Herald Forum

Forum: Was bias shown in Herald story regarding police pursuit?

In reporting a chase and wreck, was an aside about recent pursuits and fatalities relevant?

 

Forum: Annual awareness day focuses on little-known disorders

Peroxisomal disorders affect multiple organs. A foundation is aiding research to develop gene therapies.

 

Sports Dad: For ‘ballhawks,’ quest is game within the ballgame

Gathering foul balls and freebies takes watchful eyes, patience and polite requests of players and coaches.

 

Forum: CCA had good intentions but poor outcomes for state

Initiative 2117 would repeal the act and allow a more economically balanced effort on climate change.

Lois Langer Thompson speaks during the Aug. 16 reception at the Coupeville Library. (Sno-Isle Libraries)

Forum: Libraries are full of stories, including its patrons’

Sno-Isle Libraries’ departing director recalls a career of connecting readers with books and community.

Lois Langer Thompson speaks during the Aug. 16 reception at the Coupeville Library. (Sno-Isle Libraries)

Forum: Like dishwasher, justice system can’t seem to clean it all

Dishwashers, like cops and courts, do a good job in most instances. How do we clean what doesn’t fit?

Forum: Service to our country ought to come ahead of party

That a candidate who called for violence has the support of a local official calls judgment into question.

Forum: Founders put wall between church and state for reason

The rise of Christian nationalism threatens that separation and our democracy itself this election.

Forum: Threat of homelessness can be closer than you expect

I’m losing my home of 30 years and find little that’s affordable for me. How would you fare in this situation?

Forum: Help mark VFW’s 125th year at Everett post’s celebration

The Veterans of Foreign Wars has served veterans and their communities since 1899. Celebrate the day on Sept. 29.

Sports Dad: Pickleball? Treadmills? It all pales next to Ultimate

Played with a disc on a football field, the sport lends itself to ragtag pickup players seeking fun.

Forum: A thanks to all for a fine first day of school in our state

Some one million students are back in class, building their futures. Thank those who are there for them.

Forum: Do efforts without some sacrifice still have meaning?

We can protest with little consequence. Lose weight with a shot. But have we suffered for any of it?

Forum: Hear what’s said and how, whether candidate or defendant

My recent experience on a jury offered a lesson in the value of listening for a person’s character.

Forum: News consumers must demand ethics from news outlets

A century ago, newspapers lived by a code of ethics. The drive for profit has compromised that standard.

Forum: How, late in life, I understood gravity of climate change

I came to understand the threat posed to my grandchildren. It’s then my questions and research began.

Forum: Plastics are inescapable; how do we manage that future?

Our plastic packaging has to be contained within a recycling loop and kept out of landfills and oceans.

Forum: What a frog atop a cabbage told me about success

The frog’s comfort in my garden was a reminder to think about how we measure the success of our efforts.

Forum: With each blackberry plucked, the quandries mount

Can you resist sampling the harvest? If you’re baking a pie, shouldn’t you bake two? And who gets the second?

988 helpline is saving lives, helping people

We can all help prevent suicide. July marked two years since the nation launched 988, the easy-to-remember, nationwide mental health crisis helpline. Since launch, 988… Continue reading