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  • Letters More for malnutrition

    Would it surprise any of you to learn that there are Latter-day Saint children throughout the world who suffer from malnutrition? An estimated 70,000 active LDS children are malnourished and it is likely that 10 percent of these children ...

  • Proposals to ship coal by train through Northwest ports

    A coal train moves through Seattle en route to Vancouver, B.C. Efforts to bring coal terminals to Washington and Oregon have enlisted some lobbyists and public-relations firms long connected with environmental causes. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times) Roger McClellan expresses discomfort with the way activists are using anecdotal evidence of health impacts of coal dust to justify the coal-train ...

  • Investigation of the deadly Benghazi attack

    I enjoyed reading Kathleen Parker's column ["The Benghazi attack, redacted," Opinion, May 13]. Her opinion is cogent, thoughtful and generous. More generous than mine I'm afraid. I see what she calls a "mischaracterization" of what happened in Benghazi as nothing but a damned lie told by people who broke our trust and abused their public office. I believe that far ...

  • Immigrant workers on U.S. farms

    Regarding the article on possible racial implications in hiring of migrant workers, I would like to bring up the concept of first-generation immigrants filling an urgent need. ["Do U.S. farms favor immigrant workers?" Close-up, May 7.] Right now, the logistics are cheaper for a Chilean farmer to ship to the Northwest than it is for a farmer in California. Ditto Brazilian and Chilean ...

  • The cost of a college education

    There have been numerous articles on the burden of student debt on college graduates citing loan balances of $80,000, $100,000 or more ["Student debt hurts more than just grads," seattletimes.com, May 10]. I am a firm believer in availability of a college education for anyone who desires one, and in Washington there are many loan options. What I don't understand is the notion ...


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Movie Review

Chicken Little

Chicken Little

Exhibit A in the case of Why Disney Needs Pixar is Chicken Little, Disneys first solo computer-animated effort. Although a perfectly presentable animated comedy, it lacks any sense of magic or true innovation. Its cobbled-together story feels like Childrens Comedy 101 thrown ... ...

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  • Punchlines Obama still in hot water

    One comedian says that despite the scandal, at least two words will keep Obama from being ousted: President Biden. Listen to what else the comics had to say, then vote for your favorite at ...

  • Wireless phone tracking is far too easy

    editorial board argued Sunday , is heightened by the willingness by wireless companies to turn over your phone records without a warrant. A recent nationwide project ...

  • Kenneth Bae Get him out but also watch where you are

    A South Korean man watches a photo of Kenneth Bae on CNN(AP Photo) A sentence of 15 years’ hard labor for American Kenneth Bae is totally disproportionate and inhumane for anything the man may have done. But probably he did do something not too smart for an American in North Korea. I have done some not-smart things myself in places like that. In 1972, traveling in the Socialist Republic ...

  • Seattle the newlyweds city Forget it

    Rent.com sent me an email saying it "has compiled a list of the 10 best cities for newlyweds--and Seattle made the cut!" I thought, "You've gotta be kidding. In super-singles Seattle? In high-rent Seattle?" I read on: "This list is based on the number of married couples, families with children under six (since many newlyweds are putting down roots for a future ...

  • Our national democratic distemper

    WASHINGTON – We know American politics are dysfunctional. But after a week of scandal obsession during which the nation’s capital and the media virtually ignored the problems most voters care about - jobs, incomes, growth, opportunity, education - it’s worth asking if there is something especially flawed about our democracy. Our circumstances certainly have their own ...

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