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- Russia invades Ukraine: Defend liberty
- Russia invades Ukraine: Reestablish ties
- Little Saigon: Cautiously optimistic
- Homelessness: Tax the rich
- Fraser River: Shorebird protection
- Land sale: Consider native people
- US diplomacy: Alternative option
- Legislature should use redistricting settlement as basis for reform
- Putin’s “useful idiots” abound in MAGA world
- Watching Democrats debate unionization of legislative staff is a popcorn-worthy spectacle
- Biden administration: Paying for fossil fuel pollution
- Mental Health: Much work to do
| Russia invades Ukraine: Defend liberty Posted: 25 Feb 2022 04:04 PM PST  What does it mean to be an American? Whose liberty is worth protecting with your life — only your own life, only Native American's lives, only African American lives, Ukrainians lives? Where does one "draw the line" between those whose liberty Americans will physically defend and those lives we won't, and why? Being willing to […] |
| Russia invades Ukraine: Reestablish ties Posted: 25 Feb 2022 04:01 PM PST While citing history to justify Russia's claim to Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has relocated significant military assets from the Russian Far East to bolster his forces on the European front. It might be useful then for Japan to now underscore its equally justifiable claims to the Habomai Islands and Sakhalin by moving some of its considerable […] |
| Little Saigon: Cautiously optimistic Posted: 25 Feb 2022 03:59 PM PST I want to thank you for your ongoing coverage of all the struggles we are facing in Little Saigon-Chinatown International District. Starting with your hard-hitting editorial "Seattle and King County have deserted Little Saigon" [Dec. 3, Opinion] through your latest editorial "Picking up trash is but a start to Little Saigon rescue plan" [Jan. 21, […] |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2022 03:54 PM PST Re: "Seattle-area corporations, billionaires give $10M to address homelessness downtown" [Feb. 17, Local]: The wealthy and large corporations giving to a $10 million fund for the homeless is great. We certainly need money to help with this problem that only seems to get worse. I am also impressed that formerly homeless people will be hired […] |
| Fraser River: Shorebird protection Posted: 25 Feb 2022 03:52 PM PST Re: "You can't 'offset' extinction of Fraser River Chinook salmon" [Feb. 16, Opinion]: Each year, British Columbia's Fraser River estuary supports several million migratory shorebirds as they make critical refueling stops on their annual migration route. The estuary mudflats provide an especially nutrient-rich biofilm for species like the Western Sandpiper, but the delicate balance of […] |
| Land sale: Consider native people Posted: 25 Feb 2022 03:50 PM PST Re: "22 acres in Seattle are about to hit the market. Will the site become more housing?" [Feb 16, Business] I agree the Missionary Sisters have taken care of this land and would want it to go for a greater good. Having walked with native people for 40 years and learned the true history of […] |
| US diplomacy: Alternative option Posted: 25 Feb 2022 03:47 PM PST Nobody should condone the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but U.S. inflexibility at the negotiating table may have led Putin to conclude it was his only option. Russia had legitimate security concerns about the prospect of NATO troops being stationed in Ukraine, if it were to join the alliance. Why couldn't the U.S. acknowledge that fact […] |
| Legislature should use redistricting settlement as basis for reform Posted: 25 Feb 2022 03:19 PM PST  Washington's bipartisan redistricting commission went egregiously off the rails in 2021. Transparency reforms in a lawsuit settlement should become state laws. |
| Putin’s “useful idiots” abound in MAGA world Posted: 25 Feb 2022 03:17 PM PST  “Useful idiots” was a term frequently employed by anti-communist Republicans to describe Western intellectuals and leftists who admired and extolled the virtues of the Soviet Union. In a strange twist, that description now could be applied to the prominent conservatives who have become admirers and apologists for Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is not hard […] |
| Watching Democrats debate unionization of legislative staff is a popcorn-worthy spectacle Posted: 25 Feb 2022 02:55 PM PST  After years spent trying to unionize everything else, it's hard to feel too badly about their predicament state Democrats face with legislative staff seeking to join a union. |
| Biden administration: Paying for fossil fuel pollution Posted: 25 Feb 2022 02:05 PM PST "Biden halts new drilling in legal fight over climate costs," [Feb. 21, Business] There is a simple way to get around the Louisiana judge's recent ruling that the social cost of fossil fuels cannot be used when deciding whether to allow oil and gas leases. Instead, institute a fee on the production of fossil fuel […] |
| Mental Health: Much work to do Posted: 25 Feb 2022 02:00 PM PST The recent Seattle Times "Mental Health Project" focused on adult mental health. Recent articles have noted the failures in the children's mental health and child welfare systems. We are seeing a cataclysmic breakdown in human and social services for those in need. These problems cannot be solved by "nibbling around the edges." If we are […] |
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