Opinion
Comment: Quick action on Trump’s ‘one big’ bill faces headwinds
Even if split in two, enough opposition divides even Republicans on tax cuts, the debt ceiling and more.
Opinion
Comment: Trust and Carter receive their eulogies
Carter once promised he would never lie. Trump’s second term proves how little such declarations matter.
Opinion
Comment: Congress cleared way for Trump’s tariffs; in 1977
The final hurdle for Trump’s tariff whims hangs on how the Supreme Court rules on two cases.
Opinion
Comment: 5 questions Democrats must answer in 2025
The party needs to evaluate its leaders and check them against what the electorate truly supports.
Opinion
Comment: Blaming everything but climate change for wildfires
To listen to Trump and others, the disasters’ fault lies with a smelt, DEI and government space lasers.
Opinion
Comment: The struggle over the Department of Everything Else
The Secretary of Interior leads an agency tasked with managing public lands, resources and Tribal affairs.
Opinion
Comment: Disaster relief no place for political football
President-elect Trump should buck his history of delaying aid to counties that voted against him.
Opinion
Comment: King’s call to fulfill dream still ours to heed
Join in a two-day celebration and commitment to service with events in Everett on Jan. 19 and 20.
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Comment: Investors will sit at end of line for Boeing’s rebound
Boeing can rebuild culture and company, but shareholders shouldn’t count on big dividends for awhile.
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Comment: Meta’s rule changes put America first on global soapbox
Aiming to please the incoming U.S. president, the changes may not sit well with other countries.
Opinion
Comment: Whooping cough vaccine needs more promotion
At the same time pertussis cases are increasing, vaccinations have declined. Those are bad trends.
Opinion
Comment: Deportation is one thing; preventing return another
For many who could be deported, the dangers of ‘home’ countries and lure of the U.S. are worth…
Opinion
Comment: A torch passed even as a flame is extinguished
The importance of ritual, following the death of a president, serves the nation and honors the man.
Opinion
Comment: What Musk, X’s critics misunderstand about free speech
Musk isn’t bound by the same rules that apply to the government. But he should be held to…
Opinion
Comment: What Democrats should take from rise of podcasts
In reaching out to nontraditional voters, the party has to resist narrowing its message to fit its mores.
Opinion
Comment: As AI changes nature of work, adjust pay for labor
Low-skilled jobs will become more common and will need more middle-class standards of compensation.
Opinion
Comment: What U.S. needs is a Department of Effectiveness
Musk can achieve the efficiency he promises not by breaking government but by working with it.
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Comment: What Trump’s second term may mean for press freedoms
Trump is likely to resume a campaign against leaks of government secrets, and those who publish them.
Opinion
Comment: You may not want crony capitalists delivering your mail
Talk of privatizing the U.S. Postal Service needs to outline just what the service would look like.
Opinion
Comment: Don’t believe hype on these three workplace trends
The headlines about return-to-office, AI and DEI may not fully explain the context regarding each.