Opinion
Comment: Whatever election’s outcome, many might not accept it
Experts are correct to be concerned about how the fallout of this election could trigger political violence.
Opinion
Comment: Trump isn’t the only one who might shout: ‘Rigged!’
Trump will need to show a free and fair election if he wants to claim a legitimate victory.
Opinion
Commentary: News media must get election night right
News outlets have to be prepared for electoral uncertainty and the chaos that is likely to result.
Opinion
Viewpoints: We’re divided by different dreams
Throughout generations, we have revised and reinterpreted what we sought in the American Dream.
Opinion
Comment: GOP’s consultants — not officials — are the Never Trumpers
A Trumpified Republican Party will manage without those advisers, but will the nation’s democracy?
Opinion
Commentary: Republicans only plan is to wait for a miracle
It’s not that the GOP doesn’t have a response to our challenges. It’s that its only response is…
Local News
More than half of county ballots arrived via drop boxes
More than 56% of voters used a drop box this August. The county auditor expects more use this…
Local News
A scary thing happened on her way to sign waving in Snohomish
Candidate April Berg suffered a broken back and fractured ribs in a head-on crash on Election Day.
Opinion
Commentary: It was the images that mattered in Trump’s address
The night contrasted the beauty of the White House scene against the threat of carnage of a Biden…
Opinion
Commentary: Pence came to praise Trump; and did only that
After a day of disturbing news, Pence kept to his practice of complimenting his boss.
Opinion
Comment: Cameras look for tension during scripted conventions
The parties have taken more control but it’s still a clash of competing narratives, media vs. party.
Local News
Tight races in 10th District forecast competitive November
Three Republicans won in the primary including Bill Bruch defeating Rep. Dave Paul, D-Oak Harbor.
Opinion
Commentary: Which path will it be, GOP? Trump’s or Reagan’s?
To survive, the Republican Party may need to revisit Reagan’s more inclusive brand of conservatism.
Opinion
Commentary: Are elections miring U.S. Senate in inaction?
Senators in red or blue states must appeal to their base; those in purple states are wary of…
Local News
Local delegates adjust to the unconventional conventions
It’s not the same, but Democrats and Republicans are participating with laptop computers and TVs.
Opinion
Commentary: Democratic convention was awkward — and authentic
Like a family Zoom call, its slips and weirdness left voters with a sense of honesty and humanness.
Opinion
Commentary: For once, the keynote looked more like America
Joe is at the top of the ticket for Democrats; but consider the diversity shown down the ballot.
Opinion
Comment: History-making Black women guided Harris to ticket
Black women do not merely fight for themselves; by fighting for themselves, they fight for everyone.
Local News
Postmaster general pauses plan for overhauling mail delivery
AG Ferguson sues, alleging the U.S. Postal Service leader acted without following federal law.
Opinion
Comment: Virtual conventions what parties always dreamed of
Since the ’60s both parties have sought to control the conventions; the Democrats may have achieved it.