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Editorial: Let cities make switch to even-year elections

Poor voter turnout in odd-numbered years calls for a switch to even-year elections for more races.

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Editorial: Why we’re buying carbon emissions by the ton

Linking the state’s carbon market with others will strengthen a major climate solution for Washington.

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Editorial: Local elections more important than you might think

You’re not picking a president this year, but the decisions are no less significant to your daily life.

Armando Rivera, 33, smokes fentanyl mixed with methamphetamine in an alley in Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug.18, 2022. Use of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that is cheap to produce and is often sold as is or laced in other drugs, has exploded. Because it's 50 times more potent than heroin, even a small dose can be fatal. It has quickly become the deadliest drug in the nation, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Editorial: As drugs have changed, Everett seeks change in tack

After drug contamination at a supportive housing facility, the mayor launches a new task force.

A Volunteers of America Western Washington crisis counselor talks with somebody on the phone Thursday, July 28, 2022, in at the VOA Behavioral Health Crisis Call Center in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Editorial: Everett 988 center proves worth of its Native focus

Native & Strong offers a suicide and crisis lifeline to Native Americans, staffed by Indigenous counselors.

File - The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, USA, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Facebook and Instagram users in Europe are getting the option to pay for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

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Editorial: Meta lawsuit must bring changes to protect children

Suits by 40 state AGs seeks changes to limit its addictive nature and access to harmful content.

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Editorial: A recap of The Herald’s election endorsements

Snohomish County voters should have their ballots now. Here’s a look at The Herald’s endorsements.

Snohomish County Sheriff candidate Susanna Johnson during an Everett Council of Neighborhoods forum on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Editorial: Johnson offers experience, training, professionalism

The 33-year law-enforcement veteran’s skills can rebuild accountability and the public’s trust.

Condo for sale on California Street in Everett in April. (Sue Misao / The Herald)

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Editorial: Linda Hjelle merits third term as county assessor

The office sets the fair market value of properties for taxes. Hjelle has been a good steward of…

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Editorial: Retain Duran, Moriarty on county’s Superior Court

Appointed in 2022, both judges have proved their skill and fairness in hearing a range of cases.

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Editorial: Elect Ngezaho to Lake Stevens city council seat

He and Kymm Shipman are well qualified, but Ngezaho would offer a counterpoint to the council.

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Editorial: Tolbert fully deserves 4th term as Arlington mayor

She has led the city through recession, disaster and pandemic and prepared the city for its success.

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Editorial: Coelho, Altamirano Crosby, Parshall for Lynnwood Council

Two new-comers and a veteran council member are the best choices to represent Lynnwood’s residents.

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Editorial: Eck, Dotsch, Paine best choices for Edmonds council

Each has the necessary experience, perspective and demeanor now required on the council.

FILE - Two brown bears look for salmon at Brooks Falls at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska on July 4, 2013. Alaska's most watched popularity contest, picking your favorite brown bear which has been fattened up for winter by noshing on salmon they just caught in the park, could become a victim if the federal government shuts down Oct. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

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Editorial: North Cascades need return of grizzly bears

Absent for more than a century, the apex predators are key to the North Cascades ecosystem’s health.

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Editorial: Chase, Hirman merit return to their school boards

Chase seeks a third term to the Edmonds board. Hirman seeks voters’ confirmation of her 2022 appointment.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Editorial: ‘This is the Republicans’ civil war,’ not Democrats’

Reps. Larsen, DelBene put responsibility on GOP to end its fight and agree to a budget deal.

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Editorial: Bring Davis, Hoiby to Marysville School Board

Both women have deep ties to the community and demonstrate commitment to students and families.

FILE — In this Sept. 17, 2020 file photo, provided by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Chelbee Rosenkrance, of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, holds a male sockeye salmon at the Eagle Fish Hatchery in Eagle, Idaho. Wildlife officials said Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, that an emergency trap-and-truck operation of Idaho-bound endangered sockeye salmon, due to high water temperatures in the Snake and Salomon rivers, netted enough fish at the Granite Dam in eastern Washington, last month, to sustain an elaborate hatchery program. (Travis Brown/Idaho Department of Fish and Game via AP, File)

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Editorial: Pledge to honor treaties can save Columbia’s salmon

The Biden administration commits to honoring tribal treaties and preserving the rivers’ benefits.

Patricia Gambis, right, talks with her 4-year-old twin children, Emma, left, and Etienne in their home, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, in Maplewood, N.J. Gambis' husband, an FBI agent, has been working without pay during the partial United States government shutdown, which has forced the couple to take financial decisions including laying off their babysitter. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Editorial: Shutdown hits kids, families at difficult moment

The shutdown risks food aid for low-income families as child poverty doubled last year and child care aid…