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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, March 4

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

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Abstract silhouette of lungs against the background of a dense forest. Trees are the lungs of the planet. Air purification. Mountains. Ecological concept.

Editorial: Clean Air Agency plan sets path to breathing easier

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency sets new pollution-reduction goals for health, climate and justice.

Abstract silhouette of lungs against the background of a dense forest. Trees are the lungs of the planet. Air purification. Mountains. Ecological concept.

Forum: A license isn’t needed to speak; same goes for a gun

Any weakening of the Second Amendment opens the door to threats to our other Constitutional rights.

Forum: Herald failed journalistic duty in canceling ‘Dilbert’

The newspaper’s editors should have used this as an opportunity to “tell the rest of the story.”

Our action can stop the decline of American democracy

I’ve always thought great societies will always decline from within. Looking at the state of play in today’s United States I can see it’s beginning… Continue reading

Comment: Until Ukrainians say so, now not time for peace talks

A negotiated ‘peace’ provides no guarantee that Putin won’t rebuild for a later attempt at taking Ukraine.

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, March 3

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

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Fact Check: No, Nikki Haley; foreign aid doesn’t go to U.S. enemies

Much of U.S. foreign aid supports U.S. jobs and aids groups who are working against our enemies.

Larger threat is in not opposing Putin in Ukraine

A recent writer to The Herald tried to make the argument that supporting Ukraine will lead to war with Russia. He reminds me a little… Continue reading

Schwab: Fabrication, nullification and putrefaction

What to make of lies in cause of ratings and calls for a ‘national divorce’ and a ‘national gun’?

Comment: A past in prison shouldn’t prevent citizens from voting

It’s a fundamental right, and worries that it would benefit any candidate or party are unfounded.

Comment: Poor Americans are losing out in the culture war

With the debate moved to divisive social issues, low-income white voters are siding against their own interests.

Comment: Why it’s not OK for a poll to ask if, ‘it’s OK to be white’

The phrase’s origin stems from white supremacist trolling, and the poll’s accuracy is questionable.

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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, March 2

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

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Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks Thursday, March 31, 2022 before Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Editorial: State AG’s lawsuit may protect medication abortion

Used in 60 percent of abortions here, mifepristone’s use is threatened in a Texas lawsuit.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks Thursday, March 31, 2022 before Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts, which are used for missing children in many states. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Renters need limits placed to prevent gouging by landlords

I own a manufactured home in the Twin Creeks manufactured housing Park. When I moved here in 2019 the monthly rent for space in the… Continue reading

What would road-usage charge mean for different drivers?

The Herald’s editorial on road usage fee was interesting (“Start on road to replace gas tax with per-mile fee,” The Herald, Feb. 25). It would… Continue reading

Boosters, others sent Everett High students to cheer teams at tourney

As any basketball fan knows, magic happens in March, and our community’s magic happened a little early this year. Two weeks ago, Everett High’s boys… Continue reading

Burke: Where has all the poetry gone in our lives?

It really never left. Our state’s poet laureate says it’s more accessible now than it ever was.

Comment: ‘Peak fossil fuel emissions’ doesn’t mean we’ve won yet

Reducing emissions from fuels is key, but we’ve got other emission sources that have to be addressed.