Columnists
Schwab: Why are we bombing Iran? Take your pick of explanations.
Justifying his actions neither to Congress nor the American people, a case is made for the midterms.
Columnists
Goldberg: Idea that Trump was antiwar was always delusional
Trump’s foreign policy is less a repudiation of neoconservatism than a belligerent mutation of it.
Letters
Letter: HeraldNet website changes weren’t for the better
Well, The Herald has made a major change the look of its website, HeraldNet.com. And like many of…
Letters
Letter: Thanks for engagine thoughts on Herald Opinion page
After reading Sid Schwab’s list of our President’s “achievements” (“Schwab: Sure, the SOTU address was a mess, but…
Opinion
Comment: Charter schools are public schools; fund them as such
A proposal to take back $1,500 per charter school student to balance the state’s budget is unfair.
Letters
Letter: Court ruling on salmon points to breach of least-productive dams
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon in a recent ruling identified a central issue for Northwest salmon recovery…
Letters
Letter: I don’t understand why Democrats in Congress hate America
I don’t understand. Democrats shut down the federal government for 43 days over Obamacare payments. Now they have…
Letters
Letter: What Republicans were applauding during State of the Union
Watching the response of many of the Republican members of Congress to some of the president’s comments during…
Columnists
Welch: Lawmakers should listen to public from all angles
Concerning the ‘millionaires tax,’ public comment deserves the same weight regardless of how it’s delivered.
Letters
Letter: Commentary’s use of poll numbers was misleading
Mark Twain once said there were three kinds of lies: “lies, damn lies and statistics.” The recent Bloomburg…
Letters
Letter: Why should a tax help support biased newspapers?
I read the recent editor regarding efforts to support local journalism (“Hope flickers to ‘irrigate’ the state’s news…
Letters
Lettter: Save the salmon, but for our plates, not to feed killer whales
I’m so tired of hearing about the precious orca whales’ food supply.
Opinion
Why do so many believe Trump’s lies?
Stephanie Martin’s wonderful analysis of the damage of outright lying in government and her references to Hannah Arendt…
Letters
Letter: Millionaires’ tax should go to state voters
I want to raise my voice against Washington state implementing a so-called “millionaires ‘tax,” an unconstitutional income tax,…
Letters
Letter: Legislature’s ‘Flock camera’ bill won’t protect data privacy
Flock cameras are up against the ropes in Washington state. And the only thing that can save them…
Columnists
Comment: Decades of presidents ignored Congress, War Powers Act
Trump is little different than many since Nixon. Still, Congress should vote on authorization for war.
Columnists
Comment: Strike against Iran seems like 2003; in some ways, worse
George W. Bush at least got authorization from Congress. Trump hasn’t bothered. And the GOP is fine with…