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Civil Disagreement: Public Health Campaigns
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This story heralds King County's luck getting $25 million to fight obesity and tobacco use.
Seattle Public Schools needs an honest accounting
Taking on Seattle crime on foot
Legislature poised to give union win courts have spurned
Lessons learned in '94 could be valuable to Congress | David S. Broder / Syndicated columnist
WASHINGTON — As congressional Democrats plotted their endgame strategy for health-care reform, the question looming in their minds was: How do we reduce our risks in the November midterm elections? What outcome and what procedures will the voters find least objectionable?
Will Snowe fall in Maine? | Froma Harrop / Syndicated columnist
Act soon to keep residents, workers and employees safe in downtown Seattle | Guest columnist
Building trust from ground up | David Brooks / Syndicated columnist
Community policing is a better idea than succumbing to fear | Guest columnist
Rural school districts are effective and don't need consolidation | Guest columnist
Dodd's financial-salvage mission | Lance Dickie / Seattle Times editorial columnist
Is Seattle ready for design, density and affordability? | Guest columnist
Betting (again) on an education fix | George Will / Syndicated columnist
Tea-party philosophy: a political-restoration movement
If Congress permits cuts in Medicare payments, seniors might not get needed care | Guest columnist
The changing face of terrorism | Froma Harrop / Syndicated columnist
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The Washington Legislature is grappling with how to fill a $2.6 budget hole -- spending cuts, tax increases or a combination. Here state and community leaders and other citizens weigh in.
- Legislature must cut more before raising taxes by $1 billion | Editorial
- State legislators should resist urge to raise taxes | Editorial
- Legislature must find new revenue to protect basic values | Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown
- Legislature should retain I-960's tax-raising threshold | Editorial
- Washington state's budget needs a haircut — a buzz cut or just a trim? | Joni Balter
- Legislature already runs into a budget hurdle | Letters to the Editor
- Time to stop Washington's gambling ways | Washington Research Council
- Avoid California's failure and focus on job creation | Washington Roundtable
- Legislature should consider eliminating some tax exemptions | Federation of State Employees
- Washington lawmakers should not skimp on kids | Children's Alliance
- Washington needs more revenue: Add a penny to the state sales tax | Guest columnist
- Budget solutions will require tough decisions and real reforms | Washington Policy Center
- State spending must match the revenues at hand | Editorial
- Find budget solutions that protect Washington's values | Republican leaders
- State budget woes | Northwest Voices | Letters to the Editor
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