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  <title>KOMO News - Ken Schram</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:50 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Ken Schram: Civil rights for everyone benefits us all</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:24:04 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[I know there are a lot of people who are unhappy that our state passed a marriage equality law. But one only has to look at the beaming couples who joyously exchanged vows to understand the milestone that has been too long in coming.]]></description>
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      <title>Schram: A look at black boxes, legal weed, same-sex marriage</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:51:38 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[As the week comes to an end, what say we take a look at several issues that deserve some attention.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-12-07T09:51:38-08:00</atom:published>
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      <title>The Schrammie: Why the secrecy in rowdy cops investigation?</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:05:37 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[Does the end justify the means? Not when the means involves a public agency cloaking itself in secrecy.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-12-05T09:05:37-08:00</atom:published>
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      <title>Ken Schram: New texting fines would just be a cash grab</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:10:36 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[The State of Washington is looking to dip into federal coffers for money to pay for an educational campaign about the dangers of texting while driving and holding your cell phone while talking and driving.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-12-03T10:10:36-08:00</atom:published>
                  <atom:updated>2012-12-03T18:58:31-08:00</atom:updated>
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      <title>Ken Schram: It's a padded cell for kids</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:18:10 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[The state doesn't know how many such rooms there are because they are regulated by the individual school district.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-11-30T09:18:10-08:00</atom:published>
                  <atom:updated>2012-11-30T18:48:26-08:00</atom:updated>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[One of the photos posted on Facebook shows the isolation box at Mint Valley Elementary School in Longview, Wash.]]></media:title>
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      <title>The Schrammie: Don't mess with the red kettles</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:34:22 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[It's been a Christmas tradition for more than a hundred years. Slowly but surely, retailers are shutting it down.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-11-28T09:34:22-08:00</atom:published>
                  <atom:updated>2012-11-28T19:09:36-08:00</atom:updated>
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      <title>Ken Schram: Boeing should lead on same-sex issues</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:31:58 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[The world's largest producer of airplanes appears very reticent when it comes to providing married gay couples with survivor pension benefits.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-11-26T09:31:58-08:00</atom:published>
                  <atom:updated>2012-11-26T19:18:21-08:00</atom:updated>
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      <title>Ken Schram: Sensitivity training would be a waste</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:49:38 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[An apology is certainly in order. Sensitivity training? Most likely a waste of time and money.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-11-19T09:49:38-08:00</atom:published>
                  <atom:updated>2012-11-19T18:48:50-08:00</atom:updated>
                        
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      <title>Ken Schram: I hope someone learns from these child shootings</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:09:43 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[I've long believed that irresponsible gun owners should face legal consequences when their stupidity results in a tragedy.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-11-16T10:09:43-08:00</atom:published>
                  <atom:updated>2012-11-16T20:11:09-08:00</atom:updated>
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      <title>The Schrammie: A shameful act of exclusion</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:05:03 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[Okay, so maybe everybody loves a parade. But somebody didn't want just anybody to march in their parade.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-11-14T09:05:03-08:00</atom:published>
                  <atom:updated>2012-11-14T19:11:52-08:00</atom:updated>
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      <title>Ken Schram: A lack of judgment from Seattle police</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:29:41 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[One guy called it "mutual combat." It's a fancy term for what's basically a street fight. Believe it or not, Seattle police say it's not illegal so long as no one watching is injured and no property is damaged.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-11-12T09:29:41-08:00</atom:published>
                  <atom:updated>2012-11-12T18:55:47-08:00</atom:updated>
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        <media:description><![CDATA[One guy called it "mutual combat." It's a fancy term for what's basically a street fight. Believe it or not, Seattle police say it's not illegal so long as no one watching is injured and no property is damaged.]]></media:description>
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      <title>Ken Schram: Election roundup and other tidbits</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:09:09 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[Let's take a collective deep breath and celebrate the fact that the elections are over. Sort of.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-11-09T10:09:09-08:00</atom:published>
