Letters
Letter: Regulations on crypto kiosks are needed
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Opinion
Ask lawmakers to reject bill to bar removal from tent encampments
Proposed Washington House Bill 2489, per media, is “the Shelters Not Penalties Act, would require local governments to…
Opinion
Heritage Foundation to blame for Trump’s return
Do you recall the day when you lost faith in our democratic system? When your pride was distorted…
Opinion
Restore state funding to vital childcare support program
Childcare is not optional. It is part of our infrastructure, just like housing, roads and hospitals. When childcare…
Opinion
Tell state House to adopt protections regarding crypto kiosks
Cryptocurrency kiosks — often designed to look like bank ATMs — are increasingly common in Washington stores, but…
Opinion
State must address crisis in good, affordable childcare
As new parents with a six-month-old baby, my husband and I have joined the thousands of Washingtonians experiencing…
Opinion
Student protests show they are paying attention
Teachers often look for authentic audiences and real world connections to our classrooms. Recent student protest walkouts prove…
Opinion
SAVE Act will disenfranchise legal women voters
We’re hearing a lot about the SAVE Act — just approved by Republicans in the U.S. House —…
Opinion
City allowing Everett business to continue polluting
Is it incompetency, corporatocracy or is the City of Everett just apathetic toward residents impacted by the city’s…
Opinion
Good reason for members of military to refuse illegal orders
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., texted me saying President Trump “called for me to be hanged” for relaying the…
Opinion
Support U.S. assistance of Ukraine in fight against Russia
As we enter the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we must remember that Ukraine’s future…
Opinion
Don’t relax your vigilance of abuses by ICE, Trump administration
I have been afraid to write my opinion about what is happening in this country, but after viewing…
Opinion
Congress must follow up on Epstein files
What do you hear of the Epstein files these days, folks? A potential national disgrace involving very wealthy…
Opinion
Murray must play hardball with GOP over DHS and ICE funding
On Jan. 29, Sen. Patty Murray voted to split off Homeland Security funding from the other five funding…
Opinion
Governor should have been more cautious on ICE protests
In his Jan. 26 press conference, Gov. Bob Ferguson made a call to citizen action: “If ICE escalates…
Opinion
Has Trump forgotten what’s written on Lady Liberty?
Have Donald Trump and his partners in arms forgotten, overlooked, or interpreted to fit their personal self-centered beliefs,…
Opinion
Welcome new immigrants adjusting to a new culture
I am reminded, in these days of cleaving, we are encouraged to reach out to those who are…
Opinion
Student protests prove kids as the adults in the room
I want to express how proud I am of the thousands of students who marched out of their…