Opinion
Schwab: Will murder of a mother by ICE at last remove all doubt?
If not the death itself, the lies in defense of the slaying should move MAGA to take a…
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Comment: Adding recycling laws could be drag on recent successes
The state has new laws that have increased recycling and composting rates. Let’s make sure they work.
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Comment: Congress should dust off 2019 plan to fix health care
The end of enhanced ACA subsidies offers a chance to reconsider the innovations in a GOP proposal.
Opinion
Forum: It’s long past time for lawmakers to reform state taxes
Give voters a plan that cuts the sales tax and makes other changes and many will support an…
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Schwab: Oil’s well won’t end well with Venezuela adventure
It wasn’t over drugs. Or democracy. As long as Maduro’s cronies hand over the oil, Trump’s satisfied.
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Goldberg: This isn’t regime change; it’s mob-level extortion
Trump doesn’t really want to run Venezuela; he just wants loyalty and a fat ‘envelope.’
Opinion
Less kink, more useful news on Herald pages, please
As long-time subscribers to The Herald, we were seriously disappointed to see one of the main front page…
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‘Kink store’ story satisfies curiosity
Change is upon us, fast and furious. It brings insecurity and growth. Insecurity brings defensiveness and war. Growth…
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Local agencies shouldn’t cooperate with ICE actions
I get angry when I see video clips of heavily armed masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tackling…
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The Buzz: Greenland, triple cheeseburgers and Nobels up for grabs
While Trump tries to flip an Arctic nation, RFK Jr. flips the food pyramid to make McDonald’s MAHA.
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Editorial: Lawmakers shouldn’t futz with partisan redistricting
A new proposal to allow state lawmakers to gerrymander congressional districts should be rejected.
Opinion
Health care company’s data breach now a ‘privacy event’?
Last fall, I received a letter from a large health care company informing me that they had a…
Opinion
Stricken salmon need Snake River dams breached
The December 2025 floods in Washington state heavily damaged the fish habitat here in the Northwest region. It…
Opinion
What’s aim of Trump and Hegseth with boat strikes in Caribbean?
What’s all the hubbub about Pete Hegseth? Now that President Trump has (or is trying to have) renamed…
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Stephens: There were good reasons to depose Maduro; oil wasn’t one
If Trump wants to turn Venezuela around, he still can by demanding free and fair elections.
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Comment: Trump’s lasting damage will be steady erosion of norms
The question isn’t necessarily if courts will uphold his actions, but rather how he breaks norms to get…
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Welch: State lawmakers have a chance to chart a better course
Rather than being driven by ideology, the Legislature needs to set policies that focus on outcomes.
Opinion
Boule: Over centuries, a sickness has eaten away at democracy
At full speed in the 21st, it festers in the nation’s inability to hold corrupt leaders responsible.