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We tax and spend as one nation, one people

Can we just stop with the belief in the rights of Americans to keep that money that they…

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Silver Lake development isn’t safe with highway traffic

Why did the City of Everett permit the new eight-unit development at the northeast section of Silver Lake…

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, Aug. 10

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Forum: The attributes shared by jazz and American culture

Jazz is stupid. So, perhaps, is our culture. But both also offer freeing and spontaneous conversations.

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, Aug. 9

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Editorial: Auditor’s Office tools provide view into government

Good government depends on transparency into its actions. We need to make use of that window.

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Eco-nomics: Facing similar flood threat, two counties respond

A look at Kerr County, Texas, and Snohomish County shows the value of planning for climate resiliency.

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Comment: Efforts in this Washington offer hope for civic health

Several state and local efforts are championing civil discourse. And they’re seeking your help.

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Comment: RFK Jr.’s mRNA vaccine decision most terrifying yet

The HHS secretary used falsehoods to justify ending research funding for breakthrough vaccine tech.

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Forum: Why pick up a penny when it’s only worth a thought?

A dusty penny finds purchase in thoughts of growing up poor, luck and kindness to the next person.

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Eco-nomics: Facing similar flood threat, two counties respond

A look at Kerr County, Texas, and Snohomish County shows the value of planning for climate resiliency.

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Seahawks quarterback Jalen Milroe runs with the ball in Seattle's preseason opener against the Las Vegas Raiders at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington on Thursday, August 7, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Seattle Seahawks)

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Tory, Horton, Jalen Milroe flash upside in Seahawks debuts

SEATTLE — It turns out that neither Mike Macdonald nor Pete Carroll could live up to the words…

Umpire Jen Pawol looks on in the third inning during a spring training game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Feb. 28, 2025, in Tampa, Florida. (Brandon Sloter / Getty Images / Tribune News Services)

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MLB’s first female umpire received the call of a lifetime

For the first time in nearly 150 years of Major League Baseball, a female umpire will work a…

Anthony Donofrio of the Everett AquaSox bats against the Tri-City Dust Devils at Funko Field in Everett, Washington on Thursday, August 7, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Shari Sommerfeld / Everett AquaSox)

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Dust Devils’ 18 hits storm AquaSox

The Tri-City Dust Devils collected 18 base hits Thursday night, defeating the Everett AquaSox 11-2 in front of…

The Seattle Mariners' Dominic Canzone, right, celebrates with Donovan Solano after hitting a game-winning RBI single in the 11th inning against the Chicago White Sox at T-Mobile Park on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Seattle. (Alika Jenner / Getty Images / Tribune News Services)

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Canzone’s walkoff hit completes Mariners’ sweep of White Sox

SEATTLE — Dominic Canzone delivered the walk-off hit for the Seattle Mariners, driving in Eugenio Suárez with a…

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Comment: Congress is surrendering its last vestige of power

In bending to the president’s will, Congress may be writing its insignificance in stone.

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, Aug. 8

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Schwab: Just (ignore) the facts, ma’am. Or you’re fired.

When the numbers contradict Trump’s claims or his math, the facts are about to get pink-slipped.

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Ending EPA’s clean air rule will poison environment

On July 29, Lee Zeldin, head of Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced his intent to revoke the…