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How can Everett afford new stadium?

Am I the only one that thinks this is crazy?

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Comment: Instead of TikTok ban, here’s what Congress can do

Congress’ focus on China ignores larger threats to data privacy and security that others have addressed.

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Editorial cartoons for Monday, April 1, April Fools’ Day

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Comment: Even this political professor went on a politics diet

Cutting back on news and social media offers benefits without a loss in political participation.

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Harrop: McDaniel is amoral; NBC execs are just clueless

It’s understandable to hire a Republican voice. It’s another thing to hire a lying election denier.

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Saunders: Just what is the plan of the MTGs of Congress?

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to oust the speaker because he cut a deal. Isn’t that why they’re…

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, March 31, Easter

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

FILE - Supporters of President Donald Trump gather with some signs claiming a stolen election outside the Philadelphia Convention Center as they await general election tabulation results, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

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Comment: The case against Donald Trump’s ‘Big Lie’

The evidence proving the 2020 election was stolen isn’t there. Not in polls, Congress or the courts.

FILE - This April 29, 2019 file photo provided by the United States Geological Survey shows a grizzly bear and a cub along the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Wildlife advocates are seeking a court order that would force U.S. officials to consider if grizzly bears should be restored to more Western states following the animals' resurgence in the Northern Rockies.  (Frank van Manen/The United States Geological Survey via AP,File)

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Editorial: A welcome return of grizzlies to North Cascades

Plans to restore a small population of bears to the wilderness will help the ecosystem and its biodiversity.

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, March 30

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Eco-nomics: Changes to cycle of water weigh on climate plans

Climate change is affecting the water our lives depend on. We need to plan for those changes.

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Comment: Loss of power reliability calls for a stronger grid

The Pacific Northwest needs to bolster its clean sources of electricity to avoid a dark future.

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Comment: At higher cancer risk, firefighters need early tests

Congress can improve firefighters’ access to tests with a bipartisan act that will save lives.

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Forum: Waking yard from winter slumber a wheelbarrow at a time

After days of work, it’s a delight to revel in your spring sprucing. Until a certain visitor happens…

Matthew Leger

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Forum: Critic worried about bike trails in an suburban forest?

Rather than criticize Japanese Gulch’s mountain bikers, view them as a promoters of forest enjoyment.

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Schwab: Who was Langerhans? And when’s the ferry to his islets?

The Herald’s resident retired surgeon slices into the anatomy of the etymology of our anatomy.

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Comment: Framers gave us Goldilocks Constitution; let’s use it

It was meant to be resilient, not perfect, but it has to be used as designed toward workable…

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Comment: GOP in Congress isn’t fighting crime; it’s arming it

Budget cuts to the FBI and ATF and other riders have made it easier for criminals to get…

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Comment: Cervical cancer treatable; if you’re screened for it

A screening for cervical cancer can detect cancerous or precancerous cells and direct treatment.

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, March 29

A sketchy look at the news of the day.