Opinion
State should help protect Afghans who fled
The swift collapse of the Afghan government following the pullout of U.S. troops has represented a failure of…
Opinion
We can’t educate our way to racial economic equity
Last month, Senate Democrats released a $3.5 billion budget package that they hope to pass alongside a $1.2…
Opinion
Free speech carries great responbility
I am deeply concerned that Aberdeen has again garnered international notoriety, and again for the wrong reasons. I…
Opinion
North Shore Levee project a no-brainer
A pending request to get the Aberdeen City Council to commit $7 million to the North Shore Levee…
Opinion
Vaccine mandates will save lives
Gov. Jay Inslee showed important leadership by mandating COVID-19 vaccines for most state employees and hundreds of thousands…
Opinion
A tale of two Oregons
Since Gov. Kate Brown lifted COVID-19 restrictions on June 30, four Multnomah County residents have died from COVID-19…
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Humans need folklore; we’ve got D.B. Cooper
British author Diana Wynne Jones once said: “If you take myth and folklore, and these things that speak…
Opinion
Museum issue boils down to political will
Three years after the armory fire displaced the Aberdeen Museum of History on East Third Street, the city…
Opinion
Inoculation still best way to fight latest surge
Among the latest talking points from those desiring to downplay the coronavirus pandemic is the mortality rate.
Opinion
How can state’s highest-paid employee — more than $3M — be allowed to shirk vaccine mandate?
As COVID-19 hospitalizations mount ever higher — especially among the unvaccinated — it seems only right for Gov.…
Opinion
Act locally to be part of global climate solution
The axiom that humans should think globally but act locally applies to climate change. While a municipality, state…
Opinion
Survey asks: Are you ‘vegan-curious’?
A recent survey of 2,000 U.S. residents suggests that 1 in 5 Americans is “vegan-curious,” a term researchers…
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Vaccine coverage challenges media trust at critical time
Angst, confusion and mixed messages about the pandemic are taking a toll on media trust, at the worst…