Opinion
Trump should pardon others held for less violent crimes
It is beyond belief, and an affront to any sense of justice and fairness in the American penal…
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Comment: Trump may not have trade leverage he thinks he has
He may have more to lose with Canada and Mexico than he can gain in trying to force…
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Comment: China’s AI, DeepSeek, could deep-six Silicon Valley
Big Tech’s broligarchs face a ‘Sputnik moment’ from a cheaper, simpler and better AI tool.
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Editorial: Students need limits on cellphones in school
School districts needn’t wait for legislation to start work on policies to limit phones in class.
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Kristof: ‘Gaza is gone,’ with each side devoted to brute force
The costly message about the futility of endless war hasn’t gotten through to Israel or Hamas.
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Comment: Trump’s medical research freeze leaves NIH in limbo
Work is at a standstill as researchers and officials wait for word on even how long the pause…
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Comment: Republicans will hand poor the bill for Trump’s tax cuts
Expect GOP lawmakers to move quickly on cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and other anti-poverty assistance.
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Comment: American workers have lost their leverage
While the jobless rate remains low, so is the hiring rate, letting employers call the shots on benefits.
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Comment: Consider your words carefully, AI is listening
If your write or participate in a virtual meeting, AI is making a record of what you say…
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Harrop: Draw a thicker line between legal, illegal entry
Yes, we’re a nation of immigrants, but we’re also a nation of laws. Legal immigrants need that protection.
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Kristof: In face of miseries, this is good time to be alive
Despite wars and calamities, the numbers show declines in infant mortality, poverty and conflict.
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Comment: Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons fly ‘in the face of the facts’
A retired federal judge weighs in on pardons by Trump and Biden and the court of public opinion.
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Help businesses relocate to build AquaSox stadium downtown
I write this letter with the purpose of expressing my support for the Everett AquaSox. With there being…
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Keep homeless service center at its downtown location
So I read the story about the Hope ‘N Wellness service center being in violation of a city…
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Thanks for coverage of proposed changes to county habitat rules
Thanks to The Herald for its recent articles about last-minute amendments to proposed updates to Critical Habitat protection…
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Trump’s early moves before secaond term don’t impress
Maybe we’re a little confused and hellbent on having it our way but too many of us only…
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Comment: Restoring judicial discretion is in victims’ interest
Mandatory sentences don’t restore justice and often deny victims their voice and support they deserve.