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Comment: What pregnant professor fears of Arizona’s abortion ban

There unease for women, even for wanted pregnancies, because of what the ban means for care.

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Comment: Transgender care bans ignore science, humanity

Most laws banning care for youths are based on falsehoods about medicine and mental health.

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Editorial cartoons for Monday, April 15 (tax day)

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Saunders: Biden’s student debt relief passes buck to taxpayers

Forgiving loans doesn’t make them disappear, it just transfers the debt to taxpayers.

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Comment: Racial divide over O.J.’s trial is as fresh as ever

The trial divided friends and communities on issues of race and justice.

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Comment: Are we getting our money’s worth from our taxes?

Most Europeans pay higher taxes, but add up our taxes and what we pay out of pocket and…

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If you drink alcohol, do so mindfully

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a time to think about your alcohol consumption to ensure you are enjoying…

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, April 14

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

A Brockton firefighter lifts a protective turnout coat onto a firetruck at Station 1, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Brockton, Mass. Firefighters around the country are concerned that gear laced with the toxic industrial compound PFAS could be one reason why cancer rates among their ranks are rising. The chemical, which has been linked to health problems including several types of cancer, is used in turnout gear to repel water and other substances when fighting a fire. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Commentary: Fighting the threat of ‘forever chemicals’

New EPA standards will require the removal of PFAS chemicals from water. Here’s why that’s important.

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Benefits outweigh risks of grizzlies in North Cascades

After moving back to the Pascific Northwest, I began a 40-year long hiking, backpacking and horse packing into…

April 14, 2024: Follow the White Bronco

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, April 13

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Liz Skinner, right, and Emma Titterness, both from Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County, speak with a man near the Silver Lake Safeway while conducting a point-in-time count Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, in Everett, Washington. The man, who had slept at that location the previous night, was provided some food and a warming kit after participating in the PIT survey. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Editorial: Among obstacles, hope to curb homelessness

Panelists from service providers and local officials discussed homelessness’ interwoven challenges.

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Comment: Rule must change to allow dialysis as end-of-life care

An outdated rule may change to allow patients in palliative care to receive the comfort of kidney dialysis.

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Comment: County executive should drop rural cluster housing plan

The planning commission rejected the plan to protect commercial forests and limit rural sprawl.

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Comment: Over-regulation of AI could hold us back in tech race

Policies that tie the hands of tech innovators threaten the advances we can realize through AI.

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Forum: What if Dumbledore supervised Boeing’s production line?

The professor’s advice to Harry Potter was to chose right over easy and quick. Is that what Boeing…

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Forum: Question for Trump supporters; where lie your loyalties?

Those who would vote for a would-be dictator need to consider their bond to their nation’s ideals.

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Schwab: Repent! God is angry at the sins of Trumpublicans

Why else would God have directed His earth-shaking wrath near Trump’s New Jersey golf course?

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, April 12

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Marysville neighborhood commits to building neighbor culture

In a time when so many of us live our lives through the media, the Pinewood Neighbors in…