Opinion
Congress must confront reality of school shootings
My heart just aches for the families in Uvalde, Texas. It should not have happened! Enough is enough!
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Electric vehicles are better, cheaper than some might think
A recent letter to the editor has some incorrect information regarding electric vehicles.
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Give police respect they are owed; pull over
Reading a recent article, I am wondering once again, what has happened to the world I thought I…
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Use Senate filibuster to force votes on firearms bills
First, I thank The Herald’s Jerry Cornfield for his fine article on HB 1329 (“Once a rarity, remote…
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Ban and round up semiautomatic weapons
Having seen the horrors of WWI machine guns and “tommy” guns, America successfully banned automatic weapons. Now, with…
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Can county use federal funds as child tax credit replacement?
Thanks for the details on being a part of the decision process for how Snohomish County spends its…
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Fight inflation and climate change with carbon fee dividend
Covid and the war in Ukraine have worsened inflation. These totally unplanned and unexpected causes are grabbing the…
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We need answers to these questions on mass shootings
A few years back my husband and I were on a group tour in Italy. One night an…
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NRA, gun lobby barrier to stopping gun violence
It is said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting…
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Undocumented can’t be solution to labor shortage
Hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants are entering the United States each month crossing the southern border. They…
Opinion
Take steps to save salmon; remove Snake River dams
I was happy to read the recent commentary by Amy Gulick (“Our cultural survival is tied to salmon’s…
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Schools must be hardened against armed attacks
Maybe this is the one that will make people realize we need to turn schools into hard targets.…
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Lay wreaths, blame for shootings at feet of NRA
When the framers wrote the Constitution they had no knowledge of assault rifles with unlimited ammunition firepower.
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We must make informed choices this election
As I reflect upon the tragic events in our country of the past few years, months, weeks and…
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NRA has encouraged our glut of guns
The NRA more than any other has taken on the defense of our second amendment. They either believe…
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Remove those from Congress who oppose will of people
Thank you for the perspective in your recent editorial (“A mindless loyalty holds back action on gun deaths,”…
Opinion
Greed is foiling sensible policy on guns, ammo
I’ve owned a gun or guns now for more than 75 years. I hunted big game for about…
Opinion
Local taxpayers need to pay for school safety measures
Our schools are no longer safe because our society is no longer safe. I’m not sure we can…
Opinion
Mall, Starbucks in wrong over Turkish cafe’s eviction
After reading about Kismet Turkish Cafe and it being forced to leave Alderwood mall, I have to say…