Opinion
Comment: Why Republicans can’t agree on health care legislation
If they can find some consensus — and name the bill for Trump — they might forge a…
Opinion
Editorial: The message in philanthropic gifts large and small
Travel advocate Rick Steves is known for his philanthropy but sees a larger public responsibility.
Opinion
District follows First Amendment with rules for LifeWise
The Herald has reported that Lifewise, a midday Bible education program, has sued the Everett School District for…
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Comment: Wiles and Trump allow truth to leak out of White House
Wiles’ Vanity Fair interviews and Trump’s attack of the Reiners remove all doubt about his unfitness.
Opinion
Comment: Australia banned kids from social media; and we wait?
Other countries are considering bans. Considering the harms we now understand, we must do so, too.
Opinion
We seem caught between a circus or parallel realities
First, growing up, I and many others looked forward to the arrival of the circus. The traveling Circus…
Opinion
Comment: In defending rule of law, Supreme Court jusices stumble
While District Court judges have held Trump to account, the high court’s majority has been less brave.
Opinion
Few recognize addiction’s link to poverty
Has it ever occurred to your many letter writers why, why is there so much demand for illegal…
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Comment: Welcome to Pottersville, U.S.A.; Population: us
There are disturbing parallels between our times and that of the dystopian town in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’
Opinion
Book on Western Arctic shows what could be lost to drilling, mining
In his book “Wilderness and the American Mind” Roderick Nash asserts that “wilderness was the basic ingredient of…
Opinion
Medical freedom should be a right
The undercutting of public health has been going on for decades from within the medical industry itself, (“House…
Opinion
Trump’s immigration policy based on race
After graduating from Snohomish High School and then the UW I joined the Peace Corps in 1966 as…
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Editorial: Climate Commitment Act a two-fer for Washington
Its emissions auctions put price on carbon and use that revenue for climate investments.
Opinion
Comment: State funding cuts would devastate long-term care
The Legislature should at least maintain Medicaid funding for nursing facilities at current levels.
Opinion
Comment: No trust due an administration that ended river pact
The White House killed a negotiated deal to save salmon. The rivers’ protectors must return to court.
Opinion
Comment: $20-an-hour pay for fast food workers will kill jobs
To protect employment, other states should avoid adopting California’s 2024 wage law.