We need instant runoff voting: It's time for election reform
Once upon a time, the United States was referred to as “a city upon a hill.”A Puritan leader in New England during the 1630s by the name of John Winthrop first invoked this religious metaphor to...
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Opinion writers weigh in on classes everyone should take before graduating.read more
View ArticleLessons learned outside of class: Don't forget to have fun
Lesson: Make time for funread more
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Opinion writers weigh in on government surveillance, the upcoming Olympics, and juvenile criminal records.read more
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Opinion writers weight in on the State of the Union address, gun laws, and the government's role in environmental protection.read more
View ArticleLeading from below: Our environment’s future depends upon local action
Many people don’t bother with government at the local level (or at any level for that matter, but that’s beside the point). Flashy media corporations rarely cover county, city, or other local...
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Opinion writers weigh in on relationships, the changing times, and their favorite founding fathers.read more
View ArticleRoom for debate: State-level capital punishment is bad policy
I support Gov. Jay Inslee’s decision to place a moratorium on death sentences in Washington state during his term in office because he is making a statement that absolutely needs to be made. There are...
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Magic school busses, talking animals, and useless knowledge. All in this week's Creative Commons.read more
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Opinion writers weigh in on exams, upcoming vacation time, and the quarter system.read more
View ArticlePrison is not society’s panacea: Time for a different approach to crime and...
If it seems odd to you that the United States has the largest prisoner population in the world both quantitatively and proportionally (as compared to the population not behind bars), don’t worry — it...
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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;...
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