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Remembering Jennifer Dunn
A former state GOP leader who worked closely with her recalls the late Washington congresswoman's steady hand and regards her, politically, as "our Ronald Reagan."
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In Oregon, a scheme to 'out' petition-signers
Two proposed ballot measures would roll back domestic-partnership rights and an anti-discrimination law. As signatures are gathered, gay-rights proponents are planning to put all those names in a database – and make them public. Perfectly legal. But what if there are errors?
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Want to save Puget Sound? Do the science first
Inadequate data to measure results have undercut restorations of other large bodies of water, like Chesapeake Bay. Leaders of the new Puget Sound Partnership know this, but whether they can avoid that mistake here remains to be seen. Bureaucracies have a tendency to keep throwing money at projects t
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Portland's fountain of youthful indiscretion
The old soap in the public fountain prank is pulled, but this time the guy gets caught and is plastered all over the Internet.
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Standing up to the big mag on campus
Several Northwest colleges, including the University of Washington, did well in the imperfect annual ranking by U.S. News and World Report, but there's a revolt brewing, and Reed College is a leading dissenter.