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Mallahan or McGinn? That is the question.
I have no answer yet about how to vote in the Seattle mayor's race. Like a lot of people, I'm still working it out.
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Divorce for gay rights
Island Girl: A new resident of Washington finds the prospect of Referendum 71's defeat so abhorrent that she's considering a logical pro-marriage response: splitting up.
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Ballot measures: a Western anachronism and lazy democracy
Conceived a century ago as a check on government power and corporate cronyism, initiatives and referenda have more often than not been co-opted by those in power. It's also an easy out for elected officials who are unable or unwilling to legislate.