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Take away the incentives for too many c-sections
The state performs 11,000 unneeded caesarean births each year, in part because of insurance incentives. A measure passed by the last Legislature could help change the pattern.
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Bring back real 'progressives'
The word has been hijacked by liberals who fear the L-word. Here's what progressivism really means, and why we need more of it.
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Who gets my vote, and why
Our public budgets have been overstretched and too tilted toward powerful special interests. That calls for change at the top (that means you, Mayor Nickels), and for more legislators who avoid the go-along style.
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Amsterdam sends a gay-marriage message to America
Before a monumental wedding party, five gay Dutch and American couples were married by the Amsterdam Mayor. In a sense, the message stretches all the way back to when the Pilgrims spent time in liberal Holland before boarding the Mayflower.
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Urban Cascadia goes to China
A Vancouver, BC architect will represent the USA at the Shanghai expo.