Opinion
Regional Fire Authority costs need clear explanation
The road to establishing the Central Grays Harbor Regional Fire Authority seems to be paved with good intentions.
Opinion
Should the U.S. return to the gold standard? No
Fifty years ago next month, with inflation rising and growing trade deficits, President Richard Nixon suspended the conversion…
Opinion
Democrats must be ready to go it alone to protect Dreamers
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects immigrants who arrived in the United States as children…
Opinion
Clarity required as new drug law takes effect
State laws in Washington can be an unnavigable labyrinth of confusion and contradiction.
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Climate essential component of I-5 Bridge plan
A focus on climate issues as part of a replacement Interstate 5 Bridge is necessary and forward-thinking. Constructing…
Opinion
Will flood politics change Germany and the world?
There she was again, the proverbial mother of the nation, walking somberly through the rubble and mud of…
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Young people should be reading newspapers
Sitting in my eighth-grade classroom, I stealthily check my email, hoping for news updates from The New York…
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What good is a minimum wage if it’s stolen?
The U.S. economy’s rapid recovery from the pandemic is granting workers a rare benefit: As employers rush to…
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Legal weed is inevitable, but we’ll survive
Consider this premise: For good or ill, the full legalization of marijuana in the United States for recreational…
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Generation Z should fear a guaranteed income
It’s a simple, utopian idea. If we give everyone a monthly check, we can eliminate poverty and do…
Opinion
Central Grays Harbor Regional Fire Authority plan emerges
A plan that would merge the Aberdeen and Hoquiam fire departments into a regional agency has surfaced after…
Opinion
Inflation running wild — poor, low-income Americans hurt the most
How can we help working families the most? Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour is a…
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Our founders believed civic education and historical knowledge would prevent tyranny – and foster democracy
The majority of Americans today are anxious; they believe their democracy is under threat.