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[The water cooler - What Eastsiders are talking about - By Ann Garretson]


01-97 THROUGH 12-97
CURRENT COLUMNS



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DECEMBER, 1997 [blue rule]
[pt.]"The water cooler" will return on
Jan. 4, 1998. Happy holidays! (12-25)
[pt.]"What's the best holiday present you ever gave or got?" (
12-21)
[pt.]"What gets you in the holiday spirit?" (
12-14)
[pt.]"What advice would you give the McCaugheys about their septuplets?" (
12-07)


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NOVEMBER, 1997 [blue rule]
[pt.]"Should the identity and address of released sex offenders be revealed
to their neighbors?" (
11-30)
[pt.]"What do you think about Barbie's new look?" (
11-23)
[pt.]"What are your thoughts about the au pair case?" (
11-16)
[pt.]"How should we pay for Medic One now that voters have turned down
the special tax?" (
11-09)
[pt.]"Did the stock market's wild ride affect you?" (
11-02)


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OCTOBER, 1997 [blue rule]
[pt.]"What's the most important issue on the upcoming ballot?" (
10-26)
[pt.]"Are you worried about El Nino?" (
10-19)
[pt.]"Do you plan on getting a flu shot this year?" (
10-12)
[pt.]"Do you approve of random drug testing in schools?" (
10-05)


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SEPTEMBER, 1997 [blue rule]
[pt.]"Do you support the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes?" (
09-28)
[pt.]"Do you think Ken Griffey Jr. will break Roger Maris's home run record?" (
09-21)
[pt.]"Should the manufacture and sale of cheap 'Saturday Night Special'
handguns be banned?" (
09-14)
[pt.]"What's your favorite memory of Princess Di?" (
09-07)


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AUGUST, 1997 [blue rule]
[pt.]"Do you think labor unions are necessary?" (
08-31)
[pt.]"What do you think of the weekend closures of I-405?" (
08-24)
[pt.]"What do you do to beat the heat?" (
08-17)
[pt.]"Do you enjoy Seafair?" (
08-10)
[pt.]"What's the best movie you've seen this summer?" (
08-03)


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JULY, 1997 [blue rule]
[pt.]"Should efforts to control Canadian Geese include killing them?" (
07-27)
[pt.]"If you could ask Bill Gates one question, what would it be?" (
07-20)
[pt.]"What do you think of the Mars landing?" (
07-13)
[pt.]"Should boxing be banned?" (
07-06)


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JUNE, 1997 [blue rule]
[pt.]"Are you prepared for a major earthquake?" (
06-29)
[pt.]"Should the nation apologize for slavery?" (
06-22)
[pt.]"Are you going to vote for or against the Seahawks stadium?" (
06-15)
[pt.]"What are your thoughts on the Timothy McVeigh verdict?" (
06-08)
[pt.]"What was your best vacation ever?" (
06-01)


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MAY, 1997 [blue rule]
[pt.]"How do you plan to spend Memorial Day?" (
05-25)
[pt.]"What do you think of the Seahawks stadium deal?" (
05-18)
(New! The EJ is online! -- Check out the Eastside's community newspaper today!)
[pt.]"What's your favorite memory of your mom?" (
05-11)
[pt.]"What's behind all the 'road rage'?" (
05-04)


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APRIL, 1997 [blue rule]
[pt.]"What do you think of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president?" (
04-27)
[pt.]"What is dinnertime like in your home?" (
04-20)
[pt.]"How much would be fair to pay in income taxes?" (
04-13)
[pt.]"What would you tell someone to keep them from joining a cult?" (
04-06)


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MARCH, 1997 [blue rule]
[pt.]"Would you support another 9 cents added to the gas tax for roads?" (
03-30)
[pt.]"If you could live your life all over again, what would you do differently?" (
03-23)
[pt.]"What do you think caused last summer's crash of TWA Flight 800?" (
03-16)
(New EJ e-mail address! -- Subsequent pages will include same; older pages won't.)
[pt.]"Does it bother you that campaign contributors slept at the White
House?" (
03-09)
[pt.]"Should humans be cloned?" (
03-02)


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FEBRUARY, 1997 [blue rule]
[pt.]"Should the 520 bridge be expanded?" (
02-23)
[pt.]"Do you support fining parents when their children get into serious legal
trouble?" (
02-16)
[pt.]"Should O.J. retain custody of his two youngest children?" (
02-09)
[pt.]"Have you been inconvenienced by American Online's problems?" (
02-02)


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JANUARY, 1997 [blue rule]
[pt.]"Should parents test their kids for drug use using over-the-counter kits?" (
01-26)
[pt.]"What's the first thing Clinton should try to accomplish in his second
term?" (
01-19)
[pt.]"What should be the penalty for someone convicted of drunk driving?" (
01-12)
[pt.]"If you could pick any job to do, what would it be?" (
01-05)



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