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Editorial cartoons for Friday, June 27

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Making adjustments to keep Social Security solvent represents only one of the issues confronting Congress. It could also correct outdated aspects of a program that serves nearly 90 percent of Americans over 65. (Stephen Savage/The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SLUGGED SCI SOCIAL SECURITY BY PAULA SPAN FOR NOV. 26, 2018. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED.
Editorial: Congress must act on Social Security’s solvency

That some workers are weighing early retirement and reduced benefits should bother members of Congress.

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.

Strengthen support for victims of domestic violence

I am deeply concerned about the current state of protections for women… Continue reading

Letter writer used a broad brush against Democrats

The Daily Herald recently printed a letter from a retired Navy captain,… Continue reading

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.

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.

In this Sept. 2017, photo made with a drone, a young resident killer whale chases a chinook salmon in the Salish Sea near San Juan Island, Wash. The photo, made under a National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) permit, which gives researchers permission to approach the animals, was made in collaboration with NOAA Fisheries/Southwest Fisheries Science Center, SR3 Sealife Response, Rehabilitation, and Research and the Vancouver Aquarium's Coastal Ocean Research Institute. Endangered Puget Sound orcas that feed on chinook salmon face more competition from seals, sea lions and other killer whales than from commercial and recreational fishermen, a new study finds. (John Durban/NOAA Fisheries/Southwest Fisheries Science Center via AP)
Editorial: A loss for Northwest tribes, salmon and energy

The White House’s scuttling of the Columbia Basin pact returns uncertainty to salmon survival.

Glacier Peak, elevation 10,541 feet, in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest in Snohomish County, Washington. (Caleb Hutton / The Herald) 2019
Editorial: Sell-off of public lands a ruinous budget solution

The proposal in the Senate won’t aid affordable housing and would limit recreational opportunities.

In a gathering similar to many others across the nation on Presidents Day, hundreds lined Broadway with their signs and chants to protest the Trump administration Monday evening in Everett. (Aaron Kennedy / Daily Herald)
Editorial: Let’s remember the ‘peaceably’ part of First Amendment

Most of us understand the responsibilities of free speech; here’s how we remind President Trump.

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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, June 26

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Comment: For democracy’s sake, take ‘fight’ out of our discourse

The political violence we see across America has its roots in thinking of the other side as enemies.

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