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Letter to the Editor: Vote yes on ESD’s Prop 1

Reader Richard Meyer says supporting the levy supports our most valuable community assets as a community.

Brier Dudley, "The Free Press Initiative"

Opinion

Despite Olympia budget drama, hope is not lost for journalism grant proposal | The Free Press Initiative

Plus, the “Trump bump” is back with more Americans paying attention to the news.

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Letter to the Editor: We must close the $2 trillion budget gap now

Reader Brian DiNielli warns that failing to do so will harm future generations.

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Letter to the Editor: If govt. controls abortion, it should also hold men accountable

Larry Benson argues that the government shouldn’t only hold women accountable for the creation of life.

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Letter to the Editor: Do you feel like America is improving?

Reader Donna JK Smith says the Trump administration is more interested in following through with Project 2025 than…

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Opinion

No one wins when governments are (even predictably) unpredictable | In Focus

Uncertain governing hurts us all - and can kill some others.

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Letter to the Editor: Black Diamond needs to learn from fire department debacle

Reader Dan Dal Santo says the city council needs to reflect on how they bought a non-viable fire…

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Letter to the Editor: Black Diamond should be ashamed of fire department waste

Reader Geoff Bowie says officials should resign over paying for a non-viable fire station.

Frank Shiers, Jr. is a longtime King County resident and has drawn political cartoons for over forty years. He creates at least four cartoons a week, which are published in a dozen newspapers.

Opinion

Spotty service | Shiers

King County isn’t cutting deputy jobs, but minimum staffing will limit responses in unincorporated county areas.

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Letter to the Editor: I’ve never been more appreciative of our city government

Reader Donna JK Smith has a new appreciation for Enumclaw’s transparency.

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Opinion

A new newspaper blooms in La Conner | The Free Press Initiative

The nonprofit fills a void left by the La Conner Weekly when it recently folded.

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Letter to the Editor: I endured leaky roofs and no heat. Other students shouldn’t

EHS senior Elisabeth Stone urges voters to approve the school levy on this month’s ballot.

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Letter to the Editor: Mark my words: tax increases are coming

Reader Jon Buss says any Democratic talk of budget cuts is just that - talk.