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Editorial cartoons for Sunday, Dec. 8

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

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Include pets in your preparations for disasters

Hurricanes Helene and Milton are heartbreaking reminders that disaster preparedness saves lives. American Humane is urging pet owners to take a few simple steps today… Continue reading

Opposition to Trump isn’t just liberal bias

To all my conservative friends, writing letters to the editor criticizing Donald Trump is not always just more far left bias. I, in my 90… Continue reading

Comment: Ban on flavored tobacco can keep kids from addiction

Flavored tobacco, including vapes and menthol cigarettes, are seeing heavy use by the state’s youths.

Comment: State should drop its lawsuit to block grocery merger

Blocking the merger of Albertsons and Kroger could end cost union jobs and fair prices for shoppers.

Eco-nomics: Juice-hungry AI, IT could disrupt clean energy efforts

Their demand for electricity could drive up prices and slow the transition to clean power sources.

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Editorial cartoons for Saturday, Dec. 7

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

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Forum: What are local governments getting from DEI efforts?

Businesses are scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Local governments should as well.

Forum: What to draw on in building a ‘cabinet’ of your own

Winter is an apt time to use darkness, disruption and decisions to evaluate and reassemble how things get done.

A burned out truck in Malden, Wash., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, two days after a fast moving wildfire swept through the area. Nearly all of the homes and municipal buildings - including the post office and fire department - in the small town of Malden were burned to the ground. (Rajah Bose/The New York Times)

Trump: State officials planning for ‘chaos’ of second Trump term

Along with potential court challenges, the state treasurer wants to make sure federal funding isn’t held up.

A burned out truck in Malden, Wash., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, two days after a fast moving wildfire swept through the area. Nearly all of the homes and municipal buildings - including the post office and fire department - in the small town of Malden were burned to the ground. (Rajah Bose/The New York Times)

Black-and-white thinking: Choices and issues aren’t binary

A recent letter to the editor asked, “why are voters averse to the truth?” Although, sometimes it really seems that way, I think the reason… Continue reading

Comment: Musk’s DOGE plans can’t dodge Constitution

He and Ramaswamy think the Supreme Court will OK Trump’s usurping of Congress’ budget powers. It won’t.

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Editorial cartoons for Friday, Dec. 6

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Questions remain about new or refurbished home for AquaSox

I imagine I have read most of The Herald’s reportage on the Everett AquaSox and the team’s need for a new ballpark. However, I have… Continue reading

Schwab: Begging readers’ pardon, a defense of the ‘indefensible’

Considering the context of all that transpired, Biden’s pardon of his son is itself a pardonable sin.

Sid Schwab back his opinion with facts, sources

The Herald recently printed a letter critical of columnist Sid Schwab. That is a credit to the media, but not for what it says about… Continue reading

Blow: Prison needn’t be a sentence for children of incarcerated

An Atlanta-based charity, Foreverfamily, works to provide kids a more normal relationship with parents.

Comment: Founders may have had the veep’s role right after all

Perhaps we should give the office, and its Senate presidency, to the candidate who finishes second.

Comment: Patel would hollow out FBI and refocus it on revenge

Kash Patel has talked openly of his desire to use the agency to go after Trump’s political rivals.

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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, Dec. 5

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

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