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What is the welfare state America wants, and what is the one it can afford? This is not a question Americans are ready to discuss; so much so that their elected officials have shut down the government ...

The ‘billionaire’s ballroom’ will stand as a garish monument to one man’s taste for gold-plated everything.

Washington’s lands commissioner, Dave Upthegrove, is on a mission to secure $60 million of additional wildfire funding in next year’s legislative session, despite a tightening budget outlook. On ...

Allison merits a second term for Position 3. Golebiewski should be elected to Position 4’s open seat.

MUKILTEO — Citizens in Mukilteo will see new faces on the City Council after the November election as three incumbents did not file to run for reelection. The City Council is Mukilteo’s governing body ...

Elias Espinoza, 4, tries to catch a stream of water while playing… ...

John Schneider and his staff are always monitoring what’s going on around the league, so as the NFL’s trade deadline approaches on Nov. 4, the Seattle Seahawks’ general manager likely has his guys ...

This magical month of October is coming to a close, accompanied everywhere by the colors of autumn. I thought it might be fun to talk Halloween this week, and more specifically botanical treasures ...

The state will electrify the Clinton terminal as the route is set to receive the state’s first new hybrid-electric ferry by 2030.

We learned last week that a cohort of Republican activists and political staff members had shared racist and misogynist messages in a private text chat. It’s a story that repeats itself with ...

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