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December 3, 2021 at 4:27 pm

Mask litter: Cleanup effort | Letter to the editor

It is time for civic groups in the Seattle area to pick a date for our communities to clean up the thousands of used, disposed...

December 3, 2021 at 4:22 pm

Growth Management Act: Make long-needed updates | Letter to the editor

Next year, Washington’s state Legislature will reconvene with an opportunity to help secure affordable housing, climate-resilient communities, and environmental justice for Washingtonians today and for...

December 3, 2021 at 4:21 pm

Violence in prisons: ‘Alternate modes of justice’ | Letter to the editor

Re: “Workers at federal prisons are committing some of the crimes” : Prisons are rampant with sexual abuse. Three to 9% of male inmates say...

December 3, 2021 at 4:17 pm

Flatlands flooding: Look to Holland for solutions | Letter to the editor

Re: “ ‘Unimaginable’: Mount Vernon dairy farmers reeling from flood devastation” : Only the level, scale and sustained effort of the land preservation and reclamation...

December 3, 2021 at 4:13 pm

Offshore wind energy: ‘Directly conflicts with fishing’ | Letter to the editor

Re: “Washington’s moment to shine in offshore wind energy” : Port of Seattle Commissioner Ryan Calkins and Brandon Burke make their case for why Washington...

December 3, 2021 at 4:10 pm

Offshore wind energy: ‘More complex issues’ | Letter to the editor

I support pursuing wind energy on Washington’s coast as proposed in a recent Op-Ed. This process must be “smart from the start” and robustly analyze...

December 3, 2021 at 4:09 pm

Infrastructure package: ‘Spending’ vs. ‘investment’ | Letter to the editor

The David Ditch column can kindly be referred to as vacuous. : Ditch’s comments are a criticism of the infrastructure package as wasteful spending on...

December 3, 2021 at 4:07 pm

Infrastructure package: Faulty bargaining strategy | Letter to the editor

Re: “The case for speaker Jayapal” : In lauding the negotiating role of U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D.-Wash., in the infrastructure debate, columnist Katrina vanden...

December 3, 2021 at 2:51 pm

Santa Claus: Parents, help kids keep magic alive | Letter to the editor

Having been an elementary school teacher for 30 years, I witnessed many incidents of children losing the magic of Christmas to another child who didn’t...

December 3, 2021 at 2:50 pm

Long-term care: Ensure respect and dignity | Letter to the editor

My brother Scott was born with muscular dystrophy. Family members acting as caregivers for seniors or those with long-term disabilities have better access to assistance...