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Comment: State must step up work to keep air we breathe clean

Air pollution is a bigger problem in Washington state than many may realize. That needs to change.

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Comment: Lawmakers must protect abortion access in state

Proposed cuts to the Abortion Access Project come as federal attacks on funding have intensified.

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, April 18

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Schwab: Is there a hole for us to get sick in?

How can conservatives justify the flouting of due process in sending away any without conviction or charge?

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Trump logging policy isn’t solution to wildfires

Wildfire is a serious threat in our state, impacting our communities and the wild places we cherish. Yet,…

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U.S., Canada should process own natural resources

Ever since the U.S., under both Democrat and Republican party administrations, began applying tariffs on British Columbia softwood…

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If trade deficit with China is a problem it’s fault of U.S.

President Trump is of the view that China and other a Asian countries dump all their exports on…

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Tufekci: Why RFK Jr. has relaunched his fluoride crusade

Cowed to voice the mildest of approvals for the MMR vaccine, he maneuvers to reassure his base.

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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, April 17

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Comment: Social Security shield we need from volatile markets

After what we’ve seen this month from markets, we should guard the stability Old Age Insurance offers.

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Don’t cut vital spending on health from state budget

The residents of Washington did not create the state’s current budget issues, and our lives should not be…

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Restore funding for lung cancer research

This year, more than 226,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer, and approximately 125,000 Americans will lose…

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Men, listen to Fox; save your masculinity from women

According to Fox News’ Jesse Watters, tariffs will bring back manly jobs to the U.S., curbing the decline…

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Ask yourself who’s next for El Salvador prison

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and Presidetn Trump agree that Kilmer Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father of three,…

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Welch: State tax proposals will punish workers, businesses

A range of proposed tax legislation piles costs on families, rather than looking for spending cuts.

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Gssen: Harvard made only response it could to Trump demands: No

True, it risks $2.2 billion in federal funding, but submitting would been capitulation to an unconstitutional order.

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Comment: To win Senate back, Democrats need ‘combative centrists’

Progressives won’t like it, but a more moderate message is needed to fight and then defeat Trump.

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French: Due process isn’t for our safety as much as our morality

Due process doesn’t just protect a person’s liberty. It’s an acknowledgment of our own limitations.

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Comment: Elon Musk’s DOGE has proved ‘omnigenius’ as a myth

As in finance, past performance in one field isn’t a guarnatee of success in another.

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Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, April 16

A sketchy look at the news of the day.