Editorial cartoons for Friday, Dec. 23

Editorial cartoons for Friday, Dec. 23

Editorial cartoons for Friday, Dec. 23

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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.

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Editorial cartoons for Tuesday, Jan. 20

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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.

Support schools bonds, levies for strong students, communities

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Schwab’s perspective on police panel valuable

Herald Columnist Sid Schwab’s service on the Everett Police Chief’s Advisory Board… Continue reading

Comment: Issue of transgender girls in sports best left to states

The apparent take of Justice Kavanaugh might be the best way to ensure dignity to all student athletes.

Comment: White House push to undermine midterms gathering steam

But most blue states — and a few red ones — are declining to allow interference with voter rolls.

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Editorial cartoons for Monday, Jan. 19

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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.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., left, appears at a Chicago news conference with Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh on May 31, 1966. AP Photo/Edward Kitch, File
Comment: In continuing service to King’s ‘beloved community’

A Buddhist monk and teacher who built a friendship with King, continued his work to realize the dream.

Forum: Continuing Dr. King’s work requires a year-round commitment

We can march and honor his legacy this weekend, but we should strive for his dream every day.

Comment: History’s warnings about those who cling to power

More than 65 years ago, a rift between civil rights leaders might have ended the movement itself.

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