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Forestry Matters – Part 16

Continuation of old growth discussion and species diversity

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Schwab: For Trump and company, it’s lies all the way down

There are plenty of reasons to abolish the death penalty, not the least of which is the number…

Lynnwood Mayor George Hurst outside of Lynnwood City Hall on Jan. 2. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Lynnwood is mopping up the state’s mess

Lynnwood’s mayor has proposed cutting jobs and eliminating positions in the coming year.

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Forestry Matters – Part 15

Continuation of old growth discussion and species diversity

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Welch: Three yes votes for parents, fair play and accountable government

On Nov. 3, Washington voters get a direct say on three questions: Who do public schools answer to?…

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Rutledge: Fill your belly or make a difference

National names fill your newsfeed — names like Abdul El‑Sayed, James Talarico, and Katie Wilson. And yes, those…

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Schwab: Our healthcare is at the mercy of an irrational system

Here’s reason number 48, which is one past 47, why America needs to join the rest of the…

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Burke: Mater Artium Necessitas

HERALD COMMENTARY | Tom Burke

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Rutledge: Hut, Hut — The invitation teachers make possible

Tomorrow I’m going to the funeral of my high school football coach.

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Schwab: What our country has become under Trump isn’t America

America will never be a communist country,” Trump says with words. ‘But I will grovel before the world’s…

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Forestry Matters – Part 13

The Path Forward

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Welch: Your pension is in the tax because $1 million will not stay $1 million

By Todd Welch

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Rutledge: ICE showed up. A real immigration system didn’t.

I was wondering if they’d show up. I’d heard they’d been around — just rumors, just whispers. And…

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Schwab: ‘Disgustorribathetic’ — Words fail to describe Trump

The English language is plentiful and rich. For centuries, its depth and breadth of words have inspired poets…

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Forestry Matters – Part 12

The anti-forestry contingent, continued

Meg Goudy

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Which state leads the way for educational freedom?

The Heritage Foundation has released its 5th annual Education Freedom Report Card, and the divide between states in…

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Burke: “That’s right (You’re not from Texas)”

Damn right I ain’t from Texas.

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Rutledge: Edmonds School District failed its most basic duty

The Edmonds School District gets an F — not the modern kind you can retake, but the old…

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Schwab: Trump’s $5,000 promise is bribery — impure and simple-minded

Not long ago we agreed: Trump’s Reflecting Pool calamity was the ultimate metaphor for his “presidency.” It had…

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Forestry Matters – Part 11

The anti-forestry contingent