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Northwest Voices | Letters to the Editor Blog

Thank you, Seattle Times photographers
NEW - 12/30, 04:10 PM

The Copenhagen climate hand shake
NEW - 12/23, 04:40 PM

I feel as if Obama went to Copenhagen, and all we got was this lousy peace sign T-shirt, that's not even manufactured environmentally friendly.

Editorials

Education: looking back, moving forward

The last decade of education policymaking includes impressive hits and lamentable misses.

A grim toll with a common thread

Seattle transportation chief's departure was expected

Physical and cybersecurity in the skies

Parsing the crime stats

Sen. Nelson's 'Cornhusker Kickback' raises constitutional questions

Opinion

A changing of the guard at Seattle City Hall | Joni Balter / Seattle Times editorial columnist

Friday marks the changing of the guard at Seattle City Hall. Mayor Greg Nickels should leave with his head held high. He was a strong mayor who accomplished a lot.

Read more columns by Joni Balter

Washington students deserve state's best shot at Race to the Top funds | Guest columnist

My Kwanzaa | Lynne Varner / Times editorial columnist

As Wall Street rises, Main Street sinks | Guest columnist

Health-benefits tax will reach into middle-class pockets | Bob Herbert / Syndicated columnist

The naked truth about whole-body imaging | Froma Harrop / Syndicated columnist

The Big Zero, a forgettable decade | Paul Krugman / Syndicated Columnist

It's time to proceed on upgrades for the 520 bridge and the Alaskan Way Viaduct | Guest columnist

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid deserves credit for health-care efforts | E.J. Dionne / Syndicated columnist

Democracy's baseline need for transparency | David Sirota / Syndicated columnist

Time for a Washington state Early Learning Act | Guest columnist

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