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Opinion

Editorial: Yes, Virginia, The Herald will keep publishing

The newspaper will keep printing because of its subscribers and advertisers, says the Jolly Old Elf.

The Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is prepared for injection Friday at Angel of the Winds Arena. (Snohomish Health District) 20210305

Opinion

Editorial: Health district retirees were owed earlier notice

The state, county and health district delayed notice regarding 65 retirees’ expiring insurance.

Students get off the school bus at Highland Elementary School on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022 in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Opinion

Editorial: Boost funding to fight covid’s drag on students

The pandemic’s effect on learning requires a further investment to fund tutoring and support for kids.

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Opinion

Editorial: Veto of Everett union ordinance offers second chance

Mayor Franklin is correct to seek further discussion regarding an ordinance that will effect union workers and residents.

Lakes High School’s Aslan Fraser cuts through the secondary on a reception against Stanwood on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, at Stanwood High School in Stanwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Opinion

Editorial: Stanwood schools’ prompt reponse to racial slurs

The school district has taken action that includes a broader equity efforts for its students.

Trevor Gjendem addresses a gathering a hospital staff members, supporters and elected officials Wednesday afternoon in Everett, Washington on August 24, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Opinion

Editorial: Dire nursing shortage needs range of efforts, stat!

State lawmakers have work to do, but local hospitals and nurses can work toward solutions sooner.

A map of the news deserts of the United States. White dots indicate daily newspapers; darker areas show the counties with the fewest — or no — daily newspapers; lighter areas show areas with more local news sources. (Washington Post)

Opinion

Editorial: Facebook’s bluff ends hopes for local news support

A threat helped scuttle legislation to pay local newspapers for the news social media profits from.

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Editorial cartoons for Tuesday, Dec. 6

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

An electric vehicle charges at an EVgo fast charging station in Detroit, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Opinion

Editorial: Start work now to power electric vehicle future

The goal for more electric cars will require a beefed-up grid and a network of charging stations.

A pedestrian uses the crosswalk at 30th Street NE along 113th Avenue NE near Lake Stevens High School on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Opinion

Editorial: Stepped-up effort needed to reduce traffic deaths

Lawmakers, local officials and drivers, themselves, need to put more emphasis on traffic safety.

Macro photo of tooth wheel mechanism with imprinted RECEIVE, GIVE concept words

Opinion

Editorial: Using care and caring on Giving Tuesday

Donations of money and time support work of charities. The times call for wise use of your dollars.

A floating offshore wind turbine platform is part of a six-turbine, 50 megawatt wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland. (Starkraft)

Opinion

Editorial: Answer for environment, maritime jobs blowing in wind

Floating offshore wind farms could be a boon for maritime employers like Everett’s Dunlap Towing.

Krista and Eric Brown are the owners of The Grape & Grain bottle shop in Everett. (Jon Bauer / The Herald

Opinion

Editorial: A big way to support small businesses, communities

Small Business Saturday is your invitation to help small businesses, their employees and your town.

Security guard Austin MacMath wears a gun on his belt, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, while working outside Mary Mart, a marijuana store in Tacoma, Wash. A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops in Washington state is helping fuel a renewed push for federal banking reforms that would make the cash-dependent stores a less appealing target. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Opinion

Editorial: Reduce cannabis business as target for crime

With time short, the U.S. Senate can pass an act that would limit the lure of cash from…

Everett Police officer Inci Yarkut, left, and COET social worker Kelli Roark, center, chat with Chris Portner, right, and his dog Gizzy at his encampment near I-5 and Marine View Drive during the annual Point in Time count on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Opinion

Editorial: Friction provides no warmth to homeless in county

A public dispute among state agencies and local governments can only delay solutions for homelessness.

FILE - The U.S. Social Security Administration office is seen in Mount Prospect, Ill., Oct. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Opinion

Editorial: Drain on Social Security’s solvency isn’t easing

Unless Congress makes changes soon, benefits could be reduced by 23 percent as early as 2034.

FILE - This April 29, 2019 file photo provided by the United States Geological Survey shows a grizzly bear and a cub along the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Wildlife advocates are seeking a court order that would force U.S. officials to consider if grizzly bears should be restored to more Western states following the animals' resurgence in the Northern Rockies.  (Frank van Manen/The United States Geological Survey via AP,File)

Opinion

Editorial: Give grizzlies chance to return to North Cascades

A shelved proposal to reintroduce the bears to the state’s wilderness has resumed with four hearings.

A demonstrator holds a sign reading "climate justice" at a Fridays for Future protest calling for money for climate action at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Opinion

Editorial: What 1.5 degrees means for climate change fight

It’s a warning and a goal that we and our leaders must meet with a balance of alarm…

Some produce was plentiful at the Safeway store at 4128 Rucker Ave., in Everett, but not bananas, during heavy snow in Feburary, 2019. A proposed merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, which owns Safeway stores, is raising concerns about possible sales or closures of some stores. (Ben Watanabe / The Herald file photo)

Opinion

Editorial: Grocery giants’ merger raises concerns for shoppers

Sales or closures of stores could bring higher prices, loss of jobs and wider ‘food deserts’ for many.

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Editorial: Your ballot is your civics exam; turn it in today

You have access to the information you need; use it to cast your ballot and practice democracy.