Opinion

Pro-Palestinian protesters, barred from entering the campus, rally outside Columbia University in upper Manhattan on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Police later swept onto the campus to clear protesters occupying Hamilton Hall. (Amir Hamja/The New York Times)
Commentary

Comment: Colleges falling into semantic trap set by the right

As with Vietnam War-era protests, colleges are being goaded into siding with the right’s framing.

 

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, May 5

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

 

Letters

U.S. must reconsider military spending, nuclear weapons

Americans oblivious or indifferent to the staggering U.S. military budget for 2025…

 

Letters

U.S. must remain a leader of democracy in world

At one time, very recently, the United States’ democracy was looked on by free nations around the world as the model for freedom, prosperity and… Continue reading

Letters

Who is responsibly locally for Monroe school’s PCB contamination

Reading the Herald article on the Monroe Sky Valley Education Center victims’ lawsuit against Monsanto and its amoral, sociopathic, long-term touting of the safety of… Continue reading

Commentary

Eco-nomics: The climate success we can look forward to

Finding success in confronting climate change demands innovation, will, courage and service above self.

Commentary

Comment: Innovation, policy join to slash air travel pollution

Technology, aided by legislation, is quickly developing far cleaner fuels to carry air travel into the future.

Commentary

Comment: Parents can recruit teen’s friends for safer driving

Rather than adding to distractions, peers can encourage safer driving habits for young drivers.

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, May 4

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

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A radiation warning sign along the road near the Hanford Site in Washington state, on Aug. 10, 2022. Hanford, the largest and most contaminated of all American nuclear weapons production sites, is too polluted to ever be returned to public use. Cleanup efforts are now at an inflection point. (Mason Trinca/The New York Times)
In Our View

Editorial: Latest Hanford cleanup plan must be scrutinized

A new plan for treating radioactive wastes offers a quicker path, but some groups have questions.

A radiation warning sign along the road near the Hanford Site in Washington state, on Aug. 10, 2022. Hanford, the largest and most contaminated of all American nuclear weapons production sites, is too polluted to ever be returned to public use. Cleanup efforts are now at an inflection point. (Mason Trinca/The New York Times)
Sauk-Suiattle Chief Jim Brown, a young granddaughter, and daughter Ellen near Packwood, Wash., circa 1910. (Photo courtesy of Kara Briggs)
Herald Forum

Forum: Setting record straight on Sauk-Suiattle chief’s daughter

A recent Herald article misstated a dowry paid for my great-grandmother as her being sold into slavery.

Sauk-Suiattle Chief Jim Brown, a young granddaughter, and daughter Ellen near Packwood, Wash., circa 1910. (Photo courtesy of Kara Briggs)
A driver in a Tesla reportedly on "autopilot" allegedly crashed into a Snohomish County Sheriff's Office patrol SUV that was parked on the roadside Saturday in Lake Stevens. There were no injuries. (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office)
In Our View

Editorial: Tesla’s Autopilot may be ‘unsafe at any speed’

An accident in Maltby involving a Tesla and a motorcycle raises fresh concerns amid hundreds of crashes.

A driver in a Tesla reportedly on "autopilot" allegedly crashed into a Snohomish County Sheriff's Office patrol SUV that was parked on the roadside Saturday in Lake Stevens. There were no injuries. (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office)
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Editorial cartoons for Friday, May 3

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

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Letters

It’s up to God to judge Trump’s, Biden’s faith

A recent letter to the editor questioned the Christianity of Donald Trump. I am a Christian who supports former President Trump. I am not a… Continue reading

Columnist

Nicholas Kristof: How protesters can better help Palestinians

Protest has its place, but what’s happening now has displaced attention on those suffering in Gaza.

Letters

RFK’s good traits don’t cancel out his conspriacy theories

A recent Herald opinion piece professed admiration for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., allegedly because he urges “comity”— generosity and willingness to consider other voices—in politics,… Continue reading

Columnist

Schwab: Challanged by a letter writer; why Biden is better

Rather than explain why not to re-enter a burning building, some reasons to stick with President Biden.

Letters

Set up single-payer health care coverage

I agree with a recent letter regarding health care spending. This country needs a single-payer insurance like most other countries. Not socialized medicine, but socialized… Continue reading

Columnist

Bret Stephens: Aides, press need to ‘pause’ covering for Biden’s age

Biden can make light of his latest script gaffe, but it won’t hide the reality of his mental acuity.

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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, May 2

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

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