Opinion
County sheriff has balance right on use of police pursuits
The article by The Herald’s Jenna Millikan regarding police pursuits was well written in my opinion (“Law enforcement…
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SNAP’s aid should be restored
Thanks for the articles explaining the cost of the Big, not so beautiful Bill, that increases hunger and…
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Where are the officials who serve constituents?
I was just wondering why while the MAGA type politicians get further and further to the right, while…
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ICE arrests based on race, language are un-American
ICE raids are a common feature of American life. So, what if I were outside a Home Depot…
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Everett School Board: Jackson Laurence works for students
We urge you to vote to return Anna Marie Jackson Laurence to the Everett School Board position that…
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Is this Trump’s coup plan?
So Donald Trump will put armed troops into city after city whose mayors don’t want them.
Opinion
Does Guinea’s authoritarianism sound familiar?
I read the following recently extract about the president of Guinea in West Africa. It sounds dreadfully familiar.
Opinion
Lake Forest Park levy: Support public safety on ballot
I want to thank the Lake Forest Park City Council for passing a resolution to place a police…
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Defeat GOP’s health care cuts
Thank you for Congressman Rick Larsen’s excellent commentary on the Republican push to dismantle, destabilize and harm, our…
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Civil argument provides depth of understanding
Thank you, Herald editors, for prominently publishing Bret Stephen’s recent commentary (“We’re losing our culture of argument and…
Opinion
Everett School Board: Jackson Laurence knows kids’ needs
We are proud to say we fully support Anna Marie Jackson Laurence for the Everett School Board. She…
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Approve SJR 8201 on Nov. 4 ballot for long-term care
This November, Washington voters finally have an issue with support from across the partisan spectrum. SJR 8201, which…
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Our democracy needs its own four-way test
The Rotary Club has what it calls a Four-Way Test to assess the moral strength of any proposed…
Opinion
Why is Supreme Court allowing attack on First Amendment?
I am terrified! When Donald Trump rode down the escalator to announce his run for president, I said…
Opinion
Congress must repeal cuts to SNAP, tax credit, Medicaid
New poverty data reveals that anti-poverty programs are working, but also offers a troubling glimpse of what’s ahead.
Opinion
Clear warnings of failures of medical research
Current medical research is far from being the so-called gold standard of the world. Those in the medical…
Opinion
Kroger’s closure of Fred Meyer motivated by greed
What good will come from verbal scolding? (“Everett council rebukes Kroger for plans to close Fred Meyer store,”…
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Downtown Everett stadium: Regular frogs reject new pad
I’ve been a frog for a long time, over 60 million years, and way back in frog history…
Opinion
Everett council right to condemn closure of Fred Meyer
I applaud the Everett City Council’s resolution rebuking Kroger for its closure of the south Everett Fred Meyer…