By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound Every morning, Seattle mayor Ed Murray wakes up, walks his dog, then gets a report on what happened ove
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Read MoreBy JTNews editorial committee , JTNews We can't escape the bad news about our economy. It's on television, it's in the newspapers — this one being
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Read MoreBy Joel Magalnick , Editor, JTNews Now that the trees have gone back up at SeaTac Airport, what lingers is anger and sadness in the Jewish communi
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Read MoreBy The JTNews Board , JTNews As American citizens, it is your right, your privilege, and your duty to vote in the election next week. This electio
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