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Schwab: Reveling in the dis-Enlightenment of America

Fearing an educated and informed electorate, Trump and MAGA target knowledge, science and reason.

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The Buzz: As long as we’re all going to die, might as well laugh

Split you sides as Elon and Trump split the sheets. And Sen. Debbie Downer lightens the mood at…

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Comment: Republicans’ tax bill is generational theft

The focus has been on cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, but even greater harm awaits those yet to…

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More support needed to keep care programs running

I just don’t understand the closing of an adult day health center and yet we are building a…

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Welch’s criticism of Democrats unpersuasive

Todd Welch’s May 28 Herald commentary criticizing Gov. Bob Ferguson’s signing of the latest $78 billion state budget…

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How are cuts by Trump and RFK Jr. making us healthy?

Once I recovered from the shock of a second Donald Trump term, I consoled myself remembering that we…

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Comment: MAHA report’s faked research just start of problems

RFK Jr. has the notion of research backward, forcing it to fit the conspiracies he’s always believed.

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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, June 5

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, June 4

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Burke: A parade for Army? Sure; but let a sibling march, too

The U.S. Merchant Marine has supplied the country’s fighting forces since the Revolutionary War.

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Harrop: This isn’t the outcome that Musk likely imagined

After handing over $250 million to elect Trump, he got the job of taking heat for unpopular cuts.

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Dowd: Musk moved fast and broke his own reputation

The head of the failed-DOGE experiment leaves Washington with a black eye and less respect.

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Comment: Drilling in Alaska tough enough; Trump isn’t helping

Despite his drill-baby-drill promises, Trumps’ trade and energy policies are working against him.

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Comment: GOP’s fiscal hawks get it; voters don’t care about debt

On a basic level they say they do, but they’re more concerned over inflation and cuts to their…

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Editorial cartoons for Tuesday, June 3

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

A rendering of possible configuration for a new multi-purpose stadium in downtown Everett. (DLR Group)

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Editorial: Latest ballpark figures drive hope for new stadium

A lower estimate for the project should help persuade city officials to move ahead with plans.

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Douthat: Trump should embrace the TACO; it actually serves him

Trump’s willingness to backtrack when a plan isn’t working may actually help him seal deals.

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Renovating of Funko Field cheaper than building new stadium

The City of Everett faces three stadium options:

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As candidates how they’ll address crime survivors’ needs

As campaign season kicks off for city council and mayoral races, it is once again time for prospective…

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Kristof: Rubio dead wrong that end of USAID hasn’t cost lives

He told Congress it was a lie, but consider two of thousands of examples of lives lost to…