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Rep. Suzanne DelBene and South County Fire Chief Bob Eastman chat during a tour and discussion with community leaders regarding the Mountlake Terrace Main Street Revitalization project on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at the Traxx Apartments in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Opinion

Editorial: Gerrymandering invites a concerning tit-for-tat

Democrats, among them Rep. Suzan DelBene, see a need for a response to Texas’ partisan redistricting.

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Comment: State lawmakers’ email secrecy an assault on records law

House leaders want to allow members to mark some email as ‘transitory,’ hiding them from the public.

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Comment: Edmonds must plan to face next extreme climate event

Other nearby cities are preparing for extreme heat and cold. Edmonds has its own work to do.

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, Aug. 15

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Schwab: Coming to a street near you: Trump’s D.C. takeover

If Lafayette Square was a rehearsal, troops in D.C. are the premiere, with a road show in the…

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Kristof: Ukrainians must be front of mind for Trump right now

The U.S. owes a great deal to Ukraine that shouldn’t be repaid by dealing away its land to…

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Verify your ballot was counted

Make sure your vote counts!

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Eastview Village approval values development over nature

This destruction of the environment is despicable (“Community members file land use appeal of Eastview Village,” The Herald…

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Surrendering our allies to our enemies

I got a chance to see the surrender agreement Donald Trump is proposing to Vladimir Putin. It includes…

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Difficult for Trump to shake his ties to Epstein

Is Donald Trump finally meeting his personal Waterloo? Trump is desperately trying to silence the talk about his…

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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, Aug. 14

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Burke: We’re not ready for the ‘Big One’; here’s where to start

You don’t have to go full-on prepper. Start by putting aside supplies and reading up on sources.

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Stephens: How Trump can avoid a half-baked Alaska summit

Trump must show Russia’s Putin his two roads; one a face-saving offramp, the other the road to hell.

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Loss of Meaningful Day program heralds threat to valued services

The Herald’s Aug. 12th coverage of the loss of the Meaningful Day program underscores a troubling pattern: services…

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Thanks for environmental, climate coverage

I wanted to thank the Everett Herald’s continued climate and environmental journalism. In an age when the federal…

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Unhappy with increasing city, school taxes in Edmonds

I am a long-time resident of Edmonds, since 1970. I own a home in city limits so I…

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Where are shelters for D.C.’s homeless, Mr. President?

Trump can find 1.5 billion dollars to build a golf course but he hasn’t the humanity to build…

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Douthat: MAHA will fail if it keeps undermining itself

Some skepticism can help, but replacing one set of dogmas with another won’t convince Americans.

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Comment: Trump’s civil commitment order comes close to correct

Those with mental illness and addiction can’t be left on streets, but they need housing and services.

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Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, Aug. 13

A sketchy look at the news of the day.