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Where are the officials who serve constituents?

I was just wondering why while the MAGA type politicians get further and further to the right, while…

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ICE arrests based on race, language are un-American

ICE raids are a common feature of American life. So, what if I were outside a Home Depot…

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Jan. 6 Capitol riot doesn’t count as “political violence”?

Political violence

Signage outside the Capitol Hill visitors center notifies the public of its closure due to the government shutdown in Washington, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. The first government shutdown in nearly six years left federal agencies in flux and many of their employees in a state of confusion on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, as they received last-minute and conflicting instructions from managers. (Alex Kent/The New York Times)

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Comment: How long can this go on and who gets the blame?

Neither side appears willing to budge yet; that may change as more Americans feel the pain.

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Everett School Board: Jackson Laurence works for students

We urge you to vote to return Anna Marie Jackson Laurence to the Everett School Board position that…

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Is this Trump’s coup plan?

So Donald Trump will put armed troops into city after city whose mayors don’t want them.

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Does Guinea’s authoritarianism sound familiar?

I read the following recently extract about the president of Guinea in West Africa. It sounds dreadfully familiar.

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Roberts: Ignoring scientific fact won’t change climate physics

In favoring cherry-picked pseudo science over peer-reviewed consensus, Trump amplifies the climate crisis.

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Comment: Yes on SJR 8201 will enhance WA Cares LTC benefit

In the face of federal cuts to Medicaid, Washington residents must maximize their long-term care fund.

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Forum: Tormented are the peacemakers; in families and society

For in navigating our current societal divisions, they are having to relieve their family traumas.

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Forum: Everett VFW Post 2100 earns state, national honors

Along with daily meeting the needs of veterans, the post has had an active year of celebration and…

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Life

Cadillac Introduces First-Ever V-Series All-Electric: LYRIQ Performance

0-To-60 in 3.3 Seconds, The Fastest Cadillac Ever

The Seattle Mariners open the postseason at home against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images / The Athletic)

Sports

With pitching and power, the pennant-less Mariners dream big

Seattle strives to play in its first-ever World Series starting Saturday against Detroit.

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Lake Forest Park levy: Support public safety on ballot

I want to thank the Lake Forest Park City Council for passing a resolution to place a police…

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Comment: Now, let’s focus on helping middle class buy homes

A California proposal would allow middle-class families to borrow a bigger chunk for their down payments.

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Schwab: After the last week, we could all use a Tylenol

Trump dispenses medical advice, obedient lawyers, travel advisories and calls up Gen. Mayhem.

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Defeat GOP’s health care cuts

Thank you for Congressman Rick Larsen’s excellent commentary on the Republican push to dismantle, destabilize and harm, our…

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Civil argument provides depth of understanding

Thank you, Herald editors, for prominently publishing Bret Stephen’s recent commentary (“We’re losing our culture of argument and…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), right, arrives to join Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) at a news conference on Capitol Hill after the House passed a stopgap bill to keep federal funding flowing past a Sept. 30 deadline on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. The House narrowly passed the bill on Friday, but the measure appears dead on arrival in the Senate, where Democrats have vowed to block it. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

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Editorial: Democrats point to problem deeper than the shutdown

Two state Democrats say they are holding out to force talks on a looming health care crisis.

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The Buzz: Pete, couldn’t this have been a Signal group chat?

President Trump and Pete Hegseth dress down military officials and alert Portland’s naked bike riders.