Opinion
Forum: Layoffs at Everett Clinic point to for-profit problem
Optum’s control over providers, hospitals, medicines and health insurance is staggering.
Opinion
Forum: Community needs to stand with nurses for safe staffing
Nurses at Providence’s Everett hospital are warning of threats to patient safety because of poor staffing levels.
Opinion
Forum: County’s environment losing out to unchecked development
The county’s natural beauty has been clear-cut, leaving behind impacts to habitat and communities.
Opinion
Forum: Tragedy of Tokitae started in 1970 with orcas’ capture
My aunt watched from her Whidbey cabin, remembering a calf caught in a net after the roundup.
Opinion
Forum: If we want Trumpers to turn from him, show them grace
If we allow his supporters a chance to save face, to avoid shame, we can work together again.
Opinion
Forum: Providence must work with nurses to ensure patient safety
The hospital should bargain in good faith to ensure better staffing, resources and accountability.
Opinion
Forum: It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature or American people
We need to confront climate change denial and Trump’s lies but accept those who were lied to.
Opinion
Forum: Managed forests can provide broad range of advantages
We shouldn’t ignore the expertise of foresters regarding how best to manage forests.
Opinion
Forum: Storing carbon among benefits of century-old forests
The best carbon sequestration comes from mature, living trees, not from harvesting them for lumber.
Opinion
Forum: Volunteers build, maintain trails that let us explore
For a mountain bike rider, the work allows him to ride, make friends and pass the interest to…
Opinion
Forum: Rungs being removed from society’s ladder of advanacement
Education has long allowed us to climb to economic success but that ladder is being dismantled.
Opinion
Forum: County plan for Lord Hill park works, except for parking
Fixes are working for horse riders, cyclists and hikers, but plans for parking need to be reconsidered.
Opinion
Forum: Innovative programs add to our toolbox to help homeless
Two programs — MESH and co-housing — are keyed to helping in the transition to stable housing.
Opinion
Forum: Hang-ups about ‘right’ things for girls, boys more toxic
My band students understood girls could play any instrument. Why are boys still forced into certain roles?
Opinion
Forum: What a writer sees and hears of summer in her small town
It’s swimmers in the river, decorated golf carts, snippets of music, butterflies and sudden realizations.
Opinion
Forum: Our words, how we say them matter more than we admit
For some reason, talking “without a filter” is venerated as truthful. Not when rudeness was the point.
Opinion
Forum: The sum of all the parts and our place among them
We can strip down an engine to understand how it works, yet often see ourselves as apart from…
Opinion
Forum: What we should remember about our freedoms and rights
As we enjoy our freedoms we must work to protect those of others. As the saying goes, it’s…
Opinion
Forum: Our patriotic duty to demand what’s due or demand change
The nation’s founders made their grievances clear. Our grievance over education requires action.
Opinion
Forum: Hugs For Ghana, started at Kamiak, has grown worldwide
Started in 2007, the nonprofit charity has expanded across the U.S. to aid many countries in Africa.