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Best editorial cartoons of 2024, Vol. 4
A sketchy look at the news of 2024, October through December.
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Comment: High bar set for success of new wave of obesity drugs
Not even a trial showing 20 percent loss of weight was enough to impress Novo Nordisk investors.
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Comment: Housing’s coming year faces multiple pressures
Along with climbing mortgage rates, prices and rents could rise under plans for deportations and tariffs.
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Comment: What you see on X about Ukraine, Russia likely wrong
Among the common myths: that Russia is victim of NATO aggression and that Putin only wants Ukrainian neutrality.
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Kristof: Chance to make a difference in final moments of 2024
Consider donations to charities vetted by The New York Times, helping people across the country and world.
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Best editorial cartoons of 2024, Vol. 3
A sketchy look at the news of 2024, July through September.
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Comment: Noem as Homeland chief gambles on U.S. security
The North Dakota governor and culture warrior’s thin resume means she will have a steep learning curve.
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Harrop: A refreshing display of spine by 38 House Republicans
The GOP members who forced a debt-ceiling increase off the spending bill declared which team they’re on.
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Comment: Musk resigns, a Democratic House and other predictions
The author called Biden’s departure from the campaign last year. What will he get right this year?
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Comment: Trump didn’t drain swamp; he just added new creatures
Chief among the self-dealing critters is Elon Musk and conflicts of interest, invisible to Trump.
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Kristof: Carter’s life work more successful than is credited
Inside and outside the presidency, Jimmy Carter succeeded in improving lives worldwide.
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Comment: To beat the daily grind, put some thought into it
A philosopher offers three tips for renewing interest in a life that’s fallen into the same-old routine.
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Give Herald reporters resources they need
I am taken aback by The Herald management’s demands of the Everett newsroom guild in labor negotiations as…
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Best editorial cartoons or 2024, Vol. 2
A sketchy look at the news of 2024, April through June.
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Comment: Drug-pricing program’s benefits often diverted
Reforms are needed to make sure savings benefit low-income families, and not health care providers.
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Comment: State policy on trust lands strikes right balance
Anti-forestry groups have made incorrect claims that the state can’t harvest older stands of trees.
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Comment: State’s lawmakers have selves to blame for budget hole
Rather than impose tax increases, lawmakers should follow other states’ lead on taxpayer rebates.
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Forum: ‘Stand-up Cult’ follows muffin tin liners, not one-liners
You can keep your air fryers; for kitchen aficionados, the ultimate customizable appliance is the mixer.
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Best editorial cartoons of 2024, Vol. 1
A sketchy look back at the news of 2024, January through March.
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Forum: Set state DNR back on path to preserving resources
A recentering of needs must place more focus on the web of species that depend upon forest environments.