Opinion
Editorial: ‘Do no harm’ with wasteful medical procedures
A new report finds nearly half of common medical tests prone to overuse in the state are unnecesary.
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Editorial: Makers of vaping liquid aiming sales at teens
The FDA sent out warnings this week because of packaging that resembles kids’ juice and other treats.
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Editorial: The one about a priest, a rapper and a comedian
Why we need to listen to the Rev. Pat Conroy, Kanye West and Michelle Wolf, even when we…
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Editorial: The work that remains for state’s ‘paramount duty’
With more funding secured for learning, the state needs to take a greater share in building schools.
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Editorial: Teens need more than abstinence-only education
Courts have rebuked an agency’s decision to pull funding for teens’ comprehensive sex ed programs.
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Editorial: Make DACA’s protections for Dreamers permanent now
Three court decisions have given President Trump and Congress a second chance to make this right.
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Editorial: Honor former congressman by returning your ballot
Al Swift, who represented the 2nd District, from 1979 to 1995, championed the motor-voter bill.
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Editorial: Work for Everett schools before next bond vote
The district needs a temporary fix at overcrowded Jackson as it tries again for a new high school.
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Editorial: Take a look at your tax dollars at work
Three Snohomish County mayors point to the work being done because of recent state funding.
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Editorial: What if the IRS did our taxes for us?
The IRS gets the same tax forms we do. Under a bill in Congress, it could send a…
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Editorial: Reliable source needed for national park funding
That national park fees won’t triple is good news, but it doesn’t solve the problem of park funding.
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Editorial: Help direct Everett’s city council districts plan
What district representation will look like depends on the guidance that residents can provide now.
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Editorial: How a lightbulb saved Sunset Falls
A hydropower project on the Skykomish River is not needed, says the PUD, thanks to conservation.
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Editorial: A growing threat to local coverage of news
Local news consumers need to resist a Borg-like assimilation of print, broadcast and online news.
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Editorial: States must press EPA on air pollution standards
The EPA chief’s attempts to roll back mileage and emission standards go against the agency’s mandate.
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Editorial: Zinke an unexpected ally for Cascade grizzlies
The Trump official has restarted a review of bear introduction plans; now he can help with outreach.
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Editorial: County, cities add to toolbox for fighting opioids
Efforts are building to end a costly cycle of addiction, homelessness, jail and release.
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Editorial: Keep citizenship question out of 2020 census
It could badly skew data needed for fair representation, and the question is asked in other surveys.
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Editorial: Tariffs on newsprint a threat to newspapers
U.S. tariffs on Canadian paper have surged costs for newpapers with little benefit for U.S. mills.