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Comment: Universities must make eradicating underage drinking a priority
As the extraordinarily proud father of a 19-year-old daughter, who is a junior at WSU and carries a…
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Comment: Trump says Americans who oppose him are now our country’s ‘greatest enemy’
On Sunday, the president posted, “Now with the death of Iran, the greatest enemy America has is the…
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Comment: Unfettered remote control of energy used by a customer is not the answer
The ‘millionaires tax’ would hit the working capital that construction firms need to build communities.
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Comment: A fair tax code is a health care issue. Here’s why.
As a nurse practitioner in a busy urgent care clinic in Everett, I never know what kind of…
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Comment: Midterm voters unlikley to shift focus from economy
Every week the Iran war lingers, it’s one week less for Trump and GOP to make s case…
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Comment: Trump’s tariffs proved a point about corporate taxes
They can go higher that their current rate without grave impacts on companies or the U.S. economy.
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Comment: Why Trump is desperate to ‘nationalize’ election rules
Trump’s greatest fear, if Democrats take control of the House, is oversight hearings into myriad scandals.
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Comment: What say you, Congress, on war in Iran?
Congress will get its say regarding actions in Iran, in oversight hearings and on what will be spent.
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Comment: With one vote, Legislature blows up ‘Chose Washington’
The decision to approve an unconstitutional ‘millionaires tax’ will send business out of the state.
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Comment: ‘Wire’ thieves are cutting residents from vital services
When they cut fiber optic lines, looking for copper, they cut networks. Harsh penalties are needed.
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Bauer: Learning about Everett and more a word at a time
After nearly 25 years at The Herald, I’m taking a new job; but also fond memories of my…
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Comment: Constitution clear that Trump can’t nationalize elections
Claiming it act of ‘national security’ is not a basis to seize powers the Framers denied the executive.
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Comment: Studies finding ‘use it or lose it’ applies to brain, too
Analysis of decades of Medicare data shows brain training can limit the likelihood and onset of dementia.
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Comment: Can state election officials trust the White House?
They were assured ICE agents won’t patrol polling places, but many still fear federal election interference.
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Comment: War in Iraq only adds to U.S. economic challenges
The economy might already have to deal with market setbacks, inflation and debt from Trump’s tariff schemes.
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Comment: Congress must still act to make airspace safer
A year after an air crash near D.C. killed 67, Congress has balked at a simple solution.
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Comment: Lawmakers must restore funding to train high-tech workforce
State employers pay $1 billion into a fund to educate in sciences, medicine and engineering. But that money…
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Comment: Trump isn’t nation-building; he’s puppet-making
As in Venezuela, Trump seeks to depose leaders but keep regimes in place that will follow orders.