                  <atom:updated>2012-11-09T10:10:52-08:00</atom:updated>
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      <title>The Schrammie: Evergreen administrators have a lot to learn</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:08:21 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[Putting women and girls together with naked guys and then hiding behind the term "non-discrimination" is a lesson in waiting.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-11-07T09:08:21-08:00</atom:published>
                  <atom:updated>2012-11-08T07:39:10-08:00</atom:updated>
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      <title>Schram: Change needed in deadline for mail-in ballots</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:12:15 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[Because ballots only have to be postmarked on Nov. 6, it means that an untold number of ballots may take days - in some cases even weeks - to arrive and then be counted.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-11-05T10:12:15-08:00</atom:published>
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        <media:description><![CDATA[Because ballots only have to be postmarked on Nov. 6, it means that an untold number of ballots may take days - in some cases even weeks - to arrive and then be counted.]]></media:description>
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      <title>Schrammie: Reducing parking tickets is a bad thing?</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:24:41 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[There's new parking technology that Mayor Mike McGinn wants to put in play, but some city councilmembers fear it will lead to a reduction in parking tickets.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-10-31T10:24:41-07:00</atom:published>
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      <title>Ken Schram: Car wars or common sense?</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:21:22 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[The City of Seattle, which has already spent some $35 million on bicycle lanes over the past several years, is now beginning to install what are called bike tracks.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:33:01 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[Now we have Claudia Balducci, who heads up the detention system, deciding that poor Christopher Monfort is lonely and needs some type of interaction with other people.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-10-26T09:33:01-07:00</atom:published>
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      <title>The Schrammie: An inexplicable move</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:01:25 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[Frank Blethen, publisher of the Seattle Times, thought it would be a good idea for the newspaper to pay for some political advertisements.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-10-24T10:01:25-07:00</atom:published>
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      <title>The Schrammie: A fly in the arena ointment</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:22:51 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[Cameron Williams, President of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, says he doesn't like the way things have been done to bring basketball back to the region.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-10-17T09:22:51-07:00</atom:published>
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      <title>Schram: Schools should stand up to evangelical group's bullying</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:17:34 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[For area school districts planning to participate in "Mix It Up at Lunch Day" later this month there is no dilemma and there should be no retreat.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-10-15T10:17:34-07:00</atom:published>
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      <title>Schram: More on TSA, mayoral mess and Christmas in October</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:48:36 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[Some quick takes on a trio of issues that shouldn't pass without some additional attention and comment. Let's begin with TSA.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-10-12T09:48:36-07:00</atom:published>
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      <title>The Schrammie: Don't fall for R-74 fear mongering</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:01:07 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[When is a lie not a lie? When it's part of a political campaign, of course.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-10-10T09:01:07-07:00</atom:published>
                  <atom:updated>2012-10-10T18:57:06-07:00</atom:updated>
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      <title>Ken Schram: Do more than just complain about the homeless</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:31:57 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[Mayor Mike McGinn got a letter from a tourist complaining about aggressive panhandling in the fair City of Seattle.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-10-08T10:31:57-07:00</atom:published>
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      <title>Ken Schram: A guide for voters </title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:36:58 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[We're less than a month out from the general election. We'll vote for a president, a senator and a brand new governor. We'll also select a whole host of people who want to serve in the state legislature. And then there are the issues we have to decide on.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-10-05T11:36:58-07:00</atom:published>
                  <atom:updated>2012-10-05T19:24:42-07:00</atom:updated>
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      <title>Ken Schram: Burdensome bureaucracy at its finest</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:37:36 -0700</pubDate>
                      <description><![CDATA[Lynnwood has a decades-old ban against all forms of gambling, and Mayor Don Gough thought more time was needed to decide if kids being awarded prize tickets for playing something like Skee ball would be the downfall of civilization.]]></description>
                          <atom:published>2012-10-03T09:37:36-07:00</atom:published>
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