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Editor's Take: December 05, 2008
An Apple A Day

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An Apple A Day

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Washingtonians must eat plenty of apples it seems, as a report ranks the state tenth in healthy people. In Alaska, Gov. Palin wants better health care for children. She proposes increased health care funding in the state. The Seattle P-I opines about reproductive rights, and the nation's trend against access to birth control.
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Washington Is Tenth Healthiest State

Seattle Times 12/05/2008
A mixed snapshot emerged from a new report card released Wednesday offering a state-by-state checkup on key health measures. Washington ranked 10th healthiest in the country, up two spots from 2007. Go to article.
Editor's Take: December 04, 2008
NW Climate-Changing Policies

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NW Climate-Changing Policies

Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire's Climate Action Team task force has released final recommendations for reducing climate change in the state. The report calls for more energy-efficient buildings, compact urban development and various driving reduction implements. Also in Washington, a Vancouver-based company spreads green building in China. In Portland, the city gets short-shrifted on its green-building policy.
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Curbing Climate Change in Washington

Seattle Times 12/04/2008
A task force created by Gov. Christine Gregoire has released final recommendations on how to curb climate change in Washington state. The report calls for more energy-efficient buildings, compact urban development, better collection of recycled materials, using tolls to reduce driving and revising development rules to account for greenhouse-gas emissions. Go to article.
Editor's Take: December 03, 2008
Searching for Solutions: Economic, Health, Salmon

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Searching for Solutions: Economic, Health, Salmon

US governors talked budget crisis with President-Elect Obama yesterday, even as states consider painful cuts to critical areas like children's health care. On the solutions front, San Francisco examines congestion pricing; Seattle considers streetcar expansion; and BC's David Suzuki floats his ideas for how to spend $4.1 trillion. And how’s this for timely? Slate investigates why eloquent speeches give us an emotional lift.
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Obama Promises Governors Federal Help Is on the Way

New York Times 12/03/2008
With the economic crisis tearing holes in most state budgets, President-elect Barack Obama promised the nation’s governors on Tuesday that he would come to their aid with an ambitious program to build or repair roads, bridges, schools and other public projects. Go to article.