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With the primary deadline fast approaching, it’s crucial to emphasize the pivotal role of voter participation in shaping our community’s future. Washington’s Office of the Secretary of State recorded close to 3.9 million voters in last year’s primary elections, and as we head toward Aug. 6, we must call for more voter participation. By registering ..read more
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Re: “WA lawmakers decided to tax the rich. Poll shows voters aren’t so sure” [July 23, Business]: I’m chagrined after seeing the statistics on the high percentage of both Democrats and Republicans who would vote to repeal our state’s recent 7% capital gains tax on investment profits above $262,000, excluding real estate sales. The revenue ..read more
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In light of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, how communities handle homeless encampments is anybody's guess ..read more
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Re: “Expand the Supreme Court. And weaken it” [July 14, Opinon]: Like columnist Perry Bacon Jr., I am a liberal Democrat and I also cringe at the misguided decisions that the court has recently handed down. However, I disagree with his remedies for “fixing” the court. In my opinion, the goal of any reform should ..read more
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell must create a new champion of downtown health and safety if conditions there are to show any improvement ..read more
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Re: “Restaurant industry scrambles as new minimum wage approaches” [July 17, Business]: Operating a restaurant is a business where costs such as food, rent and utilities are naturally passed along to customers. However, hysterics always accompany the prospect or reality of an increase in the minimum wage and is accompanied by dire predictions of employers ..read more
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Re: “Restaurant industry scrambles as new minimum wage approaches” [July 17, Business]: I was disappointed at the dismissive and, indeed, “unsympathetic” attitude that small businesses such as Portage Bay Café (hardly a titan of the restaurant world) have been “screwing workers” and “don’t deserve to be in business,” expressed by David Rolf, former president of ..read more
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In “New poll sees if WA cares about payroll tax to fund WA Cares program” [July 23, Local News], The Seattle Times cited a poll that was favorable to Initiative 2124. However, I’m inclined to agree with the spokesperson from the No On I-2124 campaign, who pointed out that those polled weren’t given all the ..read more
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The most obvious reason for the decline is the onslaught of on-screen alternatives, ever at nearly every child’s fingertips ..read more
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This Green Lake resident is worried about the bigger picture as minor vandalism gave way to arson toward his Little Free Library, endangering his home ..read more