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Opinion

August 30, 2018

August Cheers & Jeers

We’re not too sure what happened to the summer, but here we are, publishing our last Cheers & Jeers of the season.

August 23, 2018

Will we heed the smoke signals or let it burn?

“The choices we make today will determine how much temperatures increase this century, how long and damaging wildfire seasons become, and how prepared communities are for the growing risks of wildfires.”

August 16, 2018

Will you believe the propaganda or fight ‘fake news’ attacks?

We are joining our brothers and sisters in journalism today and, along with more than 100 newspapers across the country, devoting this Opinion page to an outright rejection of President Donald Trump’s relentless “fake news” attacks on our constitutionally protected free press.

August 16, 2018

No excuse for fake news rhetoric

The plight of a grieving orca who continues to carry her dead calf for weeks is reported by the Seattle Times. The Spokane Spokesman-Review lets people know for the first time the Legislature is forming a task force to exempt lawmakers from portions of the Public Records Act. The Columbia Basin Herald in Moses Lake warns that air quality for the county fair may be unhealthy because of wildfire smoke pollution. The Omak County Chronicle reports that Wally Richards is this year’s Omak Stampede grand marshal. The Nisqually Valley News in Yelm tells its readers where ballot drop boxes will be located so they can participate in the primary election. In the Port Townsend Leader, we learn about firefighter Reece Chambers and ways the community can support his family following his heart transplant.