Health care: Fix broken, profit-driven model

Re: “WA Medicare Advantage buyers scramble amid Humana, Optum dispute” (Feb. 27, Business): Kevin Nollette’s tortured effort to find a new doctor or new Medicare insurance plan reveals the sad truth about the U.S. health care system: It is perfectly de…

March 5, 2026
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Data centers: ‘Voracious appetite’

Re: “Big Tech took down new data center regulations, WA lawmaker says” (March 3, Climate Lab): Thank you for coverage of tech companies’ efforts to avoid paying extra-high rates for water and electricity for huge new data centers. We need to protect wa…

March 5, 2026
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Housing: ‘Bring back gas’

Re: “Seattle’s climate and housing efforts bottlenecked by … power poles?” (March 3, Climate Lab): The article about power poles vs. housing costs missed a reasonable solution: Bring back gas cooking and heating. The anti-gas zealots ignore predictable…

March 5, 2026
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