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Everett AquaSox pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje throw against the Tri-City Dust Devils at Funko Field on May 10, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Shari Sommerfeld / Everett AquaSox)

AquaSox beat Tri-City Saturday to win home series

Everett AquaSox pitching dominated in front of a season-high 3,531 fans at Funko Field on Star Wars Night in a 3-1 victory over… Continue reading

Everett AquaSox pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje throw against the Tri-City Dust Devils at Funko Field on May 10, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Shari Sommerfeld / Everett AquaSox)

Comment: Energy Star a boon to consumers; of course it has to go

In it’s 30-plus years it’s saved consumers $500 billion, cut carbon emissions and actually delivers efficiency.

Comment: RFK Jr.’s measles strategy leading U.S. down dark path

As misinformation increases, vaccinations are decreasing, causing a rise in the spread of measles.

Comment: To save the church, let’s talk nuns, not just popes

The church can save some parishes if it allows nuns to do the ‘field hospital’ work Pope Francis talked of.

Comment: We need more air traffic controllers; they need AI tools

As work continues to add controllers, tailored AI assistants could help them make better decisions.

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Editorial cartoons for Monday, May 12

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

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Saunders: Trump’s charm offensive won’t win over Canadians

As long as his tariffs remain in place, being polite to the prime minister won’t impress Canadians.

Allow transgender military members to serve country

The Supreme Court has allowed Donald Trump to implement a ban on military service by transgender individuals. How does this make America great? I’m writing… Continue reading

Pope Leo XIV, in his first public appearance after he was elected, waves from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, becoming the first pope from the U.S. (Gianni Cipriano/The New York Times)

Comment: Catholicism at a crossroads in new pope’s own nation

Can a U.S.-born pope bring ‘cultural’ Catholics back to the fold and heal divisions in the church?

Pope Leo XIV, in his first public appearance after he was elected, waves from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, becoming the first pope from the U.S. (Gianni Cipriano/The New York Times)
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Edmonds-Woodway pitcher Lukas Wanke delivers a pitch during a district baseball playoff game against Monroe on May 10, 2025 at Edmonds-Woodway High School. (Qasim Ali / The Herald)
Edmonds-Woodway pitcher Lukas Wanke delivers a pitch during a district baseball playoff game against Monroe on May 10, 2025 at Edmonds-Woodway High School. (Qasim Ali / The Herald)
The Everett Silvertips warm up ahead of Game 6 of the WHL Playoffs First Round against the Seattle Thunderbirds at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington on April 7, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Dexter Guiang / Come as You Are Hockey)

Silvertips Director of Scouting breaks down 2025 draft class

Brooks Christensen speaks to The Herald about Everett’s 11 new prospects drafted on May 7-8.

The Everett Silvertips warm up ahead of Game 6 of the WHL Playoffs First Round against the Seattle Thunderbirds at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington on April 7, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Dexter Guiang / Come as You Are Hockey)
Everett’s Anna Luscher (6) swings during a Class 3A District 1 softball championship game between Snohomish and Everett at Phil Johnson Fields in Everett, Washington on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Everett won, 10-0. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Weekend prep roundup for May 9-10

Everett softball wins two, advances in district tournament.

Everett’s Anna Luscher (6) swings during a Class 3A District 1 softball championship game between Snohomish and Everett at Phil Johnson Fields in Everett, Washington on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Everett won, 10-0. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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.

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.

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.

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, May 10

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

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FILE - The sun dial near the Legislative Building is shown under cloudy skies, March 10, 2022, at the state Capitol in Olympia, Wash. An effort to balance what is considered the nation's most regressive state tax code comes before the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in a case that could overturn a prohibition on income taxes that dates to the 1930s. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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.

FILE - The sun dial near the Legislative Building is shown under cloudy skies, March 10, 2022, at the state Capitol in Olympia, Wash. An effort to balance what is considered the nation's most regressive state tax code comes before the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in a case that could overturn a prohibition on income taxes that dates to the 1930s. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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.