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Comment: Businesses’ banking tool falling prey to data brokers

Open banking is a key tool for businesses, but one part of the system needs better oversight.

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Forum: Unhoused need our compassion; ‘no sit, no lie’ is one avenue

The ordinance, as used in Everett, can move people out of harm’s way and toward services and safety.

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Forum: Quarry operation on Highway 530 threat to Stilly River

County Council member Nate Nehring needs to make his position clear on the project and its impacts.

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Eco-nomics: Rather than World Series, a world serious on climate

The climate game is in late innings, but nature bats last and has heavy hitters in renewable energy.

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, Nov. 8

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Canceled flights on a flight boards at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Major airports appeared to be working largely as normal on Friday morning as a wave of flight cancellations hit the U.S. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)

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Editorial: With deal or trust, Congress must restart government

With the shutdown’s pain growing with each day, both parties must find a path to reopen government.

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Comment: Like a monster movie, state income tax rises from grave

Citing a financial crisis, Democrats again seek an income tax, despite a long history of defeats.

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, Nov. 7

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Schwab: Trump continues course blithely as voters begin to rouse

Against a backdrop of Democratic election wins, Trump continued with the same old, same old.

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Thanks for in-depth reporting on federal access to Flock camera data

I wanted to send my thanks to you for your story on Flock cameras (“Records: Feds accessed Flock…

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Democracy is worth staying, fighting for

In response to a recent letter to the editor suggesting we offer money and a plane ticket to…

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Issue of Epstein files hasn’t gone away for Trump

I really don’t care about your politics but I’m really concerned that so many on the right believe…

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Bouie: Election shows Trump as albatross around GOP’s neck

Voters are telling Trump and Republicans that they’ve baldy misread the mandate of the 2024 election.

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The Buzz: Well, that election euphoria didn’t last long

Democrats were celebrating election wins Tuesday. And then looked at the year on the calendar.

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Editorial: Gerrymandering presents seductive temptation

Like J.R.R. Tolkein’s ‘One Ring,’ partisan redistricting offers a corrupting, destabilizing power.

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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, Nov. 6

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Comment: Food banks are indispensable, but can’t replace SNAP

SNAP has been the most effective anti-poverty program in U.S. history. Its work must be restored.

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Comment: California’s gerrymander is sleazy, but necessary

And, as Tuesday’s vote shows, it had the support of a majority of Californians who oppose Trump’s agenda.

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Comment: Democrats’ election wins offer no clear 2026 roadmap

What guidance can the party take from a socialist’s win in New York and moderates’ wins in Virginia…

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Stephens: Why do dumb ideas — from left and right — persist?

A little reflection on past failures ought to be enough to have us keep searching for solutions.