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The pinch of reality is producing a new kind of leadership
King County Executive Kurt Triplett, not worrying about getting elected, is "giving the work back" by telling hard truths. Ouch! We needed that.
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Another try for charter schools
Education Secretary Arne Duncan is dangling some big grants to states that permit charter schools. Washington doesn't, and it has beat back earlier efforts to allow them, led by Jim Spady.
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Bigger lessons in the Green River floodplain
'Flood control is an oxymoron,' one expert says. Maybe, instead of spending so much money trying to control our rivers, we should buy out property owners and let the water run free.
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Turbulence watch on the state's economy
Forbes gives the state high marks for its business climate, but you wouldn't know that at a summit of business leaders, suffering from the Boeing jitters.
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Glenn Beck: Schtick it to us
Glenn Beck, barnstorming Seattle and Mount Vernon this weekend, is more the norm than an aberration in modern media, eagerly exploiting a niche appeal that broadcasters covet.