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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, Nov. 21

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

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FILE — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo is seen through a window at the CFPB offices in Washington on Sept. 23, 2019. Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed to cease “all supervision and examination activity” and “all stakeholder engagement,” effectively stopping the agency’s operations, in an email from the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Ting Shen/The New York Times)
Editorial: Keep medical debt off credit score reporting

The federal CFPB is challenging a state law that bars medical debt from credit bureaus’ consideration.

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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, Nov. 20

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

Comment: Trump’s $2,000 tariff rebates are a shell game

Most Americans have already paid $1,800 in price increases from the tariffs. It’s another distraction.

Comment: If Trump cares about affordability, he must show it

It will take more than reducing tariffs on a few items; he must show he understands consumers’ pain.

Comment: States pitch property tax relief but less local control

Texas’ and Florida’s governors want to reduce property taxes, but what would that do to public services?

Stephens: U.S. has good reason to overthrow Venezuela’s Maduro

There are risks in a military action, especially a half-hearted one that leaves him in power.

Comment: How women age may be key to longer, healthier lives

Women, long ignored in studies, are revealing new areas of study regarding human longevity.

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Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, Nov. 19

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

A model of a statue of Billy Frank Jr., the Nisqually tribal fishing rights activist, is on display in the lobby of the lieutenant governor's office in the state Capitol. (Jon Bauer / The Herald.
Editorial: Recognizing state history’s conflicts and common ground

State officials seek consensus in siting statues of an Indian rights activist and a missionary.

Burke: Borrowing from The Bard on the path before us

Shakespearean lines, from comedy or tragedy, fit the moment when there’s something rotten.

Can we focus on solutions, not ‘isms’?

I was checking out The Herald’s editorial cartoons 0nline and one had… Continue reading

In defense of Trump, allegations need fact-check

In response to a recent letter blaming Donald Trump for high gas… Continue reading

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