http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Sun, 19 May 2013 15:27:14 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 15:27:14 PDT MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://blogs.seattletimes.com/northwestvoices/2013/05/19/laws-for-medical-and-recreational-marijuana/?syndication=rss We need one system I agree that for Initiative 502 to succeed, there must ultimately be one system [“Reconcile marijuana laws,” Opinion, May 14]. The opponents of I-502 (most of them in the medical-pot community) need to understand that while they advanced the ball 10 steps, it was 15 st Northwest Voices http://blogs.seattletimes.com/northwestvoices/2013/05/19/laws-for-medical-and-recreational-marijuana/?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 15:27:08 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/northwestvoices/2013/05/19/legislature-considers-tougher-dui-laws/?syndication=rss Something must be done Olympia should say yes to implement tougher DUI laws. Lately the number of car crashes due to drunken driving has significantly increased. We are not just going to sit back and look at this situation worsening every day. Something must be done, and now is the moment. I agree w Northwest Voices http://blogs.seattletimes.com/northwestvoices/2013/05/19/legislature-considers-tougher-dui-laws/?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 08:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2021007843_pittscolumndeathpenaltyxml.html?syndication=rss Florida Gov. Rick Scott has a bill on his desk that creates a fast track to the death chamber for death-row inmates. Leonard Pitts Jr. asks: How can a state that gets it wrong at least one time in every four want to speed up the process? Opinion http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2021007843_pittscolumndeathpenaltyxml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 05:15:36 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2021007856_peircecolumnhousingxml.html?syndication=rss Little has been done to revamp America’s housing-finance policy since rampant speculation and malleable regulations triggered the Great Recession. Now, writes Neal Peirce, a bipartisan commission has a plan to tackle this important issue. Opinion http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2021007856_peircecolumnhousingxml.html?syndication=rss Sat, 18 May 2013 19:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2021007888_gregorymartinopedxml.html?syndication=rss My father, six years ago, did what NBA player Jason Collins did, writes guest columnist Gregory Martin. Opinion http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2021007888_gregorymartinopedxml.html?syndication=rss Sat, 18 May 2013 18:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2021007853_harropcolumnhealthcarexml.html?syndication=rss ObamaCare does not get into the backstory of why people don’t have health coverage. What it does is make sure they get it. Opinion http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2021007853_harropcolumnhealthcarexml.html?syndication=rss Sat, 18 May 2013 18:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2021007838_brookscolumngovtworkersxml.html?syndication=rss Most government workers are dedicated and talented, writes David Brooks. But the IRS scandal and Justice Department intrusion at The Associated Press are just the most recent examples of what happens when government worker overreach. Opinion http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2021007838_brookscolumngovtworkersxml.html?syndication=rss Sat, 18 May 2013 18:01:04 PDT