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People walk adjacent to the border with Canada at the Peace Arch in Peace Arch Historical State Park, where cars behind wait to enter Canada at the border crossing Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Blaine, Wash. Canada lifted its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but America kept similar restrictions in place, part of a bumpy return to normalcy from coronavirus travel bans. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Editorial: Find respectful policy on tariffs, trade with Canada

Washington state depends on trade with Canada. The Trump administration’s belligerence is harmful.

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Comment: Supreme Court finds its voice to hold Trump in check

The Roberts Court’s tariff decision flatly tells Trump he can’t always do what he believes he can.

Comment: Here’s how to prevent abuses at DOJ once Trump is gone

Congress must put reforms in place to prevent the political retribution and favoritism running rampant.

Comment: ICE”s exit alone won’t heal trauma inflicted on Minneapolis

Over time, neighbors reaching out can salve the fear and intimidation that plagued the Minnesota city.

Letter: State pays more federal taxes than it receives in benefits

Washington state’s persistent budget shortfalls are worsened by a rarely discussed reality:… Continue reading

Letter: ‘Loony Left’ relies on Nazi-like tactics

The word “Nazi” has been bandied about by the Looney Left for… Continue reading

30,000 coho salmon await release at the Hatchery and Environmental Education Center at Halls Lake in Lynnwood on April 5, 2019. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Editorial: Set deadline for chemical in tires that’s killing coho

A ban set for 2035 allows ample time to find a viable replacement for 6PPD, which kills salmon and trout.

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Editorial: Lawmakers should outline fairness of millionaires tax

How the revenue will be used, in part to make state taxes less regressive, is key to its acceptance.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 10: A Seattle Sonics fan holds a sign before the Rain City Showcase in a preseason NBA game between the LA Clippers and the Utah Jazz at Climate Pledge Arena on October 10, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Editorial: Seahawks’ win whets appetite for Sonics’ return

A Super Bowl win leaves sports fans hungering for more, especially the return of a storied NBA franchise.

FILE — A neighborhood in Poca across the Kanawha River from the John Amos Power Plant, a three-unit, coal-fired power plant in Winfield, W.Va., Sept. 19, 2025. In a reversal, the Environmental Protection Agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show. (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times)
Comment: What happens now with end of a 2009 EPA climate finding

The Trump administration will move to kill climate regulations. But expect fact-based court challenges.

The Buzz: E.T., phone home and check your messages from Trump

President Trump says he’ll release files on aliens while Colbert weighs a campaign management career.

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