Wire Service

Deli near closed bridge needs extra support to stay open

Recently, the city announced that repairs to Edgewater bridge on Mukilteo Bouelvard would take several months longer to complete. But there’s a fantastic deli and… Continue reading

toon

Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, Aug. 27

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

toon

Governments need to make it easier for stores to operate

I will miss the Fred Meyer in Everett. We need to understand why the store is closing instead of complaining that the company is obsessed… Continue reading

Seahawks QB Jalen Milroe winds up for a pass during a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. (Photo courtesy of the Seattle Seahawks)

Reviewing Jalen Milroe’s first preseason as a Seahawk

Jalen Milroe made his first career start Saturday at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., which is also where the rookie quarterback was when the… Continue reading

Seahawks QB Jalen Milroe winds up for a pass during a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. (Photo courtesy of the Seattle Seahawks)
The Washington state Capitol. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)

Debate flares over WA child welfare law after rise in deaths and injuries

A Democrat who heads a House committee with jurisdiction over the policy says the Keeping Families Together Act may need to be revisited during next year’s legislative session.

The Washington state Capitol. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)
Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is tackled by Seahawks linebacker Tyrice Knight during a game in 2024. (David Guralnick / Detroit News / Tribune News Services)

Seahawks hoping for the return of injured players for opener

Could the Seahawks get back two sidelined starters, including a star of their training camp, to play in the opener? Rookie wide receiver… Continue reading

Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is tackled by Seahawks linebacker Tyrice Knight during a game in 2024. (David Guralnick / Detroit News / Tribune News Services)
Cal Raleigh (29) of the Seattle Mariners celebrates after his solo home run, his 50th of the regular season, against the San Diego Padres during the first inning at T-Mobile Park on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Seattle. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images / Tribune News Services)

M’s Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher with 50-homer season

A day after breaking the single-season record for home runs by a catcher with his MLB-leading 48th and 49th on Sunday, Cal Raleigh… Continue reading

Cal Raleigh (29) of the Seattle Mariners celebrates after his solo home run, his 50th of the regular season, against the San Diego Padres during the first inning at T-Mobile Park on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Seattle. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images / Tribune News Services)

Comment: Back-to-school price hikes you may not see coming

More stores and online sellers are using ‘dynamic’ and ‘surveillance’ pricing to hide increases.

Comment: Newsom’s battle of memes is the clash we need now

It may not make him the party front runner for 2028, but it’s showing Democrats how to fight on Trump’s turf.

Dowd: Slavish attitude toward history won’t get Trump into heaven

If he’s worried about the afterlife he should take more care with confronting the nation’s past life.

toon

Editorial cartoons for Tuesday, Aug. 26

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

toon

Everett Mayor’s race: Franklin has supported police

It’s political season, and unfortunately, that means the attacks have started; many of them aimed at Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin. As someone who is a… Continue reading

Glad that Mukilteo’s speed cameras are upholding safety

Regarding a recent letter to the editor, criticizing speed cameras on Mukilteo Speedway, I am a 38-year resident of Mukilteo and have watched as behavior… Continue reading

Gov. Bob Ferguson in a media availability after signing the budget on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)

Ferguson’s top policy adviser on extended leave

It’s the latest turbulence for the Washington governor’s senior staff.

Gov. Bob Ferguson in a media availability after signing the budget on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)

Comment: Ukrainian summitry is all reality TV, zero substance

While bombs fall on Ukrainians, President Trump asks of his staged exchanges, ‘How is it playing?’

Harrop: Only U.S. foes could craft so damaging an energy policy

Trump wants “energy dominance,” but he’s sapping the strength of clean energy and fossil fuels.

Comment: Can you still get a covid booster? It’s complicated.

Shifting guidelines, uncertain insurance coverage and inconsistent availability will make things difficult.

Comment: Can ‘smart’ tech improve aviation safety at airports?

Southwest Airlines is testing smart tech on its Boeing 737s to judge their use in avoiding incursions.

THis is an editorial cartoon by Michael de Adder . Michael de Adder was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. He studied art at Mount Allison University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing and painting. He began his career working for The Coast, a Halifax-based alternative weekly, drawing a popular comic strip called Walterworld which lampooned the then-current mayor of Halifax, Walter Fitzgerald. This led to freelance jobs at The Chronicle-Herald and The Hill Times in Ottawa, Ontario.

 

After freelancing for a few years, de Adder landed his first full time cartooning job at the Halifax Daily News. After the Daily News folded in 2008, he became the full-time freelance cartoonist at New Brunswick Publishing. He was let go for political views expressed through his work including a cartoon depicting U.S. President Donald Trump’s border policies. He now freelances for the Halifax Chronicle Herald, the Toronto Star, Ottawa Hill Times and Counterpoint in the USA. He has over a million readers per day and is considered the most read cartoonist in Canada.

 

Michael de Adder has won numerous awards for his work, including seven Atlantic Journalism Awards plus a Gold Innovation Award for news animation in 2008. He won the Association of Editorial Cartoonists' 2002 Golden Spike Award for best editorial cartoon spiked by an editor and the Association of Canadian Cartoonists 2014 Townsend Award. The National Cartoonists Society for the Reuben Award has shortlisted him in the Editorial Cartooning category. He is a past president of the Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists and spent 10 years on the board of the Cartoonists Rights Network.

Editorial cartoons for Monday, Aug. 25

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

THis is an editorial cartoon by Michael de Adder . Michael de Adder was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. He studied art at Mount Allison University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing and painting. He began his career working for The Coast, a Halifax-based alternative weekly, drawing a popular comic strip called Walterworld which lampooned the then-current mayor of Halifax, Walter Fitzgerald. This led to freelance jobs at The Chronicle-Herald and The Hill Times in Ottawa, Ontario.

 

After freelancing for a few years, de Adder landed his first full time cartooning job at the Halifax Daily News. After the Daily News folded in 2008, he became the full-time freelance cartoonist at New Brunswick Publishing. He was let go for political views expressed through his work including a cartoon depicting U.S. President Donald Trump’s border policies. He now freelances for the Halifax Chronicle Herald, the Toronto Star, Ottawa Hill Times and Counterpoint in the USA. He has over a million readers per day and is considered the most read cartoonist in Canada.

 

Michael de Adder has won numerous awards for his work, including seven Atlantic Journalism Awards plus a Gold Innovation Award for news animation in 2008. He won the Association of Editorial Cartoonists' 2002 Golden Spike Award for best editorial cartoon spiked by an editor and the Association of Canadian Cartoonists 2014 Townsend Award. The National Cartoonists Society for the Reuben Award has shortlisted him in the Editorial Cartooning category. He is a past president of the Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists and spent 10 years on the board of the Cartoonists Rights Network.
Second grade teacher Debbie Lindgren high-fives her students as they line up outside the classroom on the first day of school at Hazelwood Elementary on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Comment: Public schools still country’s ‘highest earthly duty’

A shift to private schools from public could leave the nation less prosperous and more divided.

Second grade teacher Debbie Lindgren high-fives her students as they line up outside the classroom on the first day of school at Hazelwood Elementary on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)