Opinion
Forum: Cuts to programs for vulnerable kids a costly bargain
Funding for developmentally disabled infants and toddlers reduces costs later in life. Cutting them makes no sense.
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Forum: We have reached the peak of self-esteem’s self-assurance
Everybody daydreams of being a hero, but people need to recognize the value in playing their part.
Opinion
Schwab: Celebrating grift with portraits of dead presidents
Bribery isn’t corruption when its done out in the open for all to admire, emulate and praise.
Opinion
Letter: Anti-Soros editorial cartoon was antisemitic
I have always supported The Herald’s opinion and cartoon pages, even when you publish opinions with which I…
Opinion
Letter: Sheriff standards a step toward a liberal police state
If it were not for the 75 percent vote in King County, Bob Ferguson would not be the…
Opinion
Comment: Grok’s digital fakes of real people are criminal assault
First Amendment rights can be protected without allowing unauthorized use of individual’s images.
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Comment: No partisan divide in naming Epstein’s fellow abusers
Party politics don’t explain the obfuscation of the Epstein files. This is about power protecting power.
Opinion
Robinson: Three photos tell of Jesse Jackson’s arc of history
The three photos, taken 40 years apart, tell of his civil rights work, political triumph and his witness.
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Letter: Proposed millionaires tax can address unfairness
Thank you, Gov. Bob Ferguson for the courage to follow through on proposing legislation for a millionaires tax.…
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Letter: Thanks to voters for approving Snohomish Schools levies
Thank you, Snohomish School District voters. Passing both our local school replacement levies is a success for our…
Opinion
Letter: Lower limit for DUI unnecessary
If you did not read Todd Welch’s recent column, read it (“To limit DUI wrecks, focus on what…
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Goldberg: Play probes dangers of confidence in ‘our’ AI tools
‘Data’ seems ripped from the headlines as it follows an AI company’s quest to serve the government.
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Welch: Millionaires tax is pie-crust promise; easily broken
By Democrats’ own admission, they can’t be trusted to tax only millionaires with new income tax.
Opinion
De Rugy: Wealth taxes won’t satiate states’ hunger for revenue
Promises to tax only the wealthy fall short when lost opportunities hit lower-income families.
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Comment: Putin doesn’t want peace; he’s playing for more time
The U.S. and Europe need to deny Russia the ability to wait out Ukraine. Economic pressure should be…
Opinion
Comment: We honor civil rights heroes only when time allows comfort
The demands of MLK and others made them unpopular in their day. Their challenge to us remains.
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Comment: Focus on inflation misunderstands affordability fears
Inflation has eased, but wage growth and job openings have slowed, adding to families’ budget concerns.