Opinion

Comment: Hospitals staying true to Congress’ drug discounts

Nonprofit hospitals aren’t abusing the 340B pricing program. The fault lies with profit-taking drugmakers.

Opinion

Forum: The long internal battle against our unrecognized bias

Growing up where segregation was the norm forced a unconscious bias that takes effort to confront.

Opinion

Forum: Why Auschwitz, other atrocities must stay seared into memory

The recent anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi’s death camp calls for remembrance.

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Life

2026 Infiniti QX60 has a striking new look and Sport trim

Three-row luxury SUV elevates every day commuting

Seattle Seahawks kicker Jason Myers boots one of his five field goals against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. (Photo courtesy of the Seattle Seahawks)

Sports

Seahawks Jason Myers felt nervous calm Super Bowl

Seattle’s long-time kicker was alarmed by his own comfort level prior to five field goals.

Opinion

Schwab: When a bunny goes high, MAGA just goes lower

Bad Bunny’s halftime show was pure joy, yet a deranged Trump kept triggering more outrage.

Opinion

State must address crisis in good, affordable childcare

As new parents with a six-month-old baby, my husband and I have joined the thousands of Washingtonians experiencing…

Opinion

Student protests show they are paying attention

Teachers often look for authentic audiences and real world connections to our classrooms. Recent student protest walkouts prove…

Opinion

SAVE Act will disenfranchise legal women voters

We’re hearing a lot about the SAVE Act — just approved by Republicans in the U.S. House —…

Opinion

Comment: Trump, the West have abandoned dissidents like Jimmy Lai

What nations focused on realpolitik forget is that dissidents are a weapon against dictatorships.

Sen. John Lovick, D-Mill Creek, on the Senate floor on Feb. 12, 2026, remarks about his bill to set stricter standards for sheriffs. The legislation was approved, sending it to the House. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)

Northwest

Stricter standards for Washington sheriffs approved in state Senate

A lead law enforcement group and Republicans are opposed. The bill would provide a way for the state…

Opinion

Comment: Maybe we should show the EPA our insurance bills

While it has renounced the ‘endagerment finding’ that directs climate action, insurance costs are only growing.

Opinion

City allowing Everett business to continue polluting

Is it incompetency, corporatocracy or is the City of Everett just apathetic toward residents impacted by the city’s…

Opinion

Good reason for members of military to refuse illegal orders

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., texted me saying President Trump “called for me to be hanged” for relaying the…

Opinion

Support U.S. assistance of Ukraine in fight against Russia

As we enter the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we must remember that Ukraine’s future…

Opinion

Comment: Listen carefully to the things that Trump can’t unsay

What Trump said about ‘nationalizing elections’ shows the unconstitutional lengths he’ll go to.

A voter puts a ballot in the drop box at the Ballard branch of the Seattle Public Library in King County in August 2024. This voting location is one of the most popular in the county. (Laurel Demkovich/Washington State Standard)

Northwest

Tighter rules for challenges to voter registrations clear WA House

A spike in challenges by conservatives is fueling Democrats’ desire to make changes that will curtail frivolous claims.…

Opinion

Burke: Whistle while we work to preserve democracy

Prepare for the work of patriots with a whistle and a new ‘Manual for Keeping Democracy.’

Opinion

Comment: Congress must place more controls on Insurrection Act

Calling on troops for law enforcement needs better guardrails than are now in place.

Opinion

Comment: Severe winter storms aren’t refuting climate crisis

Global warming makes weather patterns more chaotic, leading to damaging winter storms as well as heat.