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× With 1 in 5 lobbyists coming from state service, Washington lawmakers hear bill to restrict revolving door By Joseph O’Sullivan, The Seattle Times Published: January 28, 2021, 2:12pm Share: As they consider creating a waiting period for high-ranking public servants who want to become lobbyists, Washington lawmakers get to watch Olympia’s revolving door spin right before their eyes. Even as a handful of lawmakers re-upped their longshot bid this month to create a one-year “cooling-off” period, the latest revolving-door example emerged from Gov. Jay Inslee’s office. ...

In life as in The Queen's Gambit, why chess becomes a metaphor for duty, love and conflict But this is not the only modern work that deploys chess in this fashion. Star Wars, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Blade Runner, to name just a few, use versions of the game at key moments to show a character’s growth or to stand in as a metaphor for conflict. The Conversation December 15, 2020 15:39:12 IST In The Queen's Gambit, chess acts as a metaphor for the prot...