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Transportation revenues will shrink – but road costs won’t

More people are driving hybrid and other highly fuel-efficient vehicles today than ever before. That’s good news for the environment, but it’s causing concern at the Washington state Department of Transportation over how to pay for upgrading and even maintaining our roadways.
Benchmarks indicate state doing OK, but not all that great

Benchmarks can be useful tools for measuring how this state matches up with other states on a whole host of indicators, everything from high school graduation rates to the number of families living in poverty.
State help for higher education dwindling, needs stabilizing

No one should be surprised that Washington State University recently announced a 16 percent tuition increase for fall 2012. Washington’s public colleges and universities are responding to a 2011-13 legislative budget that cut higher education funding by $685.5 million.
Former governor shows muscle on national stage in China

Until a blind Chinese activist embarrassed his country over its treatment of political dissidents, former Washington state governor Gary Locke didn’t have much of a résumé on human rights.
Laudable stance on marriage

Barack Obama’s evolving stance on gay marriage has finally brought the president and the nation to the bright side of history. For the first time, a U.S. president has unequivocally affirmed that same-sex couples should be able to legally marry.
Wise step for JBLM’s future

The South Sound will benefit from the reactivation of the 7th Infantry Division as a new level of command at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Obama’s stand embraces a future with same-sex marriage

President Barack Obama made history last week as the first sitting president to support marriage between same-sex couples.
Hundreds turn out to help in battle against hunger

Thurston County Crop Walk drew about 500 participants last Sunday in a show of support for the fight against hunger here in South Sound and across the globe. The six-mile walk from and back to the state Capitol is a time-honored event. In the 32 years since the fundraiser began, it has raised more than $1 million for a number of worthwhile causes, including local charities and disaster relief in stricken areas of the world.
European elections don’t bode well for economic reforms

Sunday’s elections in France and Greece provided a jolting confirmation of some old verities. Such as: When times are bad, incumbents get blamed. Voters hate being deprived of goodies they have long taken for granted. Economic turmoil fosters political upheaval.
Kids and dental health

Less than 50 percent of the young children in this state whose families are enrolled in the Medicaid program saw a dentist in the last year.

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