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California Weighs Change in Primary Voting

"Californians will vote next week on a bold experiment: a ballot measure that aims to make their politics less fractious by replacing two-party primary elections with a system backers say can help fix the state's notorious legislative dysfunction.

Gov.…

2010-06-01
Innovative Teaching Showcase event features strategies for teaching large classes 2010-05-27
If Greeley and Lincoln were alive today, they wouldn't recognize the Republican Party

The Maine Republican party has recently adopted a new platform that challenges the principles of national sovereignty and active federal government. The platform invokes the 1854 words of New York newspaper editor Horace Greeley that the then new Republicans were “united to restore the Union to…

2010-05-25
After WWU English degrees lead to unexpected career, Esther Harris set to retire decades later 2010-05-20
America and Britain need each other

"British elections last week clearly demonstrated our allies' struggling — like us Americans — finding direction in this post-"Great Recession" world. While British politicians jockey and wrestle for parliamentary control, Its election outcome should be the opportunity for…

2010-05-17
It's up to you to dictate your own success

"I relate to the average high school graduate.

The key word there is “average.”

Throughout middle and high school, and into college, I wasn’t a student who stood out. I didn’t make an effort to be noticed — pretty much the opposite."

2010-05-14
Free lectures on Chilean aquaculture, U.S. global responsibilities on campus today 2010-05-11
Washington State's tea partiers organizing and politicking … But can they shift an election?

"Tea party groups in Washington can assemble thousands of people for anti-tax rallies, but their work once cameras are gone may be more important to their mission.

Members of the fledgling groups aren’t just protesting. They might show up at your door as volunteers for their favorite…

2010-05-10
Student Gabrielle Nomura wins first-place award for reporting from Washington Press Association 2010-05-07
Celebration upcoming to celebrate Esther Harris' retirement 2010-05-07
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