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Editorial: Honor 100 years of suffrage with your ballot

Opinion

Editorial: Honor 100 years of suffrage with your ballot

Women’s right to vote was recognized 100 years ago; we need to use the ballots women fought for.

A large webset offset printing press running a long roll off paper over its rollers at high speed. File photo

Opinion

Editorial: Tax credit proposal would aid local journalism

Bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House would offer tax credits to advertisers and subscribers.

Don Brunell

Opinion

Coronavirus comeback for Alaska Airlines?

It is no secret that airlines were clobbered by the coronavirus pandemic. What started as a promising year…

Richard Elfers is a columnist, a former Enumclaw City Council member and a Green River College professor.

Opinion

Age of insanity for the left and the right

Do you feel that, like the COVID-19 pandemic, insane behavior is spreading like a plague? I do. Whether…

Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.

Opinion

Should the King County sheriff be elected or appointed? | Roegner

In addition to candidate races this November, there will be policy questions for the public to approve or…

Women breadwinners and financial planning | Guest column

Opinion

Women breadwinners and financial planning | Guest column

By Robert Toomey, Special to The Reporter

I’ve got Uncle Tom on my mind | Guest column

Opinion

I’ve got Uncle Tom on my mind | Guest column

I like the name Augustus. It has a regal sound to it.

Face masks save lives and jobs across Washington

Business

Face masks save lives and jobs across Washington

Wearing a mask saves lives and saves jobs.

Don Brunell

Opinion

Seattle faces ‘lights out’ in 2022

Far too few people remember the 1972 Seattle billboard: “Would the last person who leaves Seattle please turn…

Stay healthy and safe, Mercer Island | Letter from the mayor

Letters to the Editor

Stay healthy and safe, Mercer Island | Letter from the mayor

Dear Mercer Island Community,

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Opinion

Editorial: Reopen schools in fall, but do it safely

Don’t bully schools into reopening. Protect our students.

Let’s hear it for bridges | Guest column

Opinion

Let’s hear it for bridges | Guest column

This week marks the 80th anniversary of the bridge that connects Mercer Island to downtown Seattle.

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Opinion

Editorial: Stopping COVID is now up to each of us

With a resurgence threatening, we need to take greater responsibility to keep the virus in check.