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1 U.S. Senate debate set

1 U.S. Senate debate set

McKenna wants to curb state’s health care spending

Attorney General Rob McKenna said Thursday he wants to tap Washington’s creativity and use financial incentives to encourage doctors and consumers to save the state money on health care.

Today’s fun video: Biden messes up his WSUs

Today’s fun video: Biden messes up his WSUs

Today’s fun video: Music in Lt Gov race

Today’s fun video: Music in Lt Gov race

Proposal provides VA heroic name

Spokane’s Veterans Affairs Medical Center would get a new name under proposals before Congress. Actually, two new names: Pfc. Joe E. Mann and Platoon Sgt. Bruce Grandstaff. The medical center in northwest Spokane would be renamed for two regional recipients of the Medal of Honor under legislation backed by the state’s congressional delegation.

9/11 remembrances

9/11 remembrances

WA can’t use Homeland Security records to check voter lists

WA can’t use Homeland Security records to check voter lists

Is it better to have more presidential candidates, or fewer?

Is it better to have more presidential candidates, or fewer?

Candidate forum Tuesday evening

Candidate forum Tuesday evening

Big surprise: Obama endorses Inslee

Big surprise: Obama endorses Inslee

Spin Control: McLaughlin flap puts originality, or lack of it, in spotlight

One of the first things a candidate does these days, after announcing he or she wants to do good things for the good people of this good community, is get a website. While any campaign website worth its salt must offer a chance to become a fan on Facebook, follow the candidate on Twitter or contribute via PayPal, the main purpose is to give voters something about the candidate’s background (Click here for bio) and ideas (Click here for issues).

Sunday Spin: McLaughlin criticized for lifted words

Sunday Spin: McLaughlin criticized for lifted words

Shawn Vestal: Hollow ring to education funding talk

School has started, just in time to ride the wave of our collective political pretense: Education is our top priority. That’s certainly the phrase to which everyone pays lip service. It’s certainly ingrained, admirably, in Washington’s Constitution. It’s surely something everyone in politics says, especially now that the state Supreme Court has ordered the Legislature to live up to its constitutional responsibility to provide “ample” funds for schools.

Baumgartner schedules ‘Empty chair’ debate

Baumgartner schedules ‘Empty chair’ debate

Murray: Keep Senate Democratic, too

Murray: Keep Senate Democratic, too

Democrats plan Obama watch

Democrats plan Obama watch

Boiling down the 2012 ballot

Boiling down the 2012 ballot

Parker gets honorary gig on McMorris Rodgers’ campaign

Parker gets honorary gig on McMorris Rodgers’ campaign

McKenna: Charter schools ‘clearly’ constitutional

McKenna: Charter schools ‘clearly’ constitutional

Gov candidates playing up endorsements

Gov candidates playing up endorsements