Opinion
Eco-nomics: Changes to cycle of water weigh on climate plans
Climate change is affecting the water our lives depend on. We need to plan for those changes.
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Comment: Loss of power reliability calls for a stronger grid
The Pacific Northwest needs to bolster its clean sources of electricity to avoid a dark future.
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Comment: At higher cancer risk, firefighters need early tests
Congress can improve firefighters’ access to tests with a bipartisan act that will save lives.
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Comment: Framers gave us Goldilocks Constitution; let’s use it
It was meant to be resilient, not perfect, but it has to be used as designed toward workable…
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Comment: GOP in Congress isn’t fighting crime; it’s arming it
Budget cuts to the FBI and ATF and other riders have made it easier for criminals to get…
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Comment: Cervical cancer treatable; if you’re screened for it
A screening for cervical cancer can detect cancerous or precancerous cells and direct treatment.
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Comment: Why shootings have decreased but gun deaths haven’t
High-capacity magazines and ‘Glock switches’ that allow automatic fire have increased lethality.
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Comment: Why more Americans are ending up in ‘potter’s fields’
Just as more seniors are living alone, a million ‘kinless seniors’ are likely to die alone, mourned by…
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Comment: AI making disinformation even harder to fight
AI makes it especially easy to target communities of color and others reliant on cell phone apps.
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Comment: Judge’s action in Trump papers case worse than loony
Her instructions, beyond nonsensical, could allow delay of a trial and even dismissal of the charges.
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Comment: Here’s how to debunk disinformation, conspiracy
A college course teaches students how to examine a claim, vet its sources and judge its veracity.
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Comment: To appeal, Trump may have to put up or give up
To appeal his New York civil case and the hefty fine, Trump has only a narrow range of…
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Comment: Timber sales in county would destroy mature forests
Residents and the Snohomish County Council should challenge three sales, totaling hundreds of acres.
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Comment: Work of police reforms needs a year-round conversation
The Legislature considers good ideas, but the process is slow and intermittent and needs support.
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Comment: ‘Right to repair’ fine for phones, not medical devices
State legislation seeking consumer protection should exclude devices that depend on expert handling.
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Comment: Eliminate waste and we fix much of what’s plaguing us
Climate change, plastic pollution and more is best addressed by reducing the everyday waste in our lives.
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Comment: Founders learned from their mistakes; let’s do the same
They ditched the Articles of Confederation for the Constitution. Now, here’s how we can amend it.
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Comment: How to bridge political divides? Work toward a goal
Communities across the country are putting the nation’s divisions behind them and moving foward.
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Comment: Monroe Muslim community offers interfaith dinner
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community invites all to break bread and build bridges at a Saturday event.
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Comment: GOP’s plan to help working moms? Marry a rich husband
Policies that would help those moms — childcare, paid leave and sick days — are opposed by Republicans.