Opinion
Comment: County must balance needs for housing and habitat
A proposed policy for the county’s critical areas rules sticks with standards that are working well.
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Comment: Cap on rent would work against better housing supply
The state doesn’t need price controls; it needs to help builders create a supply that eases costs.
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Comment: County’s veterans, others need mesothelioma registry
The disease, caused by asbestos exposure, can affect veterans and others. A registry would improve care.
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Forum: It’s come to this; maybe some states should join Canada
If the U.S. is so ideologically divided, maybe Washington and other states should look to the Great White…
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Forum: Kids and parents navigate transitions as years pass
Boxing up the playthings of childhood is an exercise in choosing what to part with, what to keep.
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Stephens: None of this is likely to end well for democracy
Off-again, on-again tariffs. Insulting allies. Turning our backs on NATO and Ukraine. What will it accomplish?
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Schwab: Drugs or narcissism, Trump, Musk outcome no different
Callous firings. Weird insults. Rejection of empathy. Flip-flopping on decisions. This isn’t normal.
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Mandatory reporting of child abuse by clergy is just
\Thank you for your excellent coverage of Senate Bill 5375 (“Hold clergy to duty to report child abuse,”…
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Change to teacher retirment fund will save millions
The State of Washington now has the chance to save money and right a wrong at the same…
Opinion
Stand and say enough of Trump’s chaos
As the first 100 days of this president unfold, will the small majority of Republican voters who gave…
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Comment: Recession isn’t a certainty, but it would fit pattern
All but one GOP president had to deal with recessions. Trump seems keen to create conditions for one.
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Ukraine’s mineral wealth belongs to its people
President Trump is seeking 50 percent of all state owned mineral, oil and natural gas in Ukraine as…
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Goldberg: Student’s arrest for protest mirrors Red Scare days
Green card holders are afforded the same speech rights as citizens, meaning anyone could be at risk.
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Comment: Flying is still safe, but can be made safer
Fortunately, there’s a plan in place. What’s missing is predictable funding and quicker implementation.
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Sen. Murray protecting veterans’ services
Thanks to Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., for speaking out against the Trump-Musk administration’s draconian cuts to veterans’ services…
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Cities can protect immigrants from Trump’s orders
In one of Donald Trump’s first acts in office, he stripped away protections for schools, hospitals, and places…
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Burke: Got my bearings back, but bracing for impact
I’ve been watching the early weeks of Trump 2.0. It’s a slo-mo shipwreck that can’t easily be avoided.