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Sarah Palin, comic book heroine
A Bellingham publishing entrepreneur sees force and fortune in the Palin story, no matter how it turns out.
Bob Simmons
Bob Simmons is a longtime KING-TV reporter who has been writing news for print and television for 65 years.
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A mere five lifetimes of independence
How long ago was that, when Thomas Jefferson's command of words was such that he could change the political universe with a simple, declarative essay that set fire to the world of tolerated tyranny? Actually it was just the other day, in presidential timelines.