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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, May 4

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

Scott Peterson walks by a rootball as tall as the adjacent power pole from a tree that fell on the roof of an apartment complex he does maintenance for on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Editorial: Communities need FEMA’s help to rebuild after disaster

The scaling back or loss of the federal agency would drown states in losses and threaten preparedness.

FILE — Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary meets with then-President Donald Trump at the White House on May 13, 2019. The long-serving prime minister, a champion of ‘illiberal democracy,’ has been politically isolated in much of Europe. But he has found common ground with the former and soon-to-be new U.S. president. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
Commentary: Trump following authoritarian’s playbook on press

President Trump is following the Hungarian leader’s model for influence and control of the news media.

SAVE Act would disenfranchise women, minorities

I have lived a long time in this beautiful country. Distressingly, we… Continue reading

Carks parked at Faith Food Bank raise some questions

I occasionally find myself driving by the Faith Church in Everett and… Continue reading

French: A Cabinet selected on its skill in owning the libs

All errors are ignored. Their strength lies in surrendering fully to Trump, then praising him.

Comment: RFK Jr., others need a better understanding of autism

Here’s what he’s missing regarding those like my daughter who are shaped — not destroyed — by autism.

Comment: Trump threatens state’s clean air, water, environment

Cuts to agencies and their staffs sidestep Congress’ authority and endanger past protection work.

Comment: Help update county’s ‘constitution’ on charter commission

Filing begins next week for positions on the panel that considers proposals for the county charter.

County Council members Jared Mead, left, and Nate Nehring speak to students on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, during Civic Education Day at the Snohomish County Campus in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)
Editorial: Students get a life lesson in building bridges

Two county officials’ civics campaign is showing the possibilities of discourse and government.

FILE - This Feb. 6, 2015, file photo, shows a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif. Washington state lawmakers voted Tuesday, April 23, 2019 to remove parents' ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption from vaccinating their children for measles, although medical and religious exemptions will remain. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Editorial: Commonsense best shot at avoiding measles epidemic

Without vaccination, misinformation, hesitancy and disease could combine for a deadly epidemic.

Local artist Gabrielle Abbott with her mural "Grateful Steward" at South Lynnwood Park on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in Lynnwood, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Editorial: Earth Day calls for trust in act of planting trees

Even amid others’ actions to claw back past work and progress, there’s hope to fight climate change.

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