Opinion
Comment: Can we blame Mercator for Trump’s Greenland obsession?
To simplify his map, the cartographer drew Greenland as immense, when it’s smaller than Algeria.
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Comment: An ‘impossible trinity’ of goals for Trump’s tariffs
Trump wants revenue, manufacturing and foreign policy wins; he can’t get all three, if any.
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Comment: Here’s the good USAID did and what it won’t do now
It’s aid programs allowed people to move on during and after upheaval, as we would do for any…
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Comment: Has U.S. laid out ‘unwelcome’ mat for foreign tourists?
Horror stories of detained visitors are adding to apprehensions regarding travel to the U.S.
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Comment: What two Florida congressional races could reveal
Even if the GOP keeps two House seats, slim margins could indicate how the midterms might go.
Opinion
Comment: Hegseth isn’t unholding standards he vowed he would
Veterans are among the most critical of the Defense secretary for his lapse of security and protocol.
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Comment: What’s most critical to ‘critical thinking’? History
Without a strong grasp of history, there’s no basis for comparing information, false or otherwise.
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Comment: What does South County Fire owe Edmonds taxpayers?
A portion of aid car fees were to be provided to the city. What does this mean for…
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Comment: State Senate Democrats’ tax plan built on fantasy
It takes chances with tax increases that could cost jobs and burden property taxpayers.
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Comment: Women shouldn’t stay quiet about menopause and more
Providers and women themselves must speak up to assure better care for a range of health issues.
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Comment: Signal fiasco too big to be dismissed as a ‘glitch’
It’s clear that attack plans were shared in an unsecured group chat. Denial won’t change the threat posed.
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Comment: ‘Adolescence’ should wake us to plight of boys
The Netflix series delves into how boys and young men have fallen for toxic role models on social…
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Comment: Governor should reconsider pulling fisheries expert
Gov. Ferguson, without explanation, canceled the reappointment of a Fish & Wildlife panel member.
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Comment: U.S. allies get the message in Signal debacle
It’s clear what U.S. officials think of ouor allies, but so to is the administration’s ineptitude.
Opinion
Comment: Trump-onomics made sense to voters; less so now
The president’s trade war and other economic policies are wars of choice. He will own their effects.
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Comment: It matters that we understand decline in overdoses
We need to ramp up what’s working against fentanyl and avoid cuts to programs that deliver that care.
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Comment: Trump, Musk blunder into Social Security minefield
In attempting to cut services, then backtracking, only to press on, service is denied to seniors.
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Comment: The problem with using ‘migrants’ for immigrants
The attempt at a neutral term fails because ‘migrant’ divorces new arrivals from our nation’s history.
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Comment: Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, to the culture wars we go
The release of a ‘Snow White’ reboot brings renewed controversy to Disney and a theater near you.
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Comment: Polite but puzzled Canadians try to grasp bitter shift
Flummoxed by Trump’s ire and tariffs, Canadians brace for economic hardship forced by a one-time friend.