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A golden age, or a gilded age? | In Focus
The most-well off are benefiting from the middle- and lower-class.
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Pity poor Meta, suffering so in WA | The Free Press initiative
A $35 million penalty upheld against the company for violating political advertising transparency laws.
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Overwhelmed? It’s time to focus on just a few | In Focus
The temptation to block everything out is strong. Now’s not the time to bury your head in the…
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More details, and friction, around Washington news fellowship | Free Press Initiative
Reporters in the program get paid more than newsroom journalists. That could be a problem.
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New publication launches in Issaquah, fellowship proceeds | The Free Press Initiative
The Issaquah Spotlight debuted in the first week of June.
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Can Golden Ages last? Comparing the U.S. to Rome | In Focus
Can this country again unite under one banner and come out stronger than before?
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World Cup vs. Seattle area traffic | Cartoon by Frank Shiers
This cartoon by Frank Shiers references how road construction will be limited when the World Cup comes to…
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Lawmakers in Olympia did nothing about WA farming crisis | Commentary
As the 2026 Washington state legislative session came to a close, there was at least one thing worth…
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About that battery site on Snoqualmie Ridge … | Cartoon by Frank Shiers
This cartoon by Frank Shiers is in reference to a proposed battery storage site in Snoqualmie Ridge. Read…
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Washington employers are looking for the exit | Commentary
Back in February, when the Association of Washington Business released a survey showing that nearly one in five…
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Let’s make some noise for the love of language | Whale’s Tales
When I was a kid, my father took to calling me, “Gerald McBoing McBoing, the Noisemaking Boy,” after…
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New police department in North Bend | Cartoon by Roy Rand
This cartoon by Valley native Roy Rand references the story “North Bend police department begins work April 1.”