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Editorial: Seattle Public Schools sets new boundaries in order to improve education — will it work?

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Last Tuesday, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) proposed a new method for student enrollment: assigning students to schools based on their addresses. SPS plans to phase in its new method over the next several years starting next fall.

Letter: I-1033 will get Washington citizens off fiscal rollercoaster

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To the Editor:

I-1033 brings back previously successful policies passed by the voters. In 1993, during tough economic times, voters approved Initiative 601, which put reasonable limits on government’s fiscal policies. I-601 established a sustainable rate for government to grow, saying it could grow at the inflation rate plus population growth, with faster growth requiring voter approval.

Editorial: The 30th anniversary of U.S.–China relations is also a time for all Asian Americans to celebrate

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“I’m guessing that by the end of the year that the U.S.- China relationship is going to be sailing higher and will be more positive as a relationship than at any other time in the 30 years of our formal diplomatic relationship,” Jon Huntsman said. Huntsman is the new U.S. ambassador to China. “That’s just my hunch.”

Letter: I-1033 threatens basic services for the APA community

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Tim Eyman’s latest, Initiative 1033, threatens basic services such as education and health care that are vital to the APA community. According to the governor’s budget office, the initiative would reduce state general fund revenues that support education, human services, health care, environmental programs, and general government by an estimated $5.9 billion by 2015.

Column: Breaking through the professional barrier

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At my high school, there were the freaks (also known as stoners), the jocks, and everybody else.

The football jocks were the royalty of the high school, and you felt honored if they took the time out of their glamorous life to say hi to you.

Commentary: SEDA aims to brings hope to the fight against malnutrition in Laos

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Look at Meena from a distance and you will see a normal, healthy Lao girl. She is of average height for a 7-year-old girl. But look a little closer and you will notice that her arms and legs, poking out through her oversized second-hand clothes, are painfully thin. Her hair lacks a healthy shine. Her eyes look tired and weary.