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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, Dec. 16

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, Jan. 16

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

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.

The Buzz: Have we thanked Trump even once for all he’s done?

Mr. President, please accept this gold-toned plastic ‘Best Stepdad Ever’ trophy as a token of our thanks.

Schwab: Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Don

As I have always said, the facts side with Trump and his team; on the ICE fatal shooting and more.

Kristof: ‘We’re No. 1”? How does 32nd of 171 countries sound?

Regardless of presidential administration, the nation’s standing on several measures has dropped over the years.

Comment: Decency demands Good’s death be mourned, investigated

Neither side of the tragedy can claim to know all; that’s what an independent investigation is for.

Comment: How Trump’s 3 architects have aided in nation’s decline

Stephen Miller, Russell Vought and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have shepherded the most damaging policies.

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.

FILE - The sun dial near the Legislative Building is shown under cloudy skies, March 10, 2022, at the state Capitol in Olympia, Wash. An effort to balance what is considered the nation's most regressive state tax code comes before the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in a case that could overturn a prohibition on income taxes that dates to the 1930s. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Editorial: No new taxes, but maybe ‘pay as we go’ on some needs

New taxes won’t resolve the state’s budget woes, but more limited reforms can still make a difference.

Comment: Are we trending toward another devastating Dust Bowl?

It’s not a certainty, but heat and drought are more frequent in the U.S., upping the odds of the disaster’s return.

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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, Jan. 15

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

State must deliver on promises for state ferry system

Washington State Ferries’ crew shortages continue to cancel crucial sailings on Mukilteo-Clinton… Continue reading

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