Opinion
Dan Hazen: Climate migration gets thoughts moving on cause
We’re watching plants and animals head to healthier climes, but should corporations get the blame?
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Kathy Coffey Solberg: Holidays can be source, fix to pressure
The season can add to our sense of being overwhelmed, but it also offers ways to cope with…
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Zsofia Pasztor: Even self-care seems another pandemic chore
Taking time for ourselves can seem like a task on to-do lists. But it is good to sit…
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Christie Veley: Watched pots don’t cause kitchen fires
If you’re frying, boiling, grilling or broiling food, don’t let distractions led to a costly fire.
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Scott Morris: Retired Herald editor, reporter deserves thanks
Eric Stevick practiced a difficult craft and maintained his good humor. He’ll be missed by readers.
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Sid Roberts: We need to be our own online content moderators
The speed and breadth of news from Facebook and other sources requires greater care for what we read.
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Juan Peralez: Third party needed to represent those ignored
If the two major parties are not interested in the BIPOC community’s issues, an alternative is needed.
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Megan Wolfe: A kinder society, yes, but we need justice, too
More civility and kindness is necessary, but true kindness can’t ignore injustice and oppression.
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Mike Lyons: Out-of-towners heartened by kindnesses shown
An Ohio couple say a Silver Lake mom and son restored their faith in humanity during a recent…
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Dan Hazen: What’s behind our division is a fear of being wrong
And it doesn’t help when others pounce on our mistakes and we turn away from being teachable.
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Understanding our communities, then finding our place in them
Meeting a community’s needs requires understanding its people, then working to live like citizens.
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Paul Benz: Three short words — of, by and for — explain democracy
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address described our government’s basis, authority and who it was meant to serve.
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Juan Peralez: Meager SNAP increase an insult to our nation
The nation’s poorest would get $1 more a day in food stamps, insufficient to feed families with kids.
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Hennie Slotemaker: A lifetime of vaccinations made difference
With one exception when I was a child, vaccines have kept me and my family healthy.
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Ann Morgan: Ancient virus returns to wreak havoc on society
While serious, the I-Me-Me-MyWay virus is cured by avoiding contagions and getting over yourself.
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Dan Hazen: On our trails, connect with fellow travelers
The strangers we meet sometimes become unexpected friends who can provide camaraderie and reassurance.
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George Hurst: Lynnwood justice center changes will serve more
Following a suicide death at the old jail, changes have added addiction and mental health services.
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Kathy Coffey: How do we know why we’re right and others wrong?
If our internal GPS aren’t regularly updated with new ‘roads’ we can find ourselves lost even when ‘right’
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Sid Roberts: Patriotism doesn’t require we hold views narrowly
We need to find a way to discuss our differences while valuing those with whom we disagree.
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Lisa Edwards: Health care workers, others need to hear thanks
After 18 months and amid the latest surge, front-line staff have confronted enormous risk and stress.