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Clear warnings of failures of medical research

Current medical research is far from being the so-called gold standard of the world. Those in the medical…

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Editorial cartoons for Monday, Sept. 29

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Kroger’s closure of Fred Meyer motivated by greed

What good will come from verbal scolding? (“Everett council rebukes Kroger for plans to close Fred Meyer store,”…

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Downtown Everett stadium: Regular frogs reject new pad

I’ve been a frog for a long time, over 60 million years, and way back in frog history…

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Everett council right to condemn closure of Fred Meyer

I applaud the Everett City Council’s resolution rebuking Kroger for its closure of the south Everett Fred Meyer…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill with, from left, Sen.Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) after the House passed a stopgap bill to keep federal funding flowing past a Sept. 30 deadline on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. The House narrowly passed the bill on Friday, but the measure appears dead on arrival in the Senate, where Democrats have vowed to block it. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

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Comment: Why Congress is edging up to a shutdown

Why are shutdowns occurring more often and how has the president gained more sway over the budget?

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, Sept. 28

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Comment: Why keep vote-at-home? It’s the law, and it works.

The state’s vote-at-home system has been built over decades and has increased access to voting.

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Comment: Democrats holding fast to avoid a health care crisis

Republicans would rather see a government shutdown than bargain on restoring health care coverage.

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Comment: Washington takes wrong track after poor revenue report

The state is declining to take action to right-size its budget after a $421 million loss in revenue.

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noForum: Edmonds has a spending problem; vote no on Prop. 1

The city has increased staffing beyond its means and its needs. The levy lid lift is unnecessary.

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Forum: Edmonds voters must send message to city leaders on taxes

Set to ask voters for a significant property tax increase, the city’s sales tax is next for a…

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, Sept. 27

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

September 23, 2025: The Crackdown

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, Sept. 26

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Schwab: We’re seeing who Trump & Co. are; can we go another way?

Trump stated it no more plainly than ‘I hate my opponent.’ Is this the America for which you…

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Comment: Ignoring, suppressing good data subverts good government

The message sent by recent firings of officials is that data must conform to the agenda, regardless of…

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Arlington City Council: Logan shows care regarding growth

The City of Arlington Planning Commission and City Council recently approved a seemingly small part of our zoning…

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Edmonds, Prop. 1: Vote no on tax increase

Early on in Mike Rosen’s term as Edmonds Mayor he and i talked about the business of running…

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Violence won’t advance cause

An out-of-state friend and I were going over things and later on he sent me this:

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The Buzz: We’re still here; so why did you miss the rapture?

We were hoping to see UN delegates from ‘s***hole countries’ lifted into heaven during Trump’s address.