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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, June 29

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, June 29

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Alaina Livingston, a 4th grade teacher at Silver Furs Elementary, receives her Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic for Everett School District teachers and staff at Evergreen Middle School on Saturday, March 6, 2021 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Editorial: RFK Jr., CDC panel pose threat to vaccine access

Pharmacies following newly changed CDC guidelines may restrict access to vaccines for some patients.

FILE — Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy arrives to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 14, 2025. After firing an influential panel that sets U.S. vaccine policies, some of Kennedy’s picks to replace them have filed statements in court flagging concerns about vaccines. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
Hundreds of studies on vaccines and their safety fact-check the HHS secretary’s false claims.

By Jake Scott / For The Conversation In the four months since… Continue reading

Where do I send my traffic ticket when I can’t renew my license?

I spent three hours this morning attempting to renew my driver’s license,… Continue reading

Comment: Your 6 cents will make sense to keep county moving

A 6-cent-a-gallon gas tax increase will fund road projects and maintenance and keep our economy strong.

Comment: Bill in Congress can boost kidney donations, save lives

Support from Rep. DelBene and others can help win passage of a $10,000 tax credit for kidney donors.

Forum: Who’s responsible for meeting needs of those around us?

And who holds the mantle of a responsible public: the government or the people, themselves?

Forum: Amid tumult and hard times, look for changes ahead

We have plenty of examples where difficult periods produced leaders and coalitions that improved things.

Making adjustments to keep Social Security solvent represents only one of the issues confronting Congress. It could also correct outdated aspects of a program that serves nearly 90 percent of Americans over 65. (Stephen Savage/The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SLUGGED SCI SOCIAL SECURITY BY PAULA SPAN FOR NOV. 26, 2018. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED.
Editorial: Congress must act on Social Security’s solvency

That some workers are weighing early retirement and reduced benefits should bother members of Congress.

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, June 28

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, June 27

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Comment: Frequency of heat waves should have us in a cold sweat

The U.S. is unprepared for heat waves’ effects and is going the wrong way on the climate crisis behind them.

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