Opinion

Comment: GOP can blame itself for Texas redistricting loss

A letter from the DOJ with factual, legal and typographical errors doomed the case before an appeals court.

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, Nov. 23

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

FILE — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks during a news conference about the Epstein files on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 3, 2025. Greene has broken with the Trump administration in calling for files related to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to be released. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

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Comment: MAGA, the Epstein files and Trump

Why they want to see them; why Trump said yes to their release and why he’s the MAGA…

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Thoughts appreciated on how to fix education

Finally, someone from the school system is making sense for grading students by using logic and simple participation…

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Bill in Congress would increase logging and wildfire risk

Regarding a recent commentary (“Misnamed Fix Our Forest Act would worsen wildfire risk,” The Herald, Nov. 15), the…

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Comment: A two-fold threat to medical research and innovation

Changes to universities’ intellectual property rights and cuts to research could stifle breakthroughs.

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Comment: New stream buffer rule undermines forest stewardship

The state rule would double the size of buffers for streams that don’t bear fish, limiting harvests.

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Comment: Employers have it hard here; state’s taxes make it harder

A recent survey of employers in the state shows they are struggling with a pile-on of new taxes.

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The Buzz: Quiet, piggies; here’s your slop of news

Now begins the impatient wait for the release of the Epstein files. Or ‘Love is Blind.’ We forget…

The Explorer Middle School tackle football team is coached by Coach Nicholson and Coach Lewin. (Cory Armsrong-Hoss)

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Forum: What makes an 0-5 record a winning season? Family.

For middle schoolers playing football and their coaches, victories are counted in commitment and grit.

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, Nov. 22

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Story Corps

Opinion

Editorial: Political debate isn’t on Thanksgiving menu for most

A better option for table talk are family stories. Share them with the Great Thanksgiving Listen.

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, Nov. 21

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Schwab: Release the files? Sure; Trump has nothing to hide.

The man’s an open book. And scandals that would destroy others’ political lives are a MAGA selling point.

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Few seem to understand property taxes, Port of Everett included

Regarding the Nov. 13 front-page article about the Port of Everett’s 2026 budget; specifically, the proposed property tax…

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Protect access and conservation of our public lands

I am one of millions of Americans who love our nation’s public lands. These are places where we…

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Won’t somone explain tariffs to Trump?

To borrow from the caption for The Herald Editorial Board’s Nov. 15 editorial (“Public opinion on Trump’s tariffs…

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No Kings rally: Kids say darndest things

At Snohomish’s very large and very peaceful No Kings rally there was a small child about 5 years…

FILE — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo is seen through a window at the CFPB offices in Washington on Sept. 23, 2019. Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed to cease “all supervision and examination activity” and “all stakeholder engagement,” effectively stopping the agency’s operations, in an email from the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Ting Shen/The New York Times)

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Editorial: Keep medical debt off credit score reporting

The federal CFPB is challenging a state law that bars medical debt from credit bureaus’ consideration.

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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, Nov. 20

A sketchy look at the news of the day.