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In fact, a study shows the return on investment for child care programs is $5 for every dollar spent.
Allowed a freer reign by advisers and the Supreme Court, Trump’s return promises a rough ride.
Despair is always an option; it’s going backward that we have to avoid.
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Americans across the political spectrum share a duty to support the peaceful transition of power.
As much as events will turn on the outcome, any chaos over the results could make things even worse.
Everett’s Initiative 24-02 will increase the minimum wage, but counts tips toward the $20.24 rate.
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Repealing it, by passing I-2117, would cost thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in growth.
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Shareholders could have corrected some of the company’s errors, but buybacks kept them mollified.
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Unprepared for Helene’s deluge, it faces a daunting bill to rebuild. It’s reason to prepare for disaster.
With states and localities setting higher minimums, at what wage do losses outweigh the benefits?
Initiative 24-03 will protect the Snohomish River Watershed while allowing sustainable development.
If bribing Trump voters doesn’t work, he’ll use X to lay the ground work for Stop the Steal, 2024.
Using population and election statistics, students get a sense for how math is used in government.
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Urge your representatives in Congress to support its programs to increase access to vaccines around the world.
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Critics are conflating fact-checkers’ work with censorship; but how misinformation is handled matters.
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We don’t know how much is OK or at what potency. And that goes double for its effects on youths.
A look at their records in office show wide differences in the policies they would likely pursue.
Extending ‘rights’ to the Snohomish River would invite harmful lawsuits and won’t add to its protections.
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Providing the benefits of inclusive employment requires the work of nonprofits, agencies and businesses.
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As Helene killed hundreds, the Heritage Foundation’s president described climate change as “weather.”
