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"When Will Trump Take Office? On MLK Day, Unfortunately," The Intelligencer's senior editor Margaret Hartmann lamented in a new piece. Hartmann noted the "depressing" news that President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in to his second, non-consecutive term in office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The presidential inauguration sometimes falls on the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr., which takes place on the third Monday of January each year, close to King’s birthday on January 15. "If you’re not a big fan of Donald Trump, you’ve probably gotten used to hearing a lot of stupid and/or depressing political...

Friday, January 3, 2003Puget Sound-Off: Patty Murray on Osama bin Laden The issue: Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., reaped praise and criticism over her comments to high school students in Vancouver, Wash., attempting to stimulate thought about the popularity of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in some poor countries."It is typical commentary from someone that obviously believes everything wrong with the world is the USA's fault. Sadly it came from a U.S. senator. She isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, if that is her perception (of how) to best stimulate teenagers to think about our role in the world." --...