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The A&L staff talks munchies, invents marijuana strain names, and weird cartoons in this very special edition of Creative Commons.read more
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Opinion writers weigh in on vigilanteism, CascadiaNow!, and their favorite things about Seattle.read more
View ArticleChange the culture, and the politics will follow
In order to achieve lasting change in our political system, and perhaps any government that is publicly accountable, we must alter cultural attitudes surrounding the issue we seek to address. Such an...
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What’s the best facial hair? Be specific.Kwong I’m going with the mountain man beard of the Mariners’ Dustin Ackley. It just fits his fiery disposition sooooo well.Waugh More than 1,000 years ago,...
View ArticleWho rejected King County’s Proposition 1?: Voters against their own interests
I remember a conversation I had with a state legislator from Tacoma not too long ago. “King County voters just love taxes,” he said. “They won’t even care what the tax is for, they’ll OK it and ask for...
View ArticleReal dialogue requires tolerance: Hostility is the antithesis of effective...
When someone initiates a conversation with me that begins with an insult, pointed vulgarity, or aggression, I find it a little hard to listen to what they’re saying. Chances are I’m not alone in this;...
View ArticleNowadays, practicality trumps nationalism: What is independence in a...
Independence is a curious thing, and in the United States our perspective on it is even more curious. The American war for independence against Great Britain, colonial master of old, makes up a huge...
View ArticleRoom for debate: Confronting ISIS — You break it, you fix it
When President George W. Bush was considering military action in Iraq in 2002, former Secretary of State Colin Powell is reputed to have explained a line of reasoning that many now refer to as, “the...
View ArticleRoom for debate: Midterm elections — Let’s try something different
First off, vote. Just do it.Now with that squared away, let’s talk about how you vote. According to a Gallup poll in 2011, a record-breaking 69 percent of U.S. citizens had little or no confidence in...
View ArticleThe take: Studying abroad — Thinking outside America
People outside of the United States have asked me a variety of questions over the past four months, all curious about us “Americans”: how we live, and why we do certain things. What astounded me was...
View ArticleThe take: Ageism — Not so ‘old and decrepit’
Human beings have an interesting way of influencing one another. We’re social animals, and the mere attitudes with which we regard each other highly affect not only our interactions but also our very...
View ArticleThe take: Better, not fixed — Wealth and income inequality at highest in decades
By almost all indicators, the U.S. economy is back in good health. Growth is at its highest rate since the early 2000s, and hundreds of thousands of jobs are being created on a monthly basis. While the...
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