Editorial cartoons for Friday, April 13

Editorial cartoons for Friday, April 13

A sketchy look at the day in politics.

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Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, Jan. 21

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank testifies before the Washington state Senate Law and Justice Committee in Olympia on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (Screenshot courtesy of TVW)
Editorial: Find path to assure fitness of sheriff candidates

An outburst at a hearing against a bill distracted from issues of accountability and voters’ rights.

Welch: State of the state reflects continuing challenges

The governor was optimistic, but affordability, housing and flooding response remain unresolved.

Vote for students and the future with Lake Stevens school levy

Two years ago, I chose to move to Lake Stevens because of… Continue reading

Students deserve quality education, support Everett schools levy, bond

With school bonds and levies on the ballot, it’s a timely reminder… Continue reading

Everett High students’ protest offers lesson in democracy

Three cheers and a tiger to the students at Everett High School.… Continue reading

Practice radical love in MLK Jr.’s honor

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Christian minister with a message that… Continue reading

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 1963 file photo, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaks to thousands during his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington. A new documentary “MLK/FBI,” shows how FBI director J. Edgar Hoover used the full force of his federal law enforcement agency to attack King and his progressive, nonviolent cause. That included wiretaps, blackmail and informers, trying to find dirt on King. (AP Photo/File)
Editorial: King would want our pledge to nonviolent action

His ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail’ outlines his oath to nonviolence and disruptive resistance.

A Microsoft data center campus in East Wenatchee on Nov. 3. The rural region is changing fast as electricians from around the country plug the tech industry’s new, giant data centers into its ample power supply. (Jovelle Tamayo / The New York Times)
Editorial: Meeting needs for data centers, fair power rates

Shared energy demand for AI and ratepayers requires an increased pace for clean energy projects.

Tina Ruybal prepares ballots to be moved to the extraction point in the Snohomish County Election Center on Nov. 3, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Editorial: A win for vote-by-mail, amid gathering concern

A judge preserved the state’s deadline for mailed ballots, but more challenges to voting are ahead.

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Editorial cartoons for Tuesday, Jan. 20

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

Dowd: Nobels and nations; if Trump wants it, he’ll try to take it

Trump says his power is limited only by ‘my own morality.’ So, too, is his desire for possession.

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