Opinion
Editorial: State AG’s lawsuit may protect medication abortion
Used in 60 percent of abortions here, mifepristone’s use is threatened in a Texas lawsuit.
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Editorial: Creator’s racist rants earn ‘Dilbert’ a pink slip
The Herald, like other papers, is pulling Scott Adams’ strip from its weekend comics section.
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Editorial: Start on road to replace gas tax with per-mile fee
The voluntary program would begin work to eventually replace the gas tax and its declining revenues.
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Editorial: Local governments need fair boost of their tax cap
A House bill would lift the cap up to 3 percent, helping stave off the structural deficits they…
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Editorial: Cap on rent increases can keep more in homes
Bills in the state House would limit exorbitant rent hikes but provide landlords some exceptions.
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Editorial: Calling on our better angels to build bridges
Countywide forums will seek to use civil discourse to mend political divisions in our communities.
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Editorial: Keep eyes on road and laws to limit traffic deaths
A record 745 traffic deaths in the state in 2022 calls for tightening of laws and drivers’ attention.
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Editorial: Don’t let oil industry skate on leaking tanks’ costs
A House bill would have the state insure underground gas tanks, but it may not provide enough funding.
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Editorial: Lawmakers shouldn’t weaken state Public Records Act
Rather than honor the act’s requirements, two bills would complicate requests seeking transparency.
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Editorial: Voting’s a duty, but should it be mandatory?
Legislation to require voter registration and voting needs more discussion among the public, first.
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Editorial: Treat violent extremism as the disease it is
The state Attorney General urges a commission to study a public health response to domestic terrorism.
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Editorial: What Boeing workers built beyond the 747
More than 50 years of building jets leaves an economic and cultural legacy for the city and county.
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Editorial: Voters have role in providing strong schools
A third levy failure for Marysville schools would cause even deeper cuts to what students are owed.
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Editorial: Don’t let fear foil answers to opioid, other crises
A methadone clinic and mental health facility deserve communities’ support, not their opposition.
Opinion
Editorial: Boot meaningless tax ‘advisory’ measures from ballots
The public needs better transparency on taxes; not an opaque push poll that serves no purpose.
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Editorial: Fund could break inequitable cycle of poverty
State version of ‘baby bonds’ would provide capital for low-income young adults’ economic success.
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Editorial: Slow roll on changes to state’s police pursuit law
The new law may have resulted in a decrease in fatalities, but more data on its effects are…
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Editorial: Shavers should step down from House veterans panel
His false claim, before his election, of serving on a Navy sub should keep him off a veterans…
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Editorial: Limit food waste to feed more, pollute less
Food waste tossed into landfills adds to greenhouse gases and does nothing to address hunger.
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Editorial: Adopt assault weapons ban, license requirement
To address mass shootings, gun violence and suicides, lawmakers should pass gun safety measures.