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Build more, smaller homes to protect environment

I read the paper, every day. I know about the wetlands buffer topic (“Panel discusses proposed Critical Areas…

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Restore life-saving care to end TB

World Tuberculosis Day (March 24) was a reminder that threat of tuberculosis (TB) is alive and real. In…

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The Buzz: Don’t mind me; I’m just waiting quietly for a scoop

BZ, here. No one you need to worry about; just go ahead with your chat about classified, top…

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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, March 27

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Piles of wires, motherboards and other electronic parts fill boxes at E-Waste Recycling Center, Thursday. 
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Editorial: Right to repair win for consumers, shops, climate

Legislation now in the Senate would make it easier and cheaper to fix smartphones and other devices.

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Edmonds RFA vote: Vote yes to preserve service

As both a firefighter for South County and a proud resident of Edmonds, I have a unique perspective…

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Be heard on state tax proposals

Washington taxpayers, if you are not following what the state Democrats are planning, be prepared to pay even…

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Protect state employee pay, benefits

State Sen. June Robinson, D-Everett, has proposed cutting the salaries of government employees. It is important to recognize…

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Comment: Signal fiasco too big to be dismissed as a ‘glitch’

It’s clear that attack plans were shared in an unsecured group chat. Denial won’t change the threat posed.

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Douthat: ‘Oligarchy’ is not target Democrats should aim at

Their beef is more one of ideology than of class, as the oligarchs have gone where the wind…

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Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, March 26

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Comment: ‘Adolescence’ should wake us to plight of boys

The Netflix series delves into how boys and young men have fallen for toxic role models on social…

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Burke: If Canada won’t join U.S., our state could look north

There are more pluses than minuses to becoming the 11th province, including an easy-to-sing anthem.

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Comment: Governor should reconsider pulling fisheries expert

Gov. Ferguson, without explanation, canceled the reappointment of a Fish & Wildlife panel member.

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Comment: U.S. allies get the message in Signal debacle

It’s clear what U.S. officials think of ouor allies, but so to is the administration’s ineptitude.

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Comment: Trump-onomics made sense to voters; less so now

The president’s trade war and other economic policies are wars of choice. He will own their effects.

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French: Hegseth’s carelessness calls for his resignation

An encrypted chat among Pentagon and other officials was unwittingly shared with a reporter.

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Comment: It matters that we understand decline in overdoses

We need to ramp up what’s working against fentanyl and avoid cuts to programs that deliver that care.

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Comment: Trump, Musk blunder into Social Security minefield

In attempting to cut services, then backtracking, only to press on, service is denied to seniors.

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Comment: The problem with using ‘migrants’ for immigrants

The attempt at a neutral term fails because ‘migrant’ divorces new arrivals from our nation’s history.