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Welch: The system is sound. The trust gap is the problem worth fixing.
A few years back, Washington’s state auditor pulled more than 7,200 ballot signatures at random and rechecked them…
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Schwab: Trump’s speech at correspondents’ dinner — nasty, brutish and long
With apologies to Thomas Hobbes, Trump’s speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was nasty, brutish, and long.…
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Schwab: Trump’s pre-hyped “bombshells” turned out to be damp squibs
Trump’s fraudulent fraud speech about election fraud came after I’d sent in last week’s column. A dishonest beaut,…
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Welch: The bill for Seattle’s socialism comes due in Everett
In May, the New York Times ran a story about Seattle’s new mayor taunting the rich as her…
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Schwab: The week’s offerings on Trump’s grotesque buffet of offenses
Presenting a surfeit of offenses, this column can be consumed cafeteria-style.
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Forestry matters — Part 2
How did the Native Americans manage the lands for the past 10,000 years?
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Burke: Neah Bay revisited and a bit more Alaska
It’s been eight years since we last visited Neah Bay and not much has changed.
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Schwab: Becoming communist? Never. Dictatorial oligarchy, however…
In his “all about me” takeover of our national birthday, Trump proved me right yet again. In last…
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Welch: The gas taxes nobody voted for
On July 1, the price at every gas pump in Snohomish County ticked up by a fraction of…
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Forestry matters — Part 1
As we enter a new and possibly more threatening wildfire season, I have the opportunity to write a…
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Schwab: Democratic Socialists of America, don’t do a Green Party thing
“It’s déjà vu,” as my personal Yogi once said, “all over again.” The ability of Democrats to unclench…
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Burke: Our Alaska cruise — A study in contrasts
Glaciers, bears, whales, and sea lions in the morning; Aubergine Grillee et Marinee, Filet de Veau aux Morilles,…
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Forum: Our wild places benefit from the Roadless Rule
Drive the Mountain Loop Highway from Granite Falls to Darrington, and you traverse ancient forests. Hike the many…
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Schwab: A swampy symbol of Trump’s denial, deflection, deceit and ‘dirty pool’
If you’re looking for the perfect metaphor for Trump’s “presidency” – I’m not first to say it –…
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Welch: Local governments did what Olympia wouldnt: protect kids from fentanyl. So why wont our own legislators?
This spring, Everett did something the state legislature has refused to do for four straight years. The City…
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Forum: Housing and funding for compassion
I would like to share some thoughts about Nate Nehrings compassionate work to prioritize treatment and resources for…