Opinion
Editorial: Federal moves on cannabis encouraging, if incomplete
The Biden administration and the Senate offer sensible proposals to better address marijuana use.
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Michelle Goldberg: When elections on line, GOP avoids abortion
Even among the MAGA faithful, Republicans are having second thoughts on how to respond to restrictions.
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Paul Krugman: Digging into the persistence of Trump-stalgia
Most Americans are better off than they were four years ago; so why doesn’t it feel that way…
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David French: Only one candidate has a serious foreign policy
Voters will have to choose between a coherent strategy and a transactional temper tantrum.
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Comment: Colleges falling into semantic trap set by the right
As with Vietnam War-era protests, colleges are being goaded into siding with the right’s framing.
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U.S. must remain a leader of democracy in world
At one time, very recently, the United States’ democracy was looked on by free nations around the world…
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Who is responsibly locally for Monroe school’s PCB contamination
Reading the Herald article on the Monroe Sky Valley Education Center victims’ lawsuit against Monsanto and its amoral,…
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U.S. must reconsider military spending, nuclear weapons
Americans oblivious or indifferent to the staggering U.S. military budget for 2025 would benefit from reading Daniel Ellsberg’s…
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Editorial: Latest Hanford cleanup plan must be scrutinized
A new plan for treating radioactive wastes offers a quicker path, but some groups have questions.
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Eco-nomics: The climate success we can look forward to
Finding success in confronting climate change demands innovation, will, courage and service above self.
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Comment: Innovation, policy join to slash air travel pollution
Technology, aided by legislation, is quickly developing far cleaner fuels to carry air travel into the future.
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Comment: Parents can recruit teen’s friends for safer driving
Rather than adding to distractions, peers can encourage safer driving habits for young drivers.
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Forum: Setting record straight on Sauk-Suiattle chief’s daughter
A recent Herald article misstated a dowry paid for my great-grandmother as her being sold into slavery.
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Schwab: Challanged by a letter writer; why Biden is better
Rather than explain why not to re-enter a burning building, some reasons to stick with President Biden.
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RFK’s good traits don’t cancel out his conspriacy theories
A recent Herald opinion piece professed admiration for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., allegedly because he urges “comity”— generosity…
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It’s up to God to judge Trump’s, Biden’s faith
A recent letter to the editor questioned the Christianity of Donald Trump.