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Forum: We’ll never get to ‘Great Again’ without a humble spirit
What we should demand of our leaders — and ourselves — is humility, accountability and disciplined speech.
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Schwab: Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Don
As I have always said, the facts side with Trump and his team; on the ICE fatal shooting…
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Kristof: ‘We’re No. 1”? How does 32nd of 171 countries sound?
Regardless of presidential administration, the nation’s standing on several measures has dropped over the years.
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Comment: Decency demands Good’s death be mourned, investigated
Neither side of the tragedy can claim to know all; that’s what an independent investigation is for.
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Comment: How Trump’s 3 architects have aided in nation’s decline
Stephen Miller, Russell Vought and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have shepherded the most damaging policies.
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The Buzz: Have we thanked Trump even once for all he’s done?
Mr. President, please accept this gold-toned plastic ‘Best Stepdad Ever’ trophy as a token of our thanks.
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Editorial: Meeting needs for data centers, fair power rates
Shared energy demand for AI and ratepayers requires an increased pace for clean energy projects.
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State can’t tax income if robots take jobs
A recent Herald Forum commentary was essentially about how, “Everyone knows that an income tax is the solution”…
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State must deliver on promises for state ferry system
Washington State Ferries’ crew shortages continue to cancel crucial sailings on Mukilteo-Clinton and Port Townsend-Coupeville routes, stranding Whidbey…
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Comment: What Vance doesn’t get about ‘heritage’ or Americans
Ask the Founders or many who fought for the nation, immigrants are in every sense American.
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Comment: Are we trending toward another devastating Dust Bowl?
It’s not a certainty, but heat and drought are more frequent in the U.S., upping the odds of…
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Comment: Why Trump isn’t likely to back democracy in Venezuela
Based on Trump’s stated desire for control of the country’s oil, his best bet is its current autocracy.
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Burke: Work as a young caddy allowed a swing at life skills
Along with learning blackjack, Yiddish and golf’s finer points, it taught the art of observation.
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Comment: From start, nation has relied on little ‘Common Sense’
Paine’s pamphlet laid out the case for independence, principles that the nation needed over its 250 years.
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Comment: Wind energy scores win in court, but long fight ahead
A judge ruled against a Trump order to shut down a project, but projects still face his opposition.
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Comment: Trump’s credit card cap would throw weakest to sharks
Trump’s demand would cut credit access for many borrowers, leaving them to even harsher options.