Opinion

Comment: Can we blame Mercator for Trump’s Greenland obsession?

To simplify his map, the cartographer drew Greenland as immense, when it’s smaller than Algeria.

 

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Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, April 2

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

 

Hegseth, Waltz should resign posts over Signalgate

I agree with New York Times columnist David French, military veteran Congress…

 

Protect funding for vital service of public libraries

I am a patron of the Sno-Isle Library system. I have been using my library for audiobooks and written materials. This has been a great… Continue reading

SAVE Act would hamper voting for many Americans

Our democracy works best when every eligible voter, regardless of background, can make their voice heard. But the extreme SAVE Act in Congress threatens that… Continue reading

Welch: Latest state tax proposals threaten jobs and economy

Using fear of budget cuts, state lawmakers are taking the easy route with damaging tax increases.

Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil: Protect freedom of speech for all

It’s been weeks since Mahmoud Khalil was abducted from his home in New York and taken to an ICE detention facility in Louisiana. Khalil is… Continue reading

Comment: An ‘impossible trinity’ of goals for Trump’s tariffs

Trump wants revenue, manufacturing and foreign policy wins; he can’t get all three, if any.

Douthat: Trump’s Signalgate denials not impressing non-MAGA

Even 60 percent of Republicans polled said the scandal was a serious one.

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Property owners abuse Perrinville Creek watershed

This case history of property owners ignoring the law for instant self-gratification is but another symptom of having joined the Great Oaf Party of the… Continue reading

Trump’s, Musk’s cuts to education are most damaging

In my long life of service to my community, I have never seen the outrageous, lawless, and anti-constitutional actions of Donald Trump and his handlers,… Continue reading

Comment: What two Florida congressional races could reveal

Even if the GOP keeps two House seats, slim margins could indicate how the midterms might go.

Comment: Hegseth isn’t unholding standards he vowed he would

Veterans are among the most critical of the Defense secretary for his lapse of security and protocol.

Kristof: Violence surrounds detention of Oscar-winning filmmaker

The Palestinian’s ‘No Other Land’ won accolades. In his West Bank home, he was attacked.

Comment: Here’s the good USAID did and what it won’t do now

It’s aid programs allowed people to move on during and after upheaval, as we would do for any neighbor.

Comment: Has U.S. laid out ‘unwelcome’ mat for foreign tourists?

Horror stories of detained visitors are adding to apprehensions regarding travel to the U.S.

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Editorial cartoons for Monday, March 31

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

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Protect, extend Medicaid’s services in state

Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell deserve our gratitude for opposing the potential $880 billion in federal cuts to Medicaid now on the table in… Continue reading

Led Zepplin stories evoke memories

Thank you for the story about Led Zeppelin (“Forum: ‘Whole Lotta Love’ for becoming a teenage Led Zepplin fan,” The Herald, March 22). It brought… Continue reading