Opinion
Forum: Noise from Navy Growlers on Whidbey no threat to health
The noise is fleeting and the training of the aircrafts’ crews are important to the nation’s security.
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Forum: Save habitat for wildlife that are losing homes
Numerous animals and plants are facing extinction unless we work to protect and restore their habitat.
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Forum: Recent policing reforms have made Washington less safe
Clamping down on police pursuits and looking the other way on drug use is contributing to a rise…
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Forum: More details led to support for mental health facility
Learning more about a proposed mental health facility near Stanwood has satisfied earlier concerns.
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Forum: Protector or predator? How we react to weakness matters
A thought experiment: What reaction and response does seeing ‘weakness’ in a person prompt from you?
Opinion
Forum: Putting words in mouths of giants grabs mic from truth
Deliberate misquotes of Jefferson, King and others attempt to use their stature to twist their beliefs.
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Forum: Making Marysville stronger takes investment in schools
Citizen participation in the city’s problems has turned things around. Now, the schools need our support.
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Forum: A 1960 Herald article set her on track to a wonderful life
Bea Randall saw an article that girls would compete at a district track meet. A 100-yard dash became…
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Forum: Jan. 6 should serve as annual reminder of Capitol attack
The events were ugly and disturbing but should serve as a testament to our democracy’s resilience.
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Forum: Solving problems not always choice between ‘either, or’
Too often different camps are locked into their solutions and don’t see a way forward that embraces “and.”
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Forum: Worst damage done by Trump was to the people’s trust
He has shaken confidence in our country’s institutions. Americans must continue to oppose these actions.
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Forum: My last day with Uncle David, the family’s ‘grumpy bear’
I remember my uncle for our ski trips, but two bouts with cancer offered lessons for me and…
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Forum: Thanks from across the aisle for Mike Sells’ dedication
Sells, retiring this year from the state House, has always worked for the best interests of all.
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Forum: What I’ve learned about myself from my Tulalip neighbors
Our cultures value different priorities, down to the exchange of truth, honor and respect.
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Comment: State homeless audit loses sight of who’s being served
A state audit faults county programs that aid the homeless because they aren’t ‘data-driven’ enough.
Opinion
Forum: Maps help us find our way but have to reflect our world
As our worlds change, we have to make sure the courses we plot reflect the habitats where we…
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Forum: My smartphone ruined my attention span and reading list
Where I once read Capote, Proust, Flaubert, Woolf and Stein, now I endlessly scroll PeopleOfWalmart.com.
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Forum: Abuse of guns and words could cost Americans both
Refusal to accept limits to violent use of speech and firearms are threat to 1st, 2nd Amendments.
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Forum: Education builds dreams, but not necessarily for refugees
A talk by a Rohingya refugee in Malaysia explains why a country’s legal status is key to fair…
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Forum: Congress will have to reach across aisle; how about us?
With Congress split between the parties, legislation requires cooperation. We can do the same.