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Comment: GOP’s fiscal hawks get it; voters don’t care about debt

On a basic level they say they do, but they’re more concerned over inflation and cuts to their…

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Brewer: NBA’s newest power is scary young, different and good

Follow the NBA — or anything, really — for too long, and your brain gets sentenced to myopia.…

Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen (27), cornerback Devon Witherspoon (21), defensive end Leonard Williams (99) and safety Coby Bryant (8) convene during Seahawks OTAs on Monday June 2, 2025 at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center. (Photo courtesy of Rod Mar / Seattle Seahawks)

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Seahawks defense sets high standard: ‘We want to be No. 1’

RENTON — The Seattle Seahawks’ offense looks much different than it did this time last year. New quarterback,…

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Editorial cartoons for Tuesday, June 3

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

A rendering of possible configuration for a new multi-purpose stadium in downtown Everett. (DLR Group)

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Editorial: Latest ballpark figures drive hope for new stadium

A lower estimate for the project should help persuade city officials to move ahead with plans.

Opinion

Douthat: Trump should embrace the TACO; it actually serves him

Trump’s willingness to backtrack when a plan isn’t working may actually help him seal deals.

Opinion

Renovating of Funko Field cheaper than building new stadium

The City of Everett faces three stadium options:

Opinion

As candidates how they’ll address crime survivors’ needs

As campaign season kicks off for city council and mayoral races, it is once again time for prospective…

Opinion

Kristof: Rubio dead wrong that end of USAID hasn’t cost lives

He told Congress it was a lie, but consider two of thousands of examples of lives lost to…

Attorney General Nick Brown, center, speaks to reporters alongside California Attorney General Rob Bonta, right, and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, left, before an event at Town Hall Seattle on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Photo by Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard)

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Washington’s attorney general sees no signs of legal battles with Trump letting up

Nick Brown described a “crisis” surrounding the president’s use of executive power and said he expects to file…

Opinion

Comment: How Biden cost Democrats the presidency

It wasn’t just a failure to confront his frailty; it was a failure to confront conventional thinking.

Opinion

Comment: Fundamental rights should depend on your ZIP code

While flawed, courts’ nationwide injunctions are necessary to avoid limits to rights based on where one lives.

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Editorial cartoons for Monday, June 2

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Comment: To save downtowns, find housing for those without homes

No investments will be made, no one will return unless we first solve our problem with homelessness.

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Comment: Democrats get another chance to repair their brand

The skipped over AOC for a key committee post; now they can appoint a young and skilled member.

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Harrop: GOP states seeing red over green energy

Even as renewables add to their energy mix, Republicans are loathe to admit that it’s working.

Demonstrators gather as part of the National Law Day of Action outside the Supreme Court in Washington, May 1, 2025. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times)

Opinion

Comment: Justice is blind; it shouldn’t be silenced

Politicians play a dangerous game by accusing judges who rule against them of defying the voters’ will.

Opinion

State should split ferry contract to keep jobs, speed up build

On Jan. 8, Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson, transportation leaders from the Senate and House, and leadership from Washington State…

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Has Trump read Paine’s ‘Common Sense’?

Will Donald Trump, who says he “runs the world” and approved a picture of himself with a crown…

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, June 1

A sketchy look at the news of the day.