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Back to school homeless
There are federal mandates and some stimulus funds, but not nearly enough to keep up with this heartbreaking problem.
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Will a new mayor think boldly about planning?
There are plenty of land-use controversies to heat up the election. But some cities are jumping beyond these block-by-block skirmishes and proposing sweeping new forms of zoning and urban design. Our turn?
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How FDR enacted his 'public option'
Remote farmers had no power, because the private utilities didn't want to bother. So Roosevelt created a government agency to electrify the folks and drive down the rates. He didn't unplug grandma; he plugged her in.
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Obama signals a big hedge on the 'public option'
A pre-mortem on Obama's crucial speech to Congress on Wednesday.
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A critical election for King County
The county is in financial crisis, and there's a rare no-incumbent contest for Executive. A candidate who missed the cut lays out the issues for a serious debate about re-engineering county government and Metro.