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Comment: Federal bankers deserve an F on climate threat

In dismissing the financial threat from the climate crisis, Fed bankers set the nation up for failure.

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Comment: The federal agency brain drain will have dire effects

More than 10,000 workers with STEM doctorates are gone. Who will solve crises and innovate for America?

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Ask lawmakers to reject bill to bar removal from tent encampments

Proposed Washington House Bill 2489, per media, is “the Shelters Not Penalties Act, would require local governments to…

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Heritage Foundation to blame for Trump’s return

Do you recall the day when you lost faith in our democratic system? When your pride was distorted…

A horse near transmission lines in Houston, Sept. 20, 2023. Texas has grown to be the second-largest solar power producer in the country. (Annie Mulligan / The New York Times)

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Comment: Two energy roads, different futures for world’s climate

The paths for fossil fuels and renewables are set, with countries choosing diverging road maps.

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The Buzz: In celebration of bunnies, from Bugs to Bad

We can’t help but see some characteristics shared between Elmer Fudd and Donald Trump.

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Comment: Revolutionary War fought by ordinary men and women

Early battles, such as at Moore’s Creek Bridge, and won by volunteer loyalists inspired others to join the…

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Restore state funding to vital childcare support program

Childcare is not optional. It is part of our infrastructure, just like housing, roads and hospitals. When childcare…

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Tell state House to adopt protections regarding crypto kiosks

Cryptocurrency kiosks — often designed to look like bank ATMs — are increasingly common in Washington stores, but…

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, Feb. 15

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Editorial: Lawmakers should outline fairness of millionaires tax

How the revenue will be used, in part to make state taxes less regressive, is key to its…

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Comment: Our response when federal disaster help is a disaster

With federal emergency aid in doubt, the state, localities and communities must team up to prepare.

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Comment: Tire dust killing salmon; state must bar chemical’s use

A chemical called 6PPD produces a toxin that kills coho. A ban by 2035 can add to efforts…

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Comment: Hospitals staying true to Congress’ drug discounts

Nonprofit hospitals aren’t abusing the 340B pricing program. The fault lies with profit-taking drugmakers.

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Forum: The long internal battle against our unrecognized bias

Growing up where segregation was the norm forced a unconscious bias that takes effort to confront.

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Forum: Why Auschwitz, other atrocities must stay seared into memory

The recent anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi’s death camp calls for remembrance.

THis is an editorial cartoon by Michael de Adder . Michael de Adder was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. He studied art at Mount Allison University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing and painting. He began his career working for The Coast, a Halifax-based alternative weekly, drawing a popular comic strip called Walterworld which lampooned the then-current mayor of Halifax, Walter Fitzgerald. This led to freelance jobs at The Chronicle-Herald and The Hill Times in Ottawa, Ontario.

 

After freelancing for a few years, de Adder landed his first full time cartooning job at the Halifax Daily News. After the Daily News folded in 2008, he became the full-time freelance cartoonist at New Brunswick Publishing. He was let go for political views expressed through his work including a cartoon depicting U.S. President Donald Trump’s border policies. He now freelances for the Halifax Chronicle Herald, the Toronto Star, Ottawa Hill Times and Counterpoint in the USA. He has over a million readers per day and is considered the most read cartoonist in Canada.

 

Michael de Adder has won numerous awards for his work, including seven Atlantic Journalism Awards plus a Gold Innovation Award for news animation in 2008. He won the Association of Editorial Cartoonists' 2002 Golden Spike Award for best editorial cartoon spiked by an editor and the Association of Canadian Cartoonists 2014 Townsend Award. The National Cartoonists Society for the Reuben Award has shortlisted him in the Editorial Cartooning category. He is a past president of the Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists and spent 10 years on the board of the Cartoonists Rights Network.

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, Feb. 13

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Schwab: When a bunny goes high, MAGA just goes lower

Bad Bunny’s halftime show was pure joy, yet a deranged Trump kept triggering more outrage.

Opinion

State must address crisis in good, affordable childcare

As new parents with a six-month-old baby, my husband and I have joined the thousands of Washingtonians experiencing…