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A second look at Washington school rankings finds signs of statewide decay
February 11, 2011 – 8:38 am | No Comment

Last April, the Washington State Board of Education published its Public School Accountability Index, a measure of how the state’s 2,000-plus public K-12 schools are educating more than half a million children. Earlier this week, …

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Common Sense Descends Upon Amsterdam
December 6, 2008 – 11:58 am | No Comment

In a shockingly logical response to the prevalence of organized crime in the industries supporting gambling, prostitution and drug sales, the city of Amsterdam has introduced plans to close many of the establishments that presently …

The Only Thing Swinging At (or Near) Seattle’s Safeco Field Should Be Mariners’ Bats
December 5, 2008 – 7:08 pm | No Comment

If the decision of Seattle city planner Andrew McKim stands, the city of Seattle could have its newest strip club placed within tobacco-spitting distance of the field used by the city’s major league baseball franchise.  …

“Euro-trash Talk” at MTV VMAs is Most Recent Example of Obama’s Failure to Lead
September 11, 2008 – 11:46 am | No Comment

Can Palin-Mania Become a Negative for McCain?
For years, my household has forgone subscribing to cable and satellite television.  Although we have televisions in our home for watching DVDs and playing games, we will not subscribe …

Shame on MLB – Letters to Editor
December 17, 2007 – 1:45 pm | No Comment

The text of a letter to the editor published Saturday, December 15th, 2007 in The New York Times:
To the Editor:screaming out of the Age of Innocence, going the way of all things pure and decent. …