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Pro-Con: Is scrapping a $7,500 tax credit for electric car buyers a good idea?

PRO: Uncle Sam plays taxpayers for suckers by subsidizing the ultra-rich By Nicolas Loris WASHINGTON — Relatively few…

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Guest column: Change happens when someone fights for it

The New York Times recently published a special section devoted to the women of the 116th Congress —…

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Guest column: Be careful which laws you pass

The hallways of the state Capitol are buzzing with lobbyists, activists, citizens and legislators all pursuing good intentions…

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Southern Exposure: Capturing the essence of the land

Amidst an abundance of quality Pacific Northwest fiction, Don Berry presents the most vivid naturalism: bringing to mind…

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The last chapter of ‘Trask’

Wyn Berry, the former wife of Don Berry, lives on Vashon Island, Washington. She looks back on the…

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Pro-Con: Is the US push to unseat Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro the right course?

PRO: Maduro must go: Venezuelans deserve a functioning democracy By Ana Quintana WASHINGTON — Last weekend, the Bank…

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Guest column: Our families need to be supported

Like all of us, I have been extremely troubled over the last several weeks to watch as our…

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Southern Exposure: WINGS program reaches out to Latina community

WINGS offers educational opportunities for women who have had their education interrupted and are yearning to go back…

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Pro-Con: Can a progressive Democrat win the presidency in 2020?

PRO: A Progressive Democrat will win the presidency in 2020 By Dean Baker WASHINGTON — In 2016 a…

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Southern Exposure: James Young and the art of discovery

James Whitney Young was born in Portland 1941. He is an American astronomer who worked in the field…

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