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May 27, 2022 at 4:59 pm

Gun violence: Don’t wait on Congress | Letter to the editor

Don’t wait for Congress to solve our gun problems. Our current group of parents and civic leaders are failing the youth of today as a...

May 27, 2022 at 4:56 pm

Climate change: Need to re-evaluate cruise ships | Letter to the editor

Re: “All hands on deck for ‘green corridor’ for cruise ships from Seattle to Alaska” : No additional studies are needed to evaluate the cruise...

May 27, 2022 at 4:51 pm

King County jail: Better access to resources | Letter to the editor

Re: "King County must do more to prevent jail suicides" :To prevent jail suicides, don’t send people to jail in the first place. The inhumanity...

May 27, 2022 at 4:39 pm

Gun violence: NRA’s bottom line | Letter to the editor

The unique culture of American gun violence has taken the lives of yet another 19 children — young, innocent elementary-aged children. Pleas from some political...

May 27, 2022 at 4:36 pm

Gun violence: Decisions made by elected leaders | Letter to the editor

People intent on slaughtering innocent children should not be let anywhere near a gun. Unfortunately, we need to ask what our elected leaders are doing...

May 27, 2022 at 4:34 pm

Gun violence: Sensible gun laws | Letter to the editor

For the first time in years, we skipped the evening news tonight. We didn’t want to watch one more story about a mass shooting. We...

May 27, 2022 at 4:31 pm

Moderate elected officials: Approval voting | Letter to the editor

I’m writing in response to Danny Westneat’s column “The death of the moderate in WA politics” . We need more people involved in serious, nuanced...

May 27, 2022 at 4:27 pm

Environment: Prevent salmon extinction | Letter to the editor

Re: “Dow Constantine proposes raising King County property taxes to preserve natural spaces” : Our region is losing a natural legacy, our salmon and steelhead....

May 27, 2022 at 4:23 pm

Police hiring incentive: Spend the money elsewhere | Letter to the editor

Re: “Seattle City Council moves toward compromise on police hiring incentive” : As a Seattle citizen, I disagree that the unspent salary of the Seattle...

May 27, 2022 at 2:35 pm

Texas school shooting: 2nd Amendment | Letter to the editor

No more prayers. No more prayer vigils. Don’t ask me to pray for more victims of gun shootings. Instead, demand that the governors, senators, Congress...