News
Seattle Times Opinion
|
Seattle City Council: ‘Irresponsible leadership’
Re: “Seattle council may make U-turn on delivery drivers’ pay as fees increase” [April 26, Local News]: Just three years ago, then-candidate Sara Nelson ran for City Council promising to restore responsible and thoughtful governance to Seattle. She billed herself as a “pragmatic progressive.” That, it’s now clear, was empty rhetoric. Council President Nelson’s current […] |
|
Fentanyl crisis: Rethink health care roles
I wanted to take the opportunity to make a suggestion that I have not yet seen as a means to take care of our neighbors struggling with addiction with the added benefit of additional jobs in our area. The article “Fentanyl crisis needs a turning point, so what is being done?” [March 3, A1] discussed […] |
|
Grizzlies: ‘Ecosystem engineers’
Re: “Feds greenlight return of grizzlies to WA’s North Cascades” [April 25, Local News]: The greenlight for a grizzly bear reintroduction in the North Cascades means federal agencies will finally be restoring our last missing large mammal to this ecosystem, one of the most ecologically intact wild places in the contiguous U.S. The momentous decision […] |
|
Transportation: Focus on quality of life
Re: “Seattle’s Council sets a transportation vision with more bus, bike lanes” [April 23, Local News] and “Seattle mayor proposes $1.35 billion transportation property tax levy” [April 4, Local News]: The proposed transportation levy is, over the next three to four years, a misguided and untimely effort. The city should focus upon transportation quality-of-life issues. […] |
|
UW protesters are majoring in naivete
Demonizing Israelis as "colonizers" and lifting up the vicious killers in Hamas as heroes simplifies a historically complex situation. |
Columbian Newspaper
|
Vancouver mother arrested after 3-year-old overdoses on meth
Vancouver police arrested a 27-year-old woman Thursday night after they say her 3-year-old child overdosed on methamphetamine. |
|
Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments
NEW YORK (AP) — Anti-war demonstrations ceased this week at a small number of U.S. universities after school leaders struck deals with pro-Palestinian protesters, fending off possible disruptions of final exams and graduation ceremonies. |
|
Damaged in war, a vibrant church in Ukraine rises as a symbol of the country’s faith and culture
LYPIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — This Orthodox Easter season, an extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka. Two years ago, it also provided physical refuge from the horrors outside. |
|
‘Star Wars’ actor Mark Hamill drops by White House for a visit with ‘Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi’
WASHINGTON — “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill dropped by the White House on Friday for a visit with President Joe Biden and walked away with a pair of the president’s aviator sunglasses and a greater respect for the office. |
Portland Business News
|
Oregon Supreme Court says state regulators can overrule local laws on energy projects
Energy Facility Siting Council's sway affirmed in Umatilla County case.
|
