Northwest Opinion Columns
Northwest Opinion Columns
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NORTHWEST OPINION COLUMNS
Filings for office both disappointing and interesting
It’s more than a little disappointing that 65 percent of this fall’s contests for public office have already been decided. Democracy works best when challengers press incumbents to defend their records and stir debate over issues that will directly affect voters’ quality of ...
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Our Voice: Pasco off to good start on three STEM elementary schools
Parents ought to be encouraged by the Pasco School Board's bold plan to build not only new school buildings but also new ways of teaching their children.
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Vets deserve a soft landing in employment
What America’s veterans tend to need most is quite simple: good jobs.
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Seizure of media records shows a trust betrayed
The American press takes its watchdog role on all levels of government seriously, as should every citizen who values the right to free speech. Implicit in that process is the protection of reporters’ sources and the identities of whistle-blowing citizens.
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Our Voice: Mid-Columbia LitFest celebrates three Northwest authors this week opens today in Richland
It's prime time for book lovers in the Tri-Cities.
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Texting while driving an epidemic among teens
If a superbug were killing more than 3,000 American teenagers a year and seriously sickening more than 300,000, parents would be screaming for something to be done to protect their children.
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We must make all children get quality education
Our state legislators must figure out a way to “make ample provision” for educating all our children. Washington’s courts have ruled that:
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Our Voice: Thumbs up to Oregon lawmakers for taking action against skin cancer
Oregon lawmakers passed a bill banning minors from tanning salons last week, and Gov. John Kitzhaber says he will sign it.
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Gateway needs heroes in Olympia
Take a good look at the list to the right. Those 24 lawmakers have the power to create nearly 100,000 jobs and keep Pacific Rim shipping pouring into Puget Sound through the 21st century.


