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McGinn's bet on New Orleans-Seahawks game: What, no teriyaki pride, Mr. Mayor?
Salmon, doughnuts, and music? All fine to share with the visitors. But, please, don't let them see us eating teriyaki.
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What's got into Gov. Gregoire?
The cautious old Gregoire gets a disappointing report on higher education, while the impatient new governor suggests overturning the whole educrat apple cart.
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Crosscut Tout: Old Blue at Town Hall
Yale University's singing groups are a longstanding tradition, and now one of them, The Duke's Men, is wrapping up its winter tour here in Seattle.
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Discussion of school test scores gets stuck on agendas
The response to another dismal performance on international math and science tests by U.S. high school students predictably ranges from attempts to explain away the differences to cries of alarm about our schools. Neither approach really answers what Americans should do.
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High-speed rail funds are still hung up, as Congress tightens its belt
Advocates of the rail program are still waiting for promised federal funds, and they worry that a newly conservative Congress will cut the payouts.