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EDITORIAL: Time to heal and move on

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It’s a tragedy. An innocent life cut short, and ended unexpectedly. What happened to Akai Gurley was a tragedy. Former NYPD officer Peter Liang, who was found guilty of second-degree […]

EDITORIAL: We support Cornell students in their demand for Asian American studies major

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This week, students are banding together, calling themselves Asian Pacific Americans for Action (APAA) at Cornell University, and demanding that Asian American Studies, Latino/a Studies, and American Indian studies are […]

EDITORIAL: Make your voice heard regarding proposed SoDo Arena at public hearing March 15!

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Next Tuesday, March 15, there will be a public meeting at 5:30 at Seattle City Hall for citizens to chime in on how they feel about the proposed SoDo Arena, […]

EDITORIAL: Oscars proves it’s #sowhite with child labor joke

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The 88th Academy Awards took place last Sunday and, as usual, a bunch of really rich white people dressed up nicely and gave each other statues made of gold. It’s […]

EDITORIAL: It’s about time for an APA on the United States Supreme Court

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The death of Justice Antonin Scalia during a presidential election year has left a hole in the U.S. Supreme Court that President Barack Obama and his legal advisers will scramble […]

EDITORIAL: Kings rightly pull Lunar New Year monkey shirts deemed racially insensitive

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On Monday, Feb. 1, the Sacramento Kings beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 111–104. According to various news outlets (and Twitter), a bit of drama also went on right before the game. […]

EDITORIAL: APIs and Latinos Americans are underrepresent in all levels of government — this has to change now

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A report released this week by the New American Leaders Project, a nonpartisan organization, found that fewer than 2 percent 500,000 seats in state and local offices nationwide are held […]

EDITORIAL: We support raising Washington state’s legal smoking age to 21

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Have you ever driven down the street or walked through a public area only to spot someone who looks way too young to be smoking? Have you had to move […]