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Where do I send my traffic ticket when I can’t renew my license?

I spent three hours this morning attempting to renew my driver’s license, an experience most of us suffer…

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, June 29

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Forum: Amid tumult and hard times, look for changes ahead

We have plenty of examples where difficult periods produced leaders and coalitions that improved things.

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Comment: Frequency of heat waves should have us in a cold sweat

The U.S. is unprepared for heat waves’ effects and is going the wrong way on the climate crisis…

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, June 28

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Alaina Livingston, a 4th grade teacher at Silver Furs Elementary, receives her Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic for Everett School District teachers and staff at Evergreen Middle School on Saturday, March 6, 2021 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Editorial: RFK Jr., CDC panel pose threat to vaccine access

Pharmacies following newly changed CDC guidelines may restrict access to vaccines for some patients.

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Comment: Your 6 cents will make sense to keep county moving

A 6-cent-a-gallon gas tax increase will fund road projects and maintenance and keep our economy strong.

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Comment: Bill in Congress can boost kidney donations, save lives

Support from Rep. DelBene and others can help win passage of a $10,000 tax credit for kidney donors.

Opinion

Forum: Who’s responsible for meeting needs of those around us?

And who holds the mantle of a responsible public: the government or the people, themselves?

Matt Wallner of the Minnesota Twins celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Seattle Mariners in the sixth inning at Target Field on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen / Getty Images / Tribune News Services)

Sports

Twins power up for eight-run inning to crush Mariners

MINNEAPOLIS — After sitting through a 4-hour, 22-minute rain delay at Target Field, the Minnesota Twins offense rewarded…

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, June 27

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Schwab: Take a guess: ‘obliterated,’ ‘degraded’ or ‘delayed’

Bombing Iran could be the best decision Trump has ever made, or, like George Bush’s, another Iraq.

Opinion

Strengthen support for victims of domestic violence

I am deeply concerned about the current state of protections for women and children in domestic violence cases…

Opinion

Letter writer used a broad brush against Democrats

The Daily Herald recently printed a letter from a retired Navy captain, with his opinions on President Biden’s…

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Harrop: ‘A lot of Americans are going to die’ because of RFK Jr.

His campaign to complicate Americans’ access to vaccines and discourage research will result in deaths.

Opinion

Comment: Not that he’ll get it, but Trump deserves Nobel

Trump acted decisively, frustrated a nuclear threat and persauded two ancient enemies to halt hostilities.

The BEAD program was created under the federal infrastructure law that former President Joe Biden signed in 2021. It was fashioned as a way to expand high-speed internet service into rural areas and other parts of the country where it was unavailable or lacking. (Stock photo)

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Feds throw Washington’s $1.2B broadband program into disarray

States spent more than two years preparing to distribute the infrastructure funding, now the Trump administration is making…

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Life

Ford’s 2024 Ford Mustang Convertible Revives The Past

Iconic Sports Car Re-Introduced To Wow Masses

Sports

Diego Segui, thrower of first Mariners pitch, passes away at 87

Diego Seguí, the Cuban journeyman who pitched 15 seasons in Major League Baseball and another 10 years in…

Sports

Cal Raleigh is having an all-time great season. Is it enough for MVP?

MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer is the last catcher to win the American League MVP, a fact that was…