Opinion
Editorial: What state lawmakers acheived this session
A look at some of the more consequential policy bills adopted by the Legislature in its 105 days.
Opinion
Comment: We need housing, habitats and a good buffer between them
The best way to ensure living space for people, fish and animals are science-based regulations.
Opinion
Comment: Museums allow look at the past to inform our future
The nation’s museums need the support of the public and government to thrive and tell our stories.
Opinion
Comment: Better support of doula care can cut maternal deaths
Partners need to extend the reach of the state’s Apple Health doula program, before and after births.
Opinion
Forum: Permit-to-purchase firearm law in state would save lives
Requiring a permit to purchase will help keep guns in responsible hands and reduce suicides and homicides.
Opinion
Forum: Whether iron or clay, father and son carry that weight
Son’s interest in weight training rekindles father’s memories of a mentor’s high school ‘blacksmith shop.’
Local News
Union urges Ferguson not to sign budget without their pay raises
Lawmakers say a union representing 5,300 Washington state workers and community college employees ratified a contract too late…
Northwest
Trump energy emergency latest target for Washington AG
In a 15-state lawsuit filed in federal court in Seattle, states argue the president is abusing his authority…
Opinion
Schwab: Trump isn’t a lawyer, but plays president on TV
Unsure if he has to abide by the Constitution, Trump’s next gig could be prison warden or movie…
Opinion
Klein: Trump’s pick of Vance signaled values of his second term
Selecting Vance as his vice president cued all that what mattered now was not just loyalty but sycophancy.
Opinion
Ask what Trump gets out of his tariffs
Just before Trump’s first election to the presidency, my wife and I enjoyed a river cruise in Bordeaux’s…
Opinion
More moderates needed in politics today
It looks like both the MAGA people and the liberal Democrats are not very popular here lately. They…
Opinion
EATS Act would overrides state protections for animals
I urge Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, to oppose the EATS Act, recently reintroduced as the Food…
Opinion
The Buzz: We have a new pope and Trump shtick that’s getting old
This week’s fashion question: Who wore the papal vestments better; Trump or Pope Leo XIV?
Sports
Seahawks re-sign DT Johnathan Hankins
Mike Macdonald often says you can’t have too many defensive linemen.
Local News
Robert Prevost, first US pope, appears on the balcony as Pope Leo XIV
The leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics appeared on the balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square in the…
Opinion
Comment: Trump’s pursuit of Canada risks losing what we do have
Insisting ‘never say never’ isn’t how to win back a once-valuable trade partner and trusted ally.
Opinion
With investments coming, adopt habitat rules that fit
I was delighted to see the article (“Snohomish County salmon recovery projects receive $1.9 million in state funding,”…