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Mark Higgins

@markhiggins

Journalist. Former Seattle Times opinion editor, digital editor and metro editor

 Seattle
Joined December 2007
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Craig Welch@CraigAWelch28 Jun 2023
My new National Geographic just arrived, which includes my latest feature—my 16th, and my last as a senior writer. NatGeo is laying off all of its staff writers. I’ve been so lucky. I got to work w/incredible journalists and tell important, global stories. It’s been an honor.
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I’m glad Joe Kent accepted his loss, and I look forward to serving as Southwest Washington's independent voice in Congress. Democracy is alive and well in our corner of the country.
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@Liz_Cheney15 Nov 2022
You’re welcome, @KariLake.
Kari Lake (@KariLake) profile pictureKari Lake
@KariLake29 Oct 2022
Thank you, @Liz_Cheney.
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Any Black person who thinks there is a loophole to avoid paying the respectability tax is delusional. Recognizing that doesn’t make you any less Black. It makes you realistic. wapo.st/3uCkByA
Opinion | Will Smith didn’t slap just Chris Rock

Opinion | Will Smith didn’t slap just Chris Rock

The rest of “us” felt the Oscars slap, too. And it hurts.

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A great read on this from @LyndaVMapes: seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
Trouble in blue-green paradise as WA creates first-of-its-kind sanctuary off Everett

Trouble in blue-green paradise as WA creates first-of-its-kind sanctuary off Everett

More than 2,000 acres of state tidelands are now off limits to development for the next 50 years in the the state's first seagrass and kelp sanctuary.

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Eric Barker@ezebarker29 Mar 2022
Biden admin says it's committed to changing course on federal Snake and Columbia river salmon recovery and honoring tribal treaty rights. bit.ly/3iN8vgK
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I know UW is the go-to spot for blossoms in Seattle, but 21st St (Capitol Hill) is a total dream: photos don’t do it justice!
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If you've ever crashed your bike, you know how important it is to wear a helmet. Repealing King County's helmet law is not the right solution to inequitable police enforcement. Just ask these doctors. seattletimes.com/opinion/rec…
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WSU prez claims @SeaTimesOpinion editorials on Coug Coach Rolovich's stance on vaccinations has led to him drink multiple martinis. He may need to restock his bar.
Brenna Greene (@BrennaGreene_) profile pictureBrenna Greene
@BrennaGreene_24 Sep 2021
WSU Prez Kirk Schultz on bad press due to Rolo: “The thing that’s gotten the Seattle Times all excited, has been one individual… who up until this date has not been vaxxed… I’ve had several evenings that were multiple martini evenings after the ST ran yet another editorial.”
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This should be an easy fix
Robert Reich (@RBReich) profile pictureRobert Reich
@RBReich13 Sep 2021
A short history of corporate tax rates: Reagan: 34% Clinton: 35% Bush: 35% Obama: 35% Trump: 21% Biden's plan: 28% House Dems' plan: 26.5% Why not go back to 35% under Obama? Answer: Corporate lobbyists and campaign contributions.
Who looks better wearing No. 3? Sorry @DangeRussWilson
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@SportsCenter14 Sep 2021
Ciara wearing Russell Wilson’s No. 3 and Super Bowl ring at the Met Gala 💍 👀
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ICYMI Great narrative, deeply reported tale by @elijah_nicholas of loss and perseverance in rugged North Cascades
Eli Francovich (@elijah_nicholas) profile pictureEli Francovich@elijah_nicholas30 Aug 2021
How many vanish in the wilderness? Who searches for those missing people? And for how long? #longreads spokesman.com/stories/2021/a…

Recovery of Moses Lake hiker two years after vanishing prompts questions about search and rescue...

MARBLEMOUNT, Wash. – This is tough country. Toppled trees covered in moss. Spiders rappelling into your hair. And everything tilted at an absurd angle – 35 to 40 degrees – making progress a thing...

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Frank Blethen@fblethen11 Aug 2021
How can state’s highest-paid employee — more than $3M — be allowed to shirk vaccine mandate? seattletimes.com/opinion/edi… via @seattletimes
How can state’s highest-paid employee — more than $3M — be allowed to shirk vaccine mandate?

How can state’s highest-paid employee — more than $3M — be allowed to shirk vaccine mandate?

Washington State University president Kirk Schulz needs to take action against football coach Nick Rolovich for continued defiance of the campus-wide COVID-19 vaccine mandate, since public workers...

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Chris Vance writes about a national movement to form a center-right breakaway party led by Republicans fed up with the MAGA mentality of the party. seattletimes.com/opinion/a-n…
A new movement to restore or replace the Republican party

A new movement to restore or replace the Republican party

It is extraordinary for a group of leaders to attempt to create a new political movement. How successful we will be remains to be seen, but we must make the effort.

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Reminder: You can get real ones for free.
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@nytimes7 May 2021
A California bar owner was arrested on charges that he had sold fake Covid-19 vaccination cards. Undercover agents were able to buy the fraudulent cards for $20 each, the authorities said. nyti.ms/2RAjb82
California Bar Owner Accused of Selling Fake Covid-19 Vaccination Cards (Published 2021)

California Bar Owner Accused of Selling Fake Covid-19 Vaccination Cards (Published 2021)

Undercover agents were able to buy the fraudulent cards for $20 each at a bar in Clements, Calif., according to the authorities. Federal officials say the problem has grown during the pandemic.

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This ought to be interesting
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Little did we know at the time that it would become the future of work for all of us.
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@Phil_Lewis_10 Mar 2021
Happy 4 year anniversary to the best interview of all time
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Ro Khanna
@RoKhanna5 Mar 2021
It’s abysmal that the minimum wage is $7.25/hour. It’s even more abysmal that we can’t find 60 Senators who agree with that sentiment.
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