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Angelique Maxson letter, 3/17/10 (By Lola Falstad, Seattle, WA)
I am in total agreement with Ms. Maxson's first paragraph in her letter of 3/17/10 ending with "decide for yourself". It is always best to get all the information needed to make ...
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Good Taxes? Bad Policy (By Dr. Phil Haeck, Seattle, WA)
Washington’s legislature is attempting to quickly ratify revenue-raising initiatives in order to close the state’s $2.8 billion budget gap (on paper at least) and bring the special ...
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Response To "Angelique Maxson Evidence?" (By Angelique Maxson, Auburn, WA)
Before responding to Ms. Folstad’s letter “Angelique Maxson Evidence?”, I must request that my fellow Americans research the health-care bill. Do not accept as fact everything ...
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1st anniversary of SeattlePI.com (By Bruce Hawick, Burnaby BC)
Unless I miss my guess, this is the first anniversary of the Seattle PI's last print edition... I've missed picking up the PI when I visit Seattle. I'm curious how your first ...
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What I'd Like To Know... (By jeff porteous, kennewick)
Dear Editors, What I'd like to know is this: If the Democrats are fortunate enough to pass President Obama's health care plan into law, what is then to stop the Republicans, ...
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Pollution Clean Up in the Sound (By Sarah Blackadar, Seattle, WA)
The victory for the Puget Sound to have companies like Polar Tankers paying to clean up their messes in the Sound. But it is only a small part of the process. Each year 50 million ...
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Police Harrassment (By Jason Keels, Seattle)
On March 13, 2010, approximately at 11:20pm my brother was driving his Lincoln Navigator down a Seattle street, headed home for the night. Soon enough, red and blue lights flash ...
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Angelique Maxson Evidence? 3/9/10 (By Lola Falstad, Seattle)
I thank Ms. Maxson for the opportunity for another rebuttal of her statements claiming why universal health-care would destroy our republic. Her "evidence" does not "prove" the ...
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No new taxes (By Chris Ward, Olympia)
Senator Lisa Brown (D – Spokane) believes that raising taxes is a “moral necessity” and she has convinced many in the legislature and the governor of this. Increases in sales ...
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Youth Challenge Obama’s Energy Policies (By Emilia Ptak, Seattle)
Dear Editor, Nuclear power, “clean coal”, offshore drilling: there is nothing sustainable about these three energy sources and the myth needs to be dispelled. President Obama ...
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Rebuttal To "Angelique Maxson Letter" (By Angelique Maxson, Auburn, WA)
I welcome the opportunity Ms. Falstad provided me to prove why universal healthcare would destroy our republic. Below is a small compilation of evidence to support key statements ...
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Tax Reform Now (By Wendell Brown, Kirkland)
It is time to support the tentative moves that have been made recently in the legislature to reform the tax structure in this state. Specifically, the proposal by Sen. Rosa Franklin ...
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Health Care reform (By Marie Doman, Seattle)
Last week we heard insurance company executives testify before congressional committees that they had to raise premiums because more of the younger healthier pool of customers ...
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Angelique Maxson letter, March 5,20l0 (By Lola Falstad, Seattle, WA)
I agree with Angelique Maxson that we should all contact lawmakers about the health care reform bill. Except for the reason why! Yes, everyone please contact the lawmakers and ...
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Contact Lawmakers RE Healthcare Bill (By Angelique Maxson, auburn, wa)
America is in big trouble. Our lawmakers intend to push the health-care bill into law within the next few weeks, despite knowing that a majority of Americans oppose the bill ...
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So Much for SOLIDARITY (By Chelsea Harris, Seattle)
My dearest editor, So much for solidarity. In a protest at UW promoting student solidarity and marching a route that was wheelchair accessible (for, you know, solidarity) ...
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Public Art or Public Nuisance? (By bryon ziegler, seattle)
I'm a HUGE supporter of art in the public realm...but not at all costs. On Capitol Hill's Broadway the art installation of dancing steps has become a public nuisance, not because ...
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IRS Op-Ed from Commissioner Shulman (By David Tucker, Seattle)
On February 18th, a small plane was intentionally crashed into an office building in Austin, Texas where almost 200 IRS employees work. This wanton act of violence took the life ...
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Haiti perspective needed (By Richard Pelto, Kenmore, Washington)
Haiti should be seen as a metaphor for where we are headed. It is overpopulated, and consequently is an ecological disaster having been stripped of almost all of its trees, and ...
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Protection for Adults. (By Kimgene Nguyen, Seattle)
Dear Editor, I'm writing to inform people about House Bill 3082. This bill would lower the age requirement for a Concealed Pistol License to 18. I am 18 years old, and cannot ...
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Why we are in Afganistan (By James A. Rymsza, Seattle)
Remind me again just why we have our military in Afghanistan. Is it because of 9/11? No, if that were so, we would have captured and killed Bin Laden years ago. He has instead ...
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"Blame the Poor" (By Marty Zupan, Seattle)
"In hard times, American's blame the poor." Of course we do. Who else are we going to scapegoat for our misery? The rich and powerful? Just because they rigged the system to their ...
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Back to the Future (By Martin Douge, Lynnwood, WA)
To the Editor: Seattle P.I., We argue daily about our country, our present and our future, and yet again and again forget about the past and how we got here to begin with ...
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"Chosen Insanity" (By Marty Zupan, Seattle)
A clock in every room. Why is it I need to have a clock in every (except the bathroom) single room of my house? Two telephones. Two televisions. Too much coffee, from having too ...
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Heritage Center is great opportunity for legacy (By Sam Reed, Olympia)
Lawmakers in Olympia have a rare opportunity this session to give a green light to the Washington State Heritage Center, creating much-needed jobs, generating sales tax revenue ...
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Senate Bill 6562 (By Blake Barnett, Seattle)
Dear Editor, I am writing to clarify the University of Washington’s stance on Senate Bill 6562, which would grant temporary tuition setting authority to the University’s Board ...
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