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Local newspapers’ AI lawsuit is a righteous battle | The Free Press Institute
Is AI training “fair use” of newspaper content?
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Cook, Slaughter rulings protect the wealthy | In Focus
These SCOTUS decisions seem contradictory on their faces. However, they have a unified goal.
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A golden age, or a gilded age? | In Focus
The most-well off are benefiting from the middle- and lower-class.
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Pity poor Meta, suffering so in WA | The Free Press initiative
A $35 million penalty upheld against the company for violating political advertising transparency laws.
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Overwhelmed? It’s time to focus on just a few | In Focus
The temptation to block everything out is strong. Now’s not the time to bury your head in the…
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More details, and friction, around Washington news fellowship | Free Press Initiative
Reporters in the program get paid more than newsroom journalists. That could be a problem.
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New publication launches in Issaquah, fellowship proceeds | The Free Press Initiative
The Issaquah Spotlight debuted in the first week of June.
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Can Golden Ages last? Comparing the U.S. to Rome | In Focus
Can this country again unite under one banner and come out stronger than before?
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World Cup vs. Seattle area traffic | Cartoon by Frank Shiers
This cartoon by Frank Shiers references how road construction will be limited when the World Cup comes to…
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Are data centers good or bad? It comes down to the cost to local communities | In Focus
“Data centers are economic engines and technical marvels, but they also come with real costs that communities are…
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Washington employers are looking for the exit | Commentary
Back in February, when the Association of Washington Business released a survey showing that nearly one in five…
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Audit of homelessness authority should be a wake-up call | Commentary
Where did the money go?
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Deep life lessons surface while watching ‘Frasier’ | Whale’s Tales
I loved the old TV sitcom “Frasier.”
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Let’s make some noise for the love of language | Whale’s Tales
When I was a kid, my father took to calling me, “Gerald McBoing McBoing, the Noisemaking Boy,” after…
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Federal Way’s cookie jar | Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Cartoon by Frank Shiers references the story “Legislative wins for Federal Way include keeping money.”
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We learned English in buildings the U.S. bombed | Commentary
On March 2, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked about reports that a U.S. strike had hit…
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Looking at politics through Lincoln-tinted spectacles | Whale’s Tales
Regular readers of Whale’s Tales may have noticed.
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Two words employers deserve to hear more often | Commentary
If you own or operate a business in Washington, I’m curious — when is the last time you…