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Heritage groups get stimulated
King County is still ignoring heritage groups, but Seattle has come through with economic stimulus money for three heritage organizations.
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King County's running out of cuts
A tax-averse lawmaker comes to a surprising conclusion: time to find new revenue for King County. Will Olympia listen?
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Gov. Gregoire's surprising signal on taxes
Come make the case for a tax increase, she tells legislators, adding that she's still against such an idea during a recession. That may be an artful waffle, but it's a distinct shift from her firm line against new taxes at the last session.
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Bracing lessons for Northwest fisheries ... from the Northeast
Newfoundland went centuries believing it could never exhaust its abundance of cod. Until it did. A reflection from the waters of Vashon Island and Mistaken Point.
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Use the period. And other writing lessons.
Most writing teachers get even the questions wrong, let alone the answers. So says our correspondent, himself a former writing instructor. And he's got old memos to prove it.