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Letter: Trump’s record so far…

He promised to end the Ukrainian and Gaza conflicts in his first week; he couldn’t. He promised not…

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Letter: City Council is wasting our tax money

So the Everett city council is going to spend $200,000 on an independent authority to study possible annexation…

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Editorial cartoons for Monday, March 30

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, March 28

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Opinion

Comment: Universities must make eradicating underage drinking a priority

As the extraordinarily proud father of a 19-year-old daughter, who is a junior at WSU and carries a…

Opinion

Comment: Trump says Americans who oppose him are now our country’s ‘greatest enemy’

On Sunday, the president posted, “Now with the death of Iran, the greatest enemy America has is the…

Opinion

Comment: Unfettered remote control of energy used by a customer is not the answer

The ‘millionaires tax’ would hit the working capital that construction firms need to build communities.

Opinion

Roberts: Climate change is dynamic.

In a warming world, the emphasis must be on change.

Opinion

Letter: If not the planet, do it for your vacations!

Climate change is thrashing my vacations! I have to choose campgrounds at the last minute after consulting fire…

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Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoons for Friday, March 27

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Justin Gill, DNP, APRN, RN

Opinion

Comment: A fair tax code is a health care issue. Here’s why.

As a nurse practitioner in a busy urgent care clinic in Everett, I never know what kind of…

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Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoons for Thursday, March 26

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Federal agents arrest a protester during an active immigration enforcement operation in a Minneapolis neighborhood, Jan. 13, 2026. The chief federal judge in Minnesota excoriated Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday, Jan. 28, saying it had violated nearly 100 court orders stemming from its aggressive crackdown in the state and had disobeyed more judicial directives in January alone than “some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.” (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)

Opinion

Comment: We know it when we don’t see it

Judge Robert H. Henry and Sterling Knoche

People use bullhorns during a "No Kings Day" rally along Broadway on June 14, 2025, in Everett. (Mike Henneke / The Herald)

Columnists

Burke: Are you ready to say “No Kings” in your country?

Know your rights and remember, “This all ends when enough of us say NO!”

Letters

Letter: NATO was formed for defense, not aggression

NATO was set up to protect its members

Email editor@valleyrecord.com

Letters

Letter: Why don’t we just pay TSA with ICE money?

So, if President Trump is threatening to send ICE to the airports (because of the government shutdown, which…

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Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, March 25

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Editorial cartoons for Tuesday, March 24

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Send letters to andy.hobbs@soundpublishing.com.

Opinion

Letter: Was our righteous anger distasteful?

I am writing in response to the letter submitted by Mr. Amburgy regarding the actions outside of Planned…

Opinion

Letter: Inspired?

We currently have a leader that uses personal attacks, insults, and name calling when not pleased with someone…