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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 —…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Bill for cardiac response plans at schools can save lives of children
Recently, I visited Olympia to testify in front of the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education…
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Thanks to City of Snohomish for fixing Pine Avenue quickly
I would like to commend the new Snohomish Mayor, Aaron Hoffman, along with Ken Klein, our new city…