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Saunders: So what if cuts to public radio, TV were small potatoes?

Just because it alone won’t balance the budget, doesn’t mean that cuts weren’t justified.

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Comment: Never mind gas prices; your power bill will cost you

Demand from datacenters and the rollback of clean power incentives will show up in your electricity bill.

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Editorial cartoons for Monday, July 21

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

FILE — The Vice Presidential debate between Senator JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz at CBS Broadcast Center in  New York, Oct. 1, 2024. CBS and its parent company, Paramount, agreed to pay a $16 million settlement to President Trump to resolve a left-field lawsuit brought by the president against the news program “60 Minutes.”(Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)

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Comment: Is Trump the new editor-in-chief for CBS, ABC

Journalists at the networks will have to prove their independence after owners’ capitulation to Trump.

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, July 20

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Snohomish’s Fire District 4 EMS levy too costly, not necessary

Fire District 4 EMS levy

2024 Presidential Election Day Symbolic Elements.

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Editorial: Franklin’s considered approach warrants third term

The incumbent mayor has used innovation and concern for all residents to guide her leadership.

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Comment: New tax adds to burden of those in long-term care

Little discussed, the tax doubles or triples annual per-bed fees that will be passed on to families.

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Comment: BPA adds to long history of poor resource management

A decision to join a far-flung energy market echoes past decisions detrimental to ratepayers and salmon.

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Comment: State got cheaper ferries and a policy rebuke

Accepting a contract for Florida-built ferries should tell lawmakers something about taxes and regulations.

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Forum: Don’t dismiss potential for controlled supply of drugs

Contrary to a columnist’s views, supplying drugs to those with addictions has led to better outcomes elsewhere.

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Forum: Book discussion explores police response to white supremacy

The forum, Sunday in Everett features former FBI agent Michael German and his book, ‘Policing White Supremacy.’

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, July 19

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, July 18

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Schwab: Rosie O’Donnell, immigrants and other Epstein distractions

MAGA puts up with the outrages because empathy is reserved only for their own prejudices.

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Harrop: Will America ever recover from what Trump has wrought?

Pundits and psychiatrists can debate why. We need to answer whether we can restore what is being lost.

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Comment: Miller’s immigrant-free utopia is fact-free fantasy

Undocumented immigrants aren’t crowding our ERs and classrooms. Those problems have tougher solutions.

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Comment: The flash-flood era is here and we’re not ready for it

Our infrastructure isn’t strong enough, too few of our homes are insured and FEMA is being dismantled.

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Comment: Trump wants to sanitize parks’ history for your protection

Park visitors are being asked us QR codes to tattle on exhibits that ‘disparage’ Americans. There’s a better…

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The Buzz: Can we please stop talking about Jeffrey Epstein?

Yeah, I didn’t think so. It’s hard to brand something as a hoax when you won’t stop talking…