Opinion
Comment: State’s ‘ban’ of natural gas sets aside a climate tool
A new state law threatens to drive up power costs, burden the grid and work against its climate…
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Comment: State providing help to family dementia caregivers
Policy and funding adopted by state lawmakers eases demands for those caring for Alzheimer’s patients.
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Paul Krugman: Blame bad-news bias for inflation sentiment
Wages, even for lower-income workers, have risen faster than inflation, defying most assumptions.
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Forum: A come-backer line drive no match for the Comeback Kid
There’s no scarier moment for a parent than to see your child injured, except for the thoughts that…
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Forum: You get one shot at ‘first reaction’ to a song; enjoy it
As good as music was in the ’70s, and as much as I listen again and again, it…
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Schwab: The Everett Clinic lost more than name in two sales
The original clinic’s physician-owners had their squabbles but always put patient care first.
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Bret Stephens: Why Zionists like me can thank campus protesters
Their stridency may have ‘sharpened the contradictions,’ but it drove more away from their arguments.
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Saunders: Voters need to elect fiscal watchdogs to Congress
Few in Washington, D.C., seem serious about the threat posed by the national debt. It’s time for a…
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Charles Blow: Will young voters stick with Biden despite rift?
Campus protests look to peel away young voters for Biden, but time and reality may play in his…
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Michalle Goldberg: Why senators need to stop anti-semitism act
The application of a standard against anti-semitism was meant as tool, not a basis for legislation.
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Editorial: Social Security’s good news? Bad news delayed a bit
Congress has a little additional time to make sure Social Security is solvent. It shouldn’t waste it.
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Nicholas Kristof: Biden must press Israel on Gaza relief
With northern Gaza in a ‘full-blown famine,’ the U.S. must use its leverage to reopen crossings to aid…
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David French: Greene, MAGA crowd not as powerful as they think
Speaker Mike Johnson and some Republicans are finding they can stand against the party’s fringe.
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Jamelle Bouie: Trump will require one thing of a running mate
Most presidential candidates seek to balance the ticket; for Trump it’s loyalty and a willingness to lie.
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Bret Stpehens and Gail Collins: Best and worst are yet to come
A left and right discussion of a dog shooter, protesters and hush-money allegations.
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Climate change, nuclear war threat to life on earth
There is one sentinel topic that has received minimal media attention in recent weeks. That subject is the…
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Plastics are vital to health care
Regarding a recent letter warning about plastic pollution: For the past six years my wife spent much of…
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Why did The Herald add an astrology column in print?
We live in times when accurate information and good science are vital. I find the astrology column disappointing.