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Aylani Lewis, holds up a banner sporting over 600 salmon cutouts, as she and the Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary students walk around the ballroom at The Billy Frank Jr. Pacific Salmon Summit at Tulalip Resort & Casino on Monday, March 19, 2018 in Tulalip Reservation, Wa. The summit, hosted by the Tulalip Tribes, is a new effort to jump-start cooperation between the tribes and Washington state government to restore salmon populations. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Opinion

Editorial: Indian rights leader’s statue should stand in D.C.

Billy Frank Jr., who won recognition of fishing rights and protected fish habitat, should be honored.

The new Everett Community College President Daria Willis on campus on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 in Everett, Wash. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Opinion

Editorial: Maintain investment in higher ed and its students

Funding for financial aid and for public colleges must remain a top priority for state lawmakers.

Dinosaur hunters are staring with horrible yellow eyes.

Opinion

Editorial: Naming a state dinosaur worth state lawmakers’ time

Kids are learning about dinosaurs and about how government works and sometimes requires persistence.

People are given the first of two doses of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, at a one-day vaccination clinic set up in an Amazon.com facility in Seattle and operated by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Opinion

Editorial: Give teachers a cut in line for covid vaccine

It’s worth considering to get kids back in classrooms, but schools can work to open safely for all.

Armed citizens stand vigil in Snohomish on June 1 following a hoax that threatened businesses with vandalism and looting. Declinging to identifying themselves, the man said they were there to “keep business owners and businesses safe. We don’t need our little town torn apart.” (Ian Davis-Leonard / Herald file photo)

Opinion

Editorial: Leave firearms out of protests, public spaces

A state Senate bill would bar the open carry of firearms at demonstrations and the capitol grounds.

Catherine Berwicks loads ballots into a tray after scanning them at the Snohomish County Elections Ballot Processing Center on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 in Everett, Wa. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Opinion

Editorial: Remove unhelpful ‘advisory’ measures from ballots

The measures provide no useful information to lawmakers and offer no context to inform voters.

Ian Terry / The Herald Brian Henderson, of Renton, plugs in his Kia Soul EV electric vehicle at a charging station in Sultan on Wednesday, June 7. Henderson and a group of fellow electric car drivers made the trip from Everett's City Hall to Spokane's City Hall late last week in an effort to raise awareness about convenient charging locations along U.S. Highway 2. Photo taken on 06072017

Opinion

Editorial: Yes to gas tax hike, but this has to be the last

Transportation needs must be funded, but the gas tax is dwindling as a sustainable revenue source.

Arlington Fire Chief Dave Kraski outside Station #46 downtown. (Arlington Times)

Opinion

Editorial: Arlington voters should approve fire agency merger

Merger of its fire department with North County Fire will maintain those services affordably.

The U.S. Capitol building is prepared for the inauguration ceremonies for President-elect Joe Biden as the "Field of Flags" are placed on the ground on the National Mall on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. in Washington, DC. Approximately 191,500 flags will cover part of the National Mall and will represent the American people who are unable to travel to Washington, for the inauguration. (Joe Raedle/Pool vias AP)

Opinion

Editorial: The oath we must take after every election

We can’t address solutions to our challenges until we accept the election of those who represent us.

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2009 file photo, a pressman pulls a copy of one of the final editions of the Rocky Mountain News off the press in the Washington Street Printing Plant of the Denver Newspaper Agency in Denver. A survey by Gallup and the Knight Foundation released on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, finds Democrats much more willing than Republicans to see government funding help local news sources. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Opinion

Editorial: Restating our commitment to discourse and debate

To move beyond the last four years’ divisiveness, we need more discussion from varied viewpoints.

FILE - In this April 12, 2018, file photo, a marijuana plant awaits transplanting at the Hollingsworth Cannabis Company near Shelton, Wash. Five years after Washington launched its pioneering legal marijuana market, officials are proposing their most ambitious overhaul yet of the way the industry is regulated, with plans for boosting minority ownership of pot businesses, spreading out oversight among a range of state agencies, and letting the smallest cannabis producers increase the size of the operations in an effort to help them become more competitive. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Opinion

Editorial: Adults should be allowed to grow cannabis at home

A bill has returned to allow residents, as they are in other states, to grow their own marijuana.

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2020, file photo, an electronic sign warns travellers to maintain social distance in the terminal of Denver International Airport in Denver. Two airline passengers who got into disturbances after allegedly not wearing face masks now face potential fines. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday, Dec. 18, that it is seeking civil penalties of $15,000 and $7,500 over two separate incidents. Both happened in August. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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Editorial: ‘This is your captain speaking: Settle down!’

Unruly and unmasked passengers are a threat to flight safety and risk spreading the pandemic.

Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., cleans up debris and personal belongings strewn across the floor of the Rotunda in the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, after protesters stormed the Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Opinion

Editorial: Regardless of outcome, president must be impeached

If only to allow history to record that members of Congress stood up to Trump’s assault on democracy.

Soldiers working in a logistics area of Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state stand Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, near cooler bags that will be used to transport vials of the first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 to other locations in the hospital when shots are given to workers on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Opinion

Editorial: Slow roll on covid vaccination can’t be tolerated

With only a fraction of available doses administered, vaccination rates must quickly ramp up.

People sit outside of the County Public Meeting Room to fill out and turn in their ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Opinion

Editorial: Don’t mess with elections; honor will of voters

A GOP challenge in Congress and proposed state legislation are attempts to disenfranchise voters.

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Opinion

Editorial: Trump and his mob have disgraced the nation

Unless the president can be persuaded to resign, he must be removed from office.

Amy Ulrich walks her dog Kahlua by the Waterfront Place Apartments at the Port of Everett on Monday, March 30, 2020 in Everett, Wa. Gov. Inslee ordered construction projects around the state to shut down for two weeks. That pauses several big housing projects at Alderwood and the Port. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Opinion

Editorial: Changes needed to build more middle-income housing

Middle-income families are less able to find affordable housing in Everett, forcing them out of town.

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Editorial: Three resolutions for a safe and prosperous 2021

For yourself and others: Wear a mask, get vaccinated and support local businesses and restaurants.

Council member Vivian Olson (left), Mayor Mike Nelson (center) and council member Diane Buckshnis practiced social distancing at the Edmonds City Council meeting Tuesday. (City of Edmonds)

Opinion

Editorial: Edmonds should skip search, hire Lawless as chief

A troubled search for a new police chief should not be delayed further. Hire the acting chief.

Herald staff photo by Michael O'Leary 070807 DREAMLINER - The first Boeing 787 is swarmed by the crowd attending the roll out of the plane at the Boeing assembly facilty.

Opinion

Editorial: A look back at 2020 through an editorial lens

A review on the opinions of The Herald Editorial Board during 2020 and some updates.