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Saunders: You can’t talk of 2 states when Hamas holds hostages

The recognition of Palestine by countries can only delay resolution of the famine ongoing in Gaza.

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Comment: Attack on transgender kids isn’t just cruel; it’s a threat

Dismantling health care for transgender kids for their “protection,” could be repeated for other care.

This photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic. In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of ships and airplanes searched Tuesday, June 20, 2023, for the submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)

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Coast Guard: Series of mistakes caused Everett-based OceanGate sub disaster

The Coast Guard’s final report on the tourist submersible that disappeared on a dive to the Titanic concluded…

Seahawks receiver Tory Horton (15) practices at Lumen Field for Seahawks Fan Fest on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Edwin Hooper / Seattle Seahawks)

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Kenneth Walker rests ‘soreness’ at Seahawks fan fest

Rookie receiver Tory Horton continues to shine.

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Comment: Dehumanizing, starving Gazans was strategy all along

A Palestinian in the U.K. relates the attacks on family and friends clinging to their humanity.

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Comment: Gabbard’s intel trove disproves her Obama ‘treason’ claim

While the intelligence director conflates two findings, the documents clearly show what Russia did.

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Saunders: Another mass shooting; another bogus rationale

What should we care how murderers justify their actions to themselves? There is no excuse.

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Comment: Trump has only himself to blame for Epstein mess

Trump played up this and other conspiracies when it suited him. Now, his denials only feed suspicion.

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Editorial cartoons for Monday, Aug. 4

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Julio Rodríguez (44) of the Seattle Mariners yells while running the bases after hitting his 100th career home run during the third inning against the Texas Ranger at T-Mobile Park on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Seattle. (Olivia Vanni / Getty Images / Tribune News Services)

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Mariners tag Rangers’ deGrom with three homers

SEATTLE — Something is amiss with Jacob deGrom.

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Snohomish PUD should object to BPA’s market plan

Thank you to The Herald for the recently published informative piece about poor decisions by the Bonneville Power…

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Trump order will make things worse on homelessness

Trump’s executive order on homelessness is a slap in the face to all those who have struggled to…

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What’s become of our country?

I’ve been looking for my country, the one held dear since I was a child growing up in…

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Thanks to brave teen who rescued Silver Lake swimmer

I want to thank The Herald for a recent front-page article (“’Courageous’ teen dives into Silver Lake to…

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Forum essay provides hope for the future

I recently read an essay published in The Herald’s Forum page by Matthew Leger (“Amid tumult and hard…

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Does law allow new ways to cheat on taxes?

Two bits on Trump’s Big Awful Lie:

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, Aug. 3

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

FILE — A coal-fired power plant and a wind turbine in Weifang, in Shandong Province, China, on Oct. 23, 2023. China installed more solar panels and wind turbines in 2024 than the rest of the world combined. (Gilles Sabrie/The New York Times)

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Comment: Paris climate accord moves on without United States

The effort to confront the climate crisis is being led by other countries, including China.

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, Aug. 2

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Six areas of climate impacts expected for Snohomish County.
(Snohomish County Climate Resiliency Plan)

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Editorial: Building climate resiliency with or without the EPA

Abdication of federal efforts on the climate crisis leaves a duty at the local and state levels.