Opinion
Comment: Claims of vaccine deaths need to produce the data
Relying on unsubstantiated claims of children’s deaths could increase mistrust and lead to deaths.
Opinion
Comment: Latest BP pipeline spill proves why a river’s rights matter
Had a citizen’s initiative survived a legal challenge it might have ensured BP paid full remediation.
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Comment: Driving impaired at .05 BAC; law should reflect that
The state’s impaired driving law needs a lower blood alcohol limit, a senator and former sheriff says.
Opinion
Comment: Federal, states’ policies starving farms in the West
Tariffs and trade disputes, coupled with state taxes and regulations are eating farm profits.
Opinion
Forum: Replacing planks as we steer the ship of civilization
Theseus’ paradox brings to mind thoughts about looking backward to guide decisions about the future.
Opinion
Forum: We need a better grasp of reasons for Revolutionary War
Complaints about taxation fall short of understanding why the founders sought to break from England.
Opinion
Editorial: Long fight for state’s gun safety laws must continue
The state’s assault weapons ban was upheld in a state court, but more challenges remain ahead.
Opinion
Step up to encourage healthy habits to address diabetes
No one wants to feel helpless as they watch their loved ones suffer. I have watched my grandmother…
Opinion
Stephens: Ukraine, and greater freedom, still worth the fight
Putin has no interest in peace and prosperity for Russia and the West; only for Russian dominance.
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Comment: Hegseth facing fussilade of questions over boat strike
The demand for answers is coming from both parties in House and Senate, where few back the ‘War’…
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Schwab: In the line of Hegseth’s and Trump’s unfriendly fire
While one leaves an admiral holding the second-strike bag, the other pardons a Honduran narco-felon.
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Many in Congress MIA on boat strikes, military abuses
While Whidbey Island’s EA-18G squadrons and Everett’s hundreds of Navy families stand by with bated breath, the Trump…
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The Buzz: ‘Rage bait’ word of the year; and, the next three, too
The Oxford English Dictionary said the term has tripled in use. Good thing it’s sold in bulk.
Opinion
Editorial: States right to keep voter rolls for proper purpose
Trump DOJ’s demand for voters’ information is a threat to the integrity of elections.
Opinion
Don’t blame Fred Meyer for closure
I was a retail grocery story worker for 45 yeas, and I feel the need to speak up…
Opinion
If awarded to Trump, end the Nobel Peace Prize
Donald Trump is a warmonger. He has authorized the bombing and killing of civilians in Yemen and of…
Opinion
Comment: Zillow axing climate risk data doesn’t elimate risk
Sellers and their agents would rather not talk about risks, but buyers should demand info or beware.