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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, March 27

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Workers at MW's Cascade Recycling Center in Woodinville remove large unrecyclable materials, like plastic sheeting, from a conveyor belt. Optical scanners and other equipment sort most of the material processed at the center. (The Herald)
Editorial: Encourage recycling by increasing use of material

Recycling legislation can create a better market for material by increasing its use in packaging.

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Editorial cartoons for Monday, March 3

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

Comment: Some of Musk’s DOGE damage can’t be undone

The courts will likely halt his work, but agency officials are likely to formalize the cuts legally.

Friedman: Trump, Vance make clear who’s side they’re on

Never has a U.S. president backed the aggressor in a major war, ignoring even his county’s own interests.

Comment: Wishful thinking won’t solve U.S. debt crisis

Putting off spending cuts and tax increases will only get harder in the coming decades.

Comment: Trump fanned inflation’s flames, now they may burn him

His own policies and partisan politics may conspire to keep inflation from going lower and could push it higher.

Liz Skinner, right, and Emma Titterness, both from Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County, speak with a man near the Silver Lake Safeway while conducting a point-in-time count Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, in Everett, Washington. The man, who had slept at that location the previous night, was provided some food and a warming kit after participating in the PIT survey. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Editorial: A chance to balance interests of homeless, cities

A bill in the state House would require camping ordinances to meet ‘objectively reasonable’ standards.

Feral Cat Spay/Neuter Project volunteer Kris Niznik, left, helps clinic technician Joan Hovis prep cats for their spay and neuters on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Editorial: Feral or tame, project gets fix on unfixed cats

Feral Cat Project’s new Lynnwood clinic aids work to spay and neuter cats to control their numbers.

Traffic moves across the US 2 trestle between Everett and Lake Stevens on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Editorial: Steer clear of the state’s gas tax dead end

The gas tax is bringing in less revenue for transportation needs. A per-mile fee is the answer.

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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, March 2

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FILE — Members of the American Federation of Government Employees rally outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, Feb. 11, 2025. A group of 21 civil servants with technology expertise resigned on Feb. 25 rather than help implement an array of changes to the federal government being pushed by the billionaire Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency. (Samuel Corum/The New York Times)
Comment: A government Americans won’t recognize

Cuts to regulations and programs will leave markets unchecked and dismantle services Americans value.

Trumps cuts to Forest Service will harm our ‘backyard’

I’m urging the people of Snohomish County to contact your local representatives… Continue reading

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