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Norm Dicks's use of federal money to the Puget Sound Partnership
NEW - 2/09, 04:00 PM

Legislature moving on anti-sex trafficking bills
NEW - 2/09, 09:09 AM

Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, has done impressive work putting Washington state at the forefront of legislative and law enforcement efforts to combat sex trafficking of minors.

The Seattle Times editorial board has begun a conversation about how government at all levels should respond to the new economic realities. These suggestions, including from Times readers and community leaders, are aimed at how government at the federal, state and county levels can make changes to better serve constituents, including reinvigorating the economy.

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Editorials

Delayed response in Powell deaths suggests need for better training

No one knows if the Pierce County Sheriff's Department could have stopped Josh Powell from killing his children and himself. But officials are right to question deputies' delayed response.

Help your neighbors, give to United Way

End the sweetheart deals, overhaul K-12 health benefits

Legislators must cut and reform first, then discuss a tax hike

Public shouldn't pay for PCO elections

State Legislature should reject bill to charge citizens for school records

Opinion

Big Brother is 'sharing' on Facebook | Froma Harrop / Syndicated columnist

Stock analysts are valuing Facebook as high as $100 billion, writes Froma Harrop. The interesting part is that the company has absolutely nothing to sell except information about its members.

Education innovation: Washington's ladder to long-term success | Guest columnist

The priest, the pill and the mother-in-law

Department of Justice owes the Seattle Police Department an apology | Guest columnist

Russia, Egypt, Syria: an authentic human wave seeking justice and dignity | Thomas Friedman / Syndicated Columnist

Women refused to indulge abortion politicking in the Komen/Planned Parenthood controversy | Joni Balter / Seattle Times editorial columnist

Education-reform conversations must focus on opportunities, not problems | Lynne Varner / Times editorial columnist

Fighting poverty by 'flooding the zone' | David Brooks / Syndicated columnist

Investment in medical research saves lives, boosts economy | Guest columnist

Jobs report brings optimism, but don't encourage the austerity crowd | Paul Krugman / Syndicated Columnist

Komen and Catholics: the ongoing conflict between pro-life and pro-choice camps | Kathleen Parker / Syndicated columnist

Megatons to megawatts: rising to the challenge of nuclear security | Guest columnist

The Komen debacle's November ripples | Froma Harrop / Syndicated columnist

Letters to the Editor

Green infrastructure and the development of LID buildings

Iran's nuclear and military intentions

The evaluation of teachers in public schools

United Nations resolution on Syria

Inslee's agenda for job creation

Teens and their technology use

Response to letter about Apple's production in China

Boys' death: an act of evil

Tax breaks for corporations

Tanning bed legislation

Politicians and the lives of ordinary Americans

Same-sex marriage meets opposition

Army psychiatrist's comments about PTSD and cost of disability benefits

Voting Rights Act for minorities

State lawmakers and their views on education reform

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