016 election, I warned that if Donald Trump were to inexplicably occupy the White House, he would… Continue reading
Former congressman Don Bonker is looking back to look ahead. The Bainbridge Island resident’s new memoir, “A Higher Calling,” is a reflection on the man’s… Continue reading
OLYMPIA - Legislation requested by the governor’s office and supported by Democratic senators aims to ban flavored nicotine vaping products and impose sweeping regulations on… Continue reading
The chickens have come home to roost. And they haven’t arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the form of eight pieces of Original Recipe, a… Continue reading
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OLYMPIA - A proposed law to require school districts to implement a comprehensive sexual education curriculum emphasizing healthy relationships and consent was passed after a… Continue reading
When one of the Pennsylvania Legislature’s most conservative members announced her desire to pass “Second Amendment Sanctuary” ordinances that defy state and federal gun laws,… Continue reading
The Washington State Legislature once again is attempting to make government records more obscure, this time by trying to shield public employee birthdates from disclosure… Continue reading
The Review’s editor has served our community well by running a long news article (Page A9 of the Dec. 20 issue) reporting on the prepared… Continue reading
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