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Results, partnerships helping turn the corner for downtown Seattle
Schools must adjust to enrollment declines
Trump ‘fell under malignant influence’? Please
Gun violence: The death of a myth
Jan. 6: No need for violence
Gun violence: Ban assault weapons
The Times recommends: Kim Schrier for the 8th Congressional District
The Times recommends: Patty Murray for U.S. Senate
We’ve seen this U.S. Supreme Court before
Will Schrier hang on?
Lyles inquest: Police training
Gun violence: Share footage fully
Gun violence: Demand action
Gun violence: The right to live in peace
Cheney, not Pence: Choose courage
Education: Advanced learning is failing in Seattle
Playgrounds: ‘Inclusion revolution’
Last chance for Congress to save local journalism jobs with key bill
The Times recommends: Claire Wilson for state Senate, District 30
This Ukrainian limbo cannot last forever

Results, partnerships helping turn the corner for downtown Seattle

Posted: 17 Jul 2022 12:01 PM PDT

Seattle's business and nonprofit community stands alongside elected leaders to revive Seattle's urban core. And the efforts are starting to pay off.

Schools must adjust to enrollment declines

Posted: 17 Jul 2022 12:01 PM PDT

Hard-hit schools must tighten their belts and determine how they can regain the public's trust.

Trump ‘fell under malignant influence’? Please

Posted: 17 Jul 2022 06:04 AM PDT

The fact that such absurd reasoning passes as strategy within the walls of Trump World suggests how detached from reality the people inside have become.

Gun violence: The death of a myth

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 04:27 PM PDT

With the release of the Uvalde school shooting video, we learned of yet another victim of that horrendous day. The "good guy with a gun" myth has now been forever put to rest. Carol Dedrick, Tacoma

Jan. 6: No need for violence

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 04:24 PM PDT

Anyone who promotes a change in government by violence needs to be muted. In our democracy, there are myriad ways to make changes in government — voting, legislation, the courts. All these modalities can affect change without injury to persons. Ronald DiGiacomo, Seattle

Gun violence: Ban assault weapons

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 04:22 PM PDT

The biggest threat in Washington state is the proliferation of guns of all kinds, including assault weapons that should only be held by military personnel. There is no rational explanation for the nonmilitary to posses them. John Verrilli, M.D. (retired), Seattle

The Times recommends: Kim Schrier for the 8th Congressional District

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 03:17 PM PDT

U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Sammamish, is a pragmatic problem-solver willing to cross the aisle to get things done. She deserves re-election.

The Times recommends: Patty Murray for U.S. Senate

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 03:03 PM PDT

Voters should return Patty Murray to the U.S. Senate. As her stature has grown, she is able to wield influence for Washington not seen since Scoop and Maggie.

We’ve seen this U.S. Supreme Court before

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 02:56 PM PDT

Decisive action is necessary to prevent ideologically-driven Supreme Court justices from returning the country to late 19th century doctrines.

Will Schrier hang on?

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 12:03 PM PDT

U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier needs heavy Democratic turnout to keep her job

Lyles inquest: Police training

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 11:41 AM PDT

Re: "Seattle police officers justified in killing Charleena Lyles, panel finds" [July 6, Local News]: The killing of Charleena Lyles was a tragedy, and it was painful to follow the proceedings of the inquest. A glaring lack in the interaction between the officers and Lyles was courage. It is inconceivable that a small woman with […]

Gun violence: Share footage fully

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 11:39 AM PDT

Re: "Uvalde's new anguish: Video shows police waiting in school" [July 12, Nation]: Why are news outlets sanitizing the Uvalde video? Maybe hearing distressed screams of children being gunned down, while local police waited more than an hour to act in any meaningful way, might actually get our legislators to act in a meaningful way […]

Gun violence: Demand action

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 11:38 AM PDT

Once again, a community is devastated by a mass shooting. More than 300 events have happened this year. Death by guns is now the leading cause of death among American children. We must reduce gun violence through enacting effective regulation of gun sales. Offer incentives such as gun buyback programs. Ban military style weapons. Require […]

Gun violence: The right to live in peace

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 11:36 AM PDT

The U.S. Constitution's principles: "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of […]

Cheney, not Pence: Choose courage

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 11:34 AM PDT

Re: "Restore trust: Pence-Cheney 2024" [July 7, Opinion]: Lynn Schmidt proposes a ticket of former Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney as the vehicle that saves the Republican Party and restores trust in America's democratic institutions. Schmidt writes, "Pence might not be a first choice, but he is a safe choice for […]

Education: Advanced learning is failing in Seattle

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 11:32 AM PDT

I am not surprised that Seattle Public Schools' enrollment is dropping, because the quality and variety of education it is providing has plummeted. The district is rightly focused on increasing equity in education. Unfortunately, the approach seems inexplicably to make sure that all children are equally at a bottom minimal level. Seattle has slashed all […]

Playgrounds: ‘Inclusion revolution’

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 11:03 AM PDT

Re: "Slide (or zip line) into 4 brand-new playgrounds around Greater Seattle" [July 10, The Mix]: JiaYing Grygiel's story was encouraging. However, there was little mention of two of the most important elements of new playgrounds: accessibility and inclusivity. All playgrounds and parks should be fully accessible to kids with disabilities in wheelchairs, like my […]

Last chance for Congress to save local journalism jobs with key bill

Posted: 15 Jul 2022 10:02 AM PDT