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‘War hero’ demands Nobel Peace Prize

Has there been a man so egotistical, so narcissistic as to think…

 

Columnist

Burke: Why voting by mail is driving Trump crazy

Trump can read the polls, too. What they’re telling him explains why he’s going after mail-in voting.

 

Comment: What politicizing medical research may cost us

The throttling of grant funding may slow discoveries that could meaningfully improve patients’ lives.

 

Letters

Deli near closed bridge needs extra support to stay open

Recently, the city announced that repairs to Edgewater bridge on Mukilteo Bouelvard would take several months longer to complete. But there’s a fantastic deli and… Continue reading

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Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, Aug. 27

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

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Letters

Governments need to make it easier for stores to operate

I will miss the Fred Meyer in Everett. We need to understand why the store is closing instead of complaining that the company is obsessed… Continue reading

Comment: Back-to-school price hikes you may not see coming

More stores and online sellers are using ‘dynamic’ and ‘surveillance’ pricing to hide increases.

Commentary

Comment: Newsom’s battle of memes is the clash we need now

It may not make him the party front runner for 2028, but it’s showing Democrats how to fight on Trump’s turf.

Columnist

Dowd: Slavish attitude toward history won’t get Trump into heaven

If he’s worried about the afterlife he should take more care with confronting the nation’s past life.

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Editorial cartoons for Tuesday, Aug. 26

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

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Letters

Everett Mayor’s race: Franklin has supported police

It’s political season, and unfortunately, that means the attacks have started; many of them aimed at Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin. As someone who is a… Continue reading

Letters

Glad that Mukilteo’s speed cameras are upholding safety

Regarding a recent letter to the editor, criticizing speed cameras on Mukilteo Speedway, I am a 38-year resident of Mukilteo and have watched as behavior… Continue reading

Commentary

Comment: Ukrainian summitry is all reality TV, zero substance

While bombs fall on Ukrainians, President Trump asks of his staged exchanges, ‘How is it playing?’

Harrop: Only U.S. foes could craft so damaging an energy policy

Trump wants “energy dominance,” but he’s sapping the strength of clean energy and fossil fuels.

Commentary

Comment: Can you still get a covid booster? It’s complicated.

Shifting guidelines, uncertain insurance coverage and inconsistent availability will make things difficult.

Comment: Can ‘smart’ tech improve aviation safety at airports?

Southwest Airlines is testing smart tech on its Boeing 737s to judge their use in avoiding incursions.

THis is an editorial cartoon by Michael de Adder . Michael de Adder was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. He studied art at Mount Allison University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing and painting. He began his career working for The Coast, a Halifax-based alternative weekly, drawing a popular comic strip called Walterworld which lampooned the then-current mayor of Halifax, Walter Fitzgerald. This led to freelance jobs at The Chronicle-Herald and The Hill Times in Ottawa, Ontario. After freelancing for a few years, de Adder landed his first full time cartooning job at the Halifax Daily News. After the Daily News folded in 2008, he became the full-time freelance cartoonist at New Brunswick Publishing. He was let go for political views expressed through his work including a cartoon depicting U.S. President Donald Trump’s border policies. He now freelances for the Halifax Chronicle Herald, the Toronto Star, Ottawa Hill Times and Counterpoint in the USA. He has over a million readers per day and is considered the most read cartoonist in Canada. Michael de Adder has won numerous awards for his work, including seven Atlantic Journalism Awards plus a Gold Innovation Award for news animation in 2008. He won the Association of Editorial Cartoonists' 2002 Golden Spike Award for best editorial cartoon spiked by an editor and the Association of Canadian Cartoonists 2014 Townsend Award. The National Cartoonists Society for the Reuben Award has shortlisted him in the Editorial Cartooning category. He is a past president of the Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists and spent 10 years on the board of the Cartoonists Rights Network.

Editorial cartoons for Monday, Aug. 25

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

THis is an editorial cartoon by Michael de Adder . Michael de Adder was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. He studied art at Mount Allison University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing and painting. He began his career working for The Coast, a Halifax-based alternative weekly, drawing a popular comic strip called Walterworld which lampooned the then-current mayor of Halifax, Walter Fitzgerald. This led to freelance jobs at The Chronicle-Herald and The Hill Times in Ottawa, Ontario. After freelancing for a few years, de Adder landed his first full time cartooning job at the Halifax Daily News. After the Daily News folded in 2008, he became the full-time freelance cartoonist at New Brunswick Publishing. He was let go for political views expressed through his work including a cartoon depicting U.S. President Donald Trump’s border policies. He now freelances for the Halifax Chronicle Herald, the Toronto Star, Ottawa Hill Times and Counterpoint in the USA. He has over a million readers per day and is considered the most read cartoonist in Canada. Michael de Adder has won numerous awards for his work, including seven Atlantic Journalism Awards plus a Gold Innovation Award for news animation in 2008. He won the Association of Editorial Cartoonists' 2002 Golden Spike Award for best editorial cartoon spiked by an editor and the Association of Canadian Cartoonists 2014 Townsend Award. The National Cartoonists Society for the Reuben Award has shortlisted him in the Editorial Cartooning category. He is a past president of the Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists and spent 10 years on the board of the Cartoonists Rights Network.
Second grade teacher Debbie Lindgren high-fives her students as they line up outside the classroom on the first day of school at Hazelwood Elementary on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Comment: Public schools still country’s ‘highest earthly duty’

A shift to private schools from public could leave the nation less prosperous and more divided.

Second grade teacher Debbie Lindgren high-fives her students as they line up outside the classroom on the first day of school at Hazelwood Elementary on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Letters

Pay Herald’s news staffers fairly, without quotas

I’m writing as a concerned member of the community who deeply values the role of local journalism. My friends and neighbors and I all depend… Continue reading

Letters

Lincoln’s empathy: Let’s make America kind again

Regarding Christi Parsons’ excellent column on President Lincoln’s empathy (“A nation divided should practice Lincoln’s empathy,” The Herald, Aug. 7): I saw a sign at… Continue reading