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Sausage Links, growing state deficit edition
Clark Fredricksen's on vacation this week, and there's no way to replace his comprehensive scan of political news, but here are a few items that caught my eye:
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Financial fallout and the coming election
The financial crisis will have wide-ranging implications for our economy and an immediate impact on the November election, as it rises to Topic One in the coming debates. Neither presidential nor vice presidential candidates on either side seem up to the task.
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Taking 'Death with Dignity' lessons from Oregon
Washington state voters must soon make up their minds about I-1000, a measure supporting physician-assisted suicide, which appears on the ballot this November. Former Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts championed a similar law in her home state and supports I-1000. Here's a look at the results of Oregon's
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The murky dealings of Brightwater
King County officials allocated money from the massive Brightwater sewage-treament project to fund mitigation in Snohomish County and to help a business in the vicinity of the facility relocate. That's illegal, say plaintiffs in a lawsuit. If they win, King County will take a sizable financial hit,
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Could a convention center work at Seattle Center?
Efforts to build a large expansion of Seattle's Convention Center are picking up steam, just as the economy loses power. At the coming session of the Legislature, lawmakers will look for projects that have immediate economic benefits. Doubling the state's Convention and Trade Center, as reported her