Opinion
Comment: Until robots take over our jobs, who’s going to work?
Declining immigration, an aging population and low fertility rates are working against the supply of labor.
Opinion
Comment: Trump has turned White House into his own golden goose
As he festoons the Oval Office in gold, he’s replacing history with opulence and turning a tidy profit.
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Comment: Brace for higher health care costs during open enrollment
Federal reductions in subsidies may be joined by drug costs and other inflation for workers’ insurance plans.
Opinion
Comment: Blame ICE raids, visa limits for higher food prices
President Trump’s immigration policies are making it harder for farmers to harvest crops affordably.
Opinion
Comment: White House didn’t need Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeover
The ‘billionaire’s ballroom’ will stand as a garish monument to one man’s taste for gold-plated everything.
Opinion
Comment: Ruling could effectively end landmark voting rights act
If the Supreme Court throws out Section 2 of the act, Republicans could gain up to 19 more…
Opinion
Comment: Criticism of Everett’s budget woes raises valid concerns
Two former Everett City Council members question descisions regarding the city’s financial stability.
Opinion
Comment: State’s roadless forests key to water, salmon, recreation
A bid to end the federal Roadless Rule invites impacts to wildlife, recreation and more wildfires.
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Comment: Workforce training is building futures, saving money
But recent success in Snohomish County and elsewhere could be threatened by federal budget cuts.
Opinion
Comment: A parched Texas is giving away water to oil and AI
Water supplies, already low, are seeing increasing thirst from oil refining and huge data centers for AI.
Opinion
Comment: Hegseth’s fear of the press won’t stop its work
News outlets turned in credentials rather than be reduced to stenographers. Just what is Hegseth afraid of?
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Comment: Even a petrostate is going solar; as U.S. is left behind
Saudi Arabia is ramping up clean energy projects, and China is happy to sell them the technology.
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Comment: N.C.’s gerrymandered redistricting resurrects Jim Crow
New district maps will likely increase the GOP’s hold while disenfranchising Black and Democratic voters.
Opinion
Comment: Ceasefire won’t guarentee support for Israel from some in U.S.
Younger Americans are likely to remain skeptical if Israel doesn’t follow through on a peaceful path.
Opinion
Comment: Supreme Court’s ‘colorblindness’ would gut Voting Rights Act
And a ruling that would seal a GOP advantage in Congress would reflect poorly on the court’s legitimacy.
Opinion
Comment: ICE raids in Chicago aren’t about crime or immigration
The purpose there and in other blue cities is a blatant exercise and abuse of power by President…
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Comment: Unease grows among deployed National Guard troops
Many are questioning their use as a political tool that goes against their reasons for serving.
Opinion
Comment: Maybe we’re not so keen on political violence
Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest, new analysis shows.
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Comment: If Everett candidate can fix budget what would he cut?
Three Everett Council members say Scott Murphy’s budget criticisms are mistaken and too broad.
Opinion
Comment: Scuttling Columbia Basin pact ignores peril to salmon
The Trump administration’s action forces a return of litigation, but pact’s partners can still act.