Opinion

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

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

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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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Electric Time technician Dan LaMoore adjusts a clock hand on a 1000-lb., 12-foot diameter clock constructed for a resort in Vietnam, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Medfield, Mass. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, March 14, 2021, when clocks are set ahead one hour. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Editorial: Stop the clock on our twice-yearly time change

State lawmakers may debate a bill to adopt standard time permanently, ending the daylight time switch.

Electric Time technician Dan LaMoore adjusts a clock hand on a 1000-lb., 12-foot diameter clock constructed for a resort in Vietnam, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Medfield, Mass. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, March 14, 2021, when clocks are set ahead one hour. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Tufekci: Without a law, your private data is up for grabs

Even location data from a weather app can be sold to police and scammers. Are you OK with that?

Burke: What will mass deportation look like in our hometowns?

The roundups of undocumented workers could thin specific workforces and disrupt local businesses.

Comment: Biden couldn’t keep personal, political separate

Unable to save his country from the return of Trump, Joe Biden saved his son from persecution.

Comment: Post-American world disorder gets jump on Trump’s return

Freed from U.S. authority, nationalists throughout the world are moving ahead with their plans.

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Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, Dec. 4

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

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French: Danger of Kash Patel as FBI head is loyalty to Trump

Patel wouldn’t come after criminals; he would come after those deemed disloyal or opposed to Trump.