Northwest Opinion Columns
Organ scarcity’s the real transplant dilemma
A Pennsylvania family’s legal fight to get a lung transplant for Sarah Murnaghan, a 10-year-old with cystic fibrosis, ultimately proved successful. She is now recuperating after receiving adult lungs that under federal rules wouldn’t have been available to her because of her age.
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STEM aside, liberal arts are alive and well in Washington
Although a liberal arts education may be considered an anachronism, a relic from simpler times, that position’s spectacularly wrong. Let me explain.
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Farm bill amendment poses significant risk
A poorly considered amendment to the national farm bill being debated this week in the U.S. House could nullify state laws preventing animal cruelty and preempt a broad spectrum of laws ranging from child labor to the labeling of farm-raised fish.
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Community’s vision, persistence pay off
The recent groundbreaking for Quixote Village kicked off the final phase of a six-year community effort to move a highly successful homeless encampment into more traditional housing. It’s a noteworthy success for the South Sound community, and a testament to the power of a persistent vision...
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Our Voice: The clock keeps ticking for our legistlators and state
We have our own version of sequestration looming here in Washington.
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Kill switch would help cut smartphone theft
You’ve probably seen the footage on TV news. A person waiting for a bus or walking down a street holding a smartphone is attacked, often by an organized crew. The phone is stolen in the blink of an eye – as well as any personal information stored on it.
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State caught in test of political power
After nearly six months of political posturing and not much genuine negotiating, the state Legislature has failed to pass a biennium budget. If partisan gamesmanship prevents budget agreement in the next 12 days, by midnight June 30, government agencies will begin shutting down and temporarily laying...
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Why pay for a job undone?
State lawmakers claimed more than $77,000 in per diem compensation during this year’s first extra legislative session, even though they didn’t pass a single bill.
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Our Voice: Immigration reform needs fair chance, not sabotage
Immigration reform has been a long time in coming.
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Our Voice: Thumbs up to Leadership Tri-Cities Class XVIII
Members of Leadership Tri-Cities Class XVIII left a legacy that will help generations of veterans transition to civilian life.
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Heroin: Unintended consequence of meth, Rx drug crackdown
Think of a heroin user and what comes to mind? A gaunt addict in some flophouse with a needle hanging out of his arm?
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