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2025’s Best Editorial Cartoons, October through December

A sketchy look at the best editorial cartoons of 2025, October through December.

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Burke: Vanity, thy name is Trump; in gold capital letters

Is Trump plastering his name on every surface, perhaps afraid we won’t remember him after he’s gone?

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Governor’s proposed budget cuts would hit community health centers

While I understand the difficult choices Gov. Bob Ferguson faces in balancing the state budget, I am deeply…

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Thanks for gorgeous piece of writing on Marysville Opera House

Regarding a recent article about the Marysville Opera House (“Now showing: The 114-year-old Marysville Opera House reclaims the…

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Speak up for restoration of ACA health coverage subsidies

In a move that surprised no one, the U.S. Senate recently voted down an extension of the Affordable…

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Goldberg: Which party will lead the fight to rein in AI?

Views on artificial intelligence have split both parties, leaving an opportunity to safely regulate it.

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Best Editorial Cartoons of 2025, July through September

A sketchy look back at the best editorial cartoons of 2025, July through September.

CNA Nina Prigodich, right, goes through restorative exercises with long term care patient Betty Long, 86, at Nightingale's View Ridge Care Center on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Editorial: Skilled nursing care must remain state budget priority

The governor’s spending plan would claw back Medicaid reimbursements that pay skilled-nursing care staff.

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Everett Schools bond, levy support career, STEM pathways

Everett Public Schools does many things well, including a 96 percent graduation rate. One area that deserves more…

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Let your friends hear from you at the holidays

The one thing that I most look forward to each holiday season is hearing from old friends, even…

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Kristof: It wasn’t history’s best year, yet there’s reason for hope

The rate of child mortality ended years of decline because of U.S. aid cuts. But things can get…

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Comment: Grocery store scanner one thing Trump can’t argue with

He can try his power of positive thinking and repetitive Jedi mind tricks, but it’s not impressing Americans.

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Comment: A Trump ‘pardon’ that justly will get nowhere

His order, feckless because he can’t dismiss state charges, means a felon convicted of election fraud will stay…

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2025’s Best Editorial Cartoons, April through June

A sketchy look back at 2025, April through June.

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Comment: Trump immigration policy depleting health care workforce

Immigrants make up a significant portion of health care workers. Losing them threatens care for many.

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Comment: No hoax in failure of Epstein’s ‘friends’ to call out abuse

Regardless of what’s in the files, we know who he was with and what should have been clear…

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Goldberg: Conservatives lost control of their monsterous creation

A meeting between podcaster Candace Owens and Charlie Kirk’s widow didn’t bring the detente that was sought.

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Comment: Trump’s biggest strengths turned against him in 2025

He’s lost many Americans on affordability and a 2024 Latino coalition has also turned against him.

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Harrop: Like Kevin, Trump’s Big Apple ties are ‘Lost in New York’

What’s left of Trump’s N.Y.C namesakes are now only found in two holiday movies.

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2025’s Best Editorial Cartoons, January through March

A sketchy look at the year in editorial cartoons, January through March.