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Tax-reduction redux
Once again, Washington lawmakers are about to make law from flaw, correcting what Tim Eyman got wrong but embracing what voters clearly want: a crimp on taxation.
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No, really, this is a watershed election
Beyond the pettiness of the campaign just ending lies the potential emergence of a whole new mood in Seattle-area politics. It would start with a muting of the cultural wars that have bedeviled Seattle politics ever since 9/11. Call it the revenge of the center.
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Lick a stamp, be sexy, pray
Oregon's statewide vote-by-mail [http://www.sos.state.or.us/executive/votebymail/index.html] elections are often held up as an example of electoral innovation that motivates more voters to do their thing. But not everyone loves the arrangement–each election brings some minor grumbling that the need
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Don't touch that phone! It's Robo Dialer calling!
If your phone is ringing today, chances are it's a campaign calling with a pre-recorded message. In the last 10 minutes I got one from Tim Burgess, candidate for the Seattle City Council, and another from Darlene Flynn, candidate for the Seattle School Board. Burgess used his own voice to speak agai
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Vance Report: A red tide is still favoring Republicans
The year started well for Republicans in Massachusetts, and things are looking good for them in Washington state so far.