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Editorial cartoons for Friday, May 15

none — Fri, 15 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Coelho: Lynnwood Needs more places worth caring about

none — Thu, 14 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Nick Coelho |President, Lynnwood City Council

Editorial cartoons for Thursday, May 14

none — Thu, 14 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Welch: Washington has five years to get redistricting right

none — Wed, 13 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000

On April 29, the Supreme Court ruled in Louisiana v. Callais that intentionally drawing legislative districts based on race violates the Equal Protection Clause, even when done in the name of compliance with the Voting Rights Act. Justice Alito wrote that allowing race to play any part in government decision-making departs from the constitutional rule that applies in almost every other context.

Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, May 13

none — Wed, 13 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Editorial cartoons for Tuesday, May 12

none — Tue, 12 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Wise investment supports essential transportation connections by maintaining Snohomish County infrastructure

none — Tue, 12 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Green light to our County Council

Letters to the Editor

none — Sat, 09 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000

REPAIR

Sound Transit must exhaust every option to keep light rail on track

none — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0000

When voters in Snohomish County approved Sound Transit 3 in 2016, they were making a considered, long-term investment in their own future. The Everett Link Extension would add 16 miles of light rail and six new stations, connecting communities from Lynnwood through unincorporated Snohomish County to Everett Station, and from there to Seattle, Sea-Tac International Airport, the Eastside, and eventually south to Tacoma. For workers commuting to Boeing’s Everett plant, the healthcare workers at Providence Regional Medical Center, the thousands employed across the Southwest Everett Industrial Center, and the residents of Mariner, Ash Way, and Evergreen, this was a promise that their county would finally have the regional transit connection it had long needed.

Stolen Wages in WA: What Immigrant workers should know

none — Sat, 09 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Every year, many workers in Washington state lose money they earned because their employers do not pay them properly. When workers are not properly paid the full amount they legally deserve for the work they do, it’s called wage theft.