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    Articles by Marylin Olds
    The difficult challenge facing the U.S. Congress | As it Turns Out
    The difficult challenge facing the U.S. Congress |...
    By Marylin Olds • June 1, 2017 11:00 am

    President Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey was quite the showstopper a couple weeks back. It had everyone’s attention.

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    Are Trump’s policies making America great again? | As It Turns Out
    Are Trump’s policies making America great again? |...
    By Marylin Olds • May 5, 2017 1:30 pm

    Here we are, life in the fast lane with President Trump at the wheel. It hasn’t been boring. It hasn’t…

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    Trumpcare, a badly needed tax break for the wealthy | As It Turns Out
    Trumpcare, a badly needed tax break for the...
    By Marylin Olds • April 1, 2017 11:00 am

    Shame on every Republican leader who has no difficulty in backing the intentionally coldhearted Trumpcare plan.

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    George Orwell’s1984 dystopia influence on Trump | As It Turns Out
    George Orwell’s1984 dystopia influence on Trump | As...
    By Marylin Olds • February 24, 2017 1:30 am

    Perhaps we’re just dreaming and what we think is real is just one more chapter from George Orwell’s “1984.”

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    The new war against the poor | As It Turns Out
    The new war against the poor | As...
    By Marylin Olds • January 27, 2017 1:30 am

    Most of us were looking forward to 2017 with hope that it would be a far better year than 2016….

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    The “reason for the season” depends on who you are | As It Turns Out
    The “reason for the season” depends on who...
    By Marylin Olds • December 1, 2016 1:30 am

    How do you celebrate Christmas? Pew Research provided some noteworthy U.S. statistics regarding the holiday (Holy Day).

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    You’re either with women, or you’re against them | As It Turns Out
    You’re either with women, or you’re against them...
    By Marylin Olds • November 7, 2016 12:00 pm

    Are you with Hillary, or against her?

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    A review of Hillary Clinton’s campaign promises | As It Turns Out
    A review of Hillary Clinton’s campaign promises |...
    By Marylin Olds • September 16, 2016 2:13 pm

    Here’s a quick and easy look at some of the most notable issues championed by Hillary Clinton for action during her presidency.

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    Ginsburg, Trump and the GOP platform | As It Turns Out
    Ginsburg, Trump and the GOP platform | As...
    By Marylin Olds • August 12, 2016 12:02 pm

    Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg publicly expressed doubt of Donald Trump’s presidential abilities.

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    Trump: the Republican Party’s creation | As It Turns Out
    Trump: the Republican Party’s creation | As It...
    By Marylin Olds • June 9, 2016 12:08 pm

    Here’s one more column regarding the focus of the Republican presidential primary: reality TV star Donald Trump.

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    What the heck is a ‘superdelegate’? | As It Turns Out
    What the heck is a ‘superdelegate’? | As...
    By Marylin Olds • May 9, 2016 4:08 pm

    The long, drawn-out process of choosing presidential nominees can also leave us feeling pretty perplexed. For five months, these candidates go back and forth across the nation in order to collect votes and delegates from each state.

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    How do we stop Americans from killing Americans? | As It Turns Out
    How do we stop Americans from killing Americans?...
    By Marylin Olds • October 30, 2015 12:35 pm

    What can be done to help get America out of its terrible trend of gun violence?

    There’s an estimated 270 Americans shot per day. “The United States sees an average of 92 gun deaths per day — and more preschoolers are shot dead each year than police officers are killed in the line of duty,” writes the New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof.

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    Pope Francis and climate change deniers
    Pope Francis and climate change deniers
    By Marylin Olds • July 31, 2015 12:35 pm

    Pope Francis released his encyclical on the environment (“Laudato Si”) in June, and captured the world’s attention. The document is available online.

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    Baby boomers: A 60-something looks back
    Baby boomers: A 60-something looks back
    By Marylin Olds • May 26, 2015 12:55 pm

    Next month, I’ll be turning an age that has Medicare-related insurance propaganda piling up on my desk in an attempt to woo me in their door. And the upcoming big “6-5” has got me thinking about the enlightened old days.

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    This season, give the gift of e-cycling | As It Turns Out
    This season, give the gift of e-cycling |...
    By Marylin Olds • December 1, 2014 4:05 pm

    The season of consumer frenzy finds many of us dreaming of buying or receiving new electronic gadgets. We are fascinated by new gadgets that are shinier, thinner, lighter and just plain more fun than older models.

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    Preparing for our care at the end of life | As It Turns Out
    Preparing for our care at the end of...
    By Marylin Olds • November 7, 2014 5:50 pm

    Death is something we generally don’t like thinking or talking about, whether it’s our own or a loved one’s.

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    Gun initiatives engaged in background check battle | As It Turns Out
    Gun initiatives engaged in background check battle |...
    By Marylin Olds • September 30, 2014 6:06 pm

    Let’s be perfectly honest. The Great Divide between the two gun initiatives — I-594 and I-591 — will never see a bridge built. Both factions are obstinate and emotional. Extreme politics are becoming more visible as we get closer to Nov. 4.

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    Our state’s psychiatric treatment predicament | As It Turns Out
    Our state’s psychiatric treatment predicament | As It...
    By Marylin Olds • September 2, 2014 9:50 am

    Last month shined an unforgiving light on Washington’s mental health treatment practices. In case you missed it, here is the backstory.

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    Washington’s Initiative 502 was passed in 2012
    What does legalized marijuana mean for you? |...
    By Marylin Olds • August 5, 2014 7:18 pm

    Remember back in November 2012, when 55 percent of Washington voters said yes to Initiative 502? If you’re in the dark about what this entails, it’s time to catch up on what’s happening.

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    Brushing up on Washington’s European past | As It Turns Out
    Brushing up on Washington’s European past | As...
    By Marylin Olds • July 1, 2014 6:00 am

    The reason behind our festivities is, of course, related to America winning the Revolution against Britain.

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