Commentary

Comment: U.S. diabetes epidemic is far more than medical issue

Much of it has to do with ‘red-lining,’ creating boundaries based on race and economic status.

Youth Forum: Death penalty expensive, ineffective and risks innocent lives

By Jesslyn Dhillon / For The Herald How would you feel if one of your loved ones were wrongly sentenced to death? The death penalty… Continue reading

Youth Forum: Deporting immigrants costly and violates due process

By Kiana Davis / For The Herald Approximately 10.5 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States, but soon those people will be displaced back… Continue reading

Youth Forum: Gun restrictions work against safety and rights

By John Rommes / For The Herald Did you know that according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 90% of crimes committed with firearms (as… Continue reading

Youth Forum: Gun safety laws protect lives of citizens and police

By Leila Plantilla / For The Herald It’s toward the end of the school year and you, a senior, among all your classmates, are celebrating… Continue reading

Youth Forum: Later start to school day will aid kids’ health, studies

By Kynslee Morth / For The Herald School start times need to change. Current data from youth risk behavior survey says that 77.3% of high… Continue reading

Youth Forum: Our future depends on protecting the rights of protest

By Dega Hartwick / For The Herald Protesting and expressing our opinions is a key part of our right to freedom of speech. But what… Continue reading

Youth Forum: Take a penny, leave a penny, but keep making pennies

By Logan Parker / For The Herald Imagine holding a piece of history in your hand. The penny, a collector’s favorite, has been a connerstone… Continue reading

Youth Forum: Twice yearly time shift is bad for our health

By Stone Malean / For The Herald When clocks turn ahead an hour in the spring for daylight savings time, losing an hour of sleep… Continue reading

Youth Forum: Ukraine never started the war, yet U.S. sides with Russia

By Artem Nazarchuk / For The Herald Ukraine never started the war, yet it is being blamed. The concept of war is to get what… Continue reading

Youth Forum: Yes, the death penalty is inhumane; it’s also just

By Andriel Gonzalez / For The Herald The death penalty is inhumane, but that’s why it makes so effective, that’s why it should be allowed.… Continue reading

Comment: Cuts to science grants threat to our health, economy

Federal funding through the National Science Foundation has provided countless benefits to our lives.

Comment: The gift 747 was only one problem in Mideast trip

Along with the thinly veiled bribe, came a shift to excuse the region’s autocratic monarchies.

Comment: Era of Buffett-, Gates-style philanthropy is ending

The tech billionaires see their space and AI quests as better than a bequest to fight poverty and disease.

Comment: AmeriCorps staffers were making America healthy again

A modest stipend for students was providing experience and value. Until the Trump administration fired them.

Comment: GOP’s tax cut bill is ill-timed for economic moment

If a recession does hit, it’s the lower- and middle-income who can spend the economy’s way out; not the rich.

Comment: When should judges have power to tell a president no?

Birthright citizenship is clearly law. What was up for debate is the fate of nationwide injunctions.

Comment: Cuts to Medicaid will make fentanyl fight harder

Medicaid’s expansion is helping many get the addiction treatment they need, reversing the crisis.

Comment: PBS, NPR need funding, and a good shake-up

PBS’s best dramas come from British TV. It needs to produce its own money-makers like ‘Downton Abbey.’

In the summer of 2021, members of the Skagit River System Cooperative counted fish in the restored estuary of Leque Island near Stanwood. What they found was encouraging. (Chuck Taylor / The Herald) 20210817

Comment: Ignoring the climate choice to adapt or die

The loss of funding for climate adaptation science will leave regions to weather impacts on their own.

In the summer of 2021, members of the Skagit River System Cooperative counted fish in the restored estuary of Leque Island near Stanwood. What they found was encouraging. (Chuck Taylor / The Herald) 20210817