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Shortchanging higher education means lost jobs
Washington will let tens of thousands of jobs get away or go to out-of-state students because of its declining level of support for higher education.
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Seattle should forgive the NBA? After David Stern demonstrates contrition
Before rushing excitedly into something again, Seattle has to draw serious lessons from past dealings with the league. And doesn't Stern have some amends of his own to make?
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San Diego: how NOT to treat a central waterfront
A developer, aided by the daily newspaper he just bought, wants to plop a big football stadium on the harborfront. That's an idea Seattle should not import.
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Seattle flailing in search for better police-community ties
When SPD and the community disagree, says a key city leader, there needs to be a place to go where all sides routinely gather to solve problems together. But a meeting to discuss one model turns tense.
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Why is Congress looking at defunding one of our biggest export tools?
The U.S. Export-Import Bank supports hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs and makes a profit every year. So why is Congress considering defunding it?