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Active Security: The Gun Debate Comes to the Synagogue

By Donna Gordon Blankinship September 2019 Yocheved is a gun-owning Jewish mother who thinks it’s not anyone’s business—not even her … More

With more locally-grown health insurers, Washington sees moderate rate increases

By Donna Gordon Blankinship Kaiser Health News Although few states have finalized their 2020 health insurance rates yet, preliminary reports … More

Payroll Tax Is One State’s Bold Solution To Help Seniors Age At Home

Nearly a decade after federal officials discarded a provision in the Affordable Care Act that would have provided Americans with … More

So many successes, yet so far to go in regional homeless crisis

Progress is being made on homelessness around the Puget Sound. It isn’t fast enough or big enough, but it is … More

Homelessness, Housing first, opinion, Seattle

Take marching orders from youth on gun debate

The youth are ready for their parents and grandparents to step aside and let them lead on the gun debate. … More

gun laws, gun responsibility, guns, protests

Why I didn’t attend Seattle’s Jewish vigil

The Seattle Jewish community held a vigil in solidarity with the people of Pittsburgh on Monday night. I was not … More

Jewish vigil, opinion, Pittsburgh shooting, synagogue shooting

Gates defends focus on high-tech agriculture

KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Bill Gates has a terse response to criticism that the high-tech solutions he advocates for world … More

Agriculture, Gates Foundation, Green revolution

Health costs likely to rise for many self employed

SEATTLE (AP) — President Obama’s health care reforms will be a huge boost to the working poor but are likely … More

aca, health care, health insurance, Obamacare, self-employed

Mudslide survivors wonder: Why are we alive?

SEATTLE (AP) – It was a sound like a jet engine. Then a forest of trees collapsed. And all was … More

Oso mudslide, survivors, Washington state

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