Lift barriers to youth sports and physical activity | Op-Ed
Less than 20% of youth in King County meet the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity every day.
Seattle Times Op-Eds
The Seattle Times welcomes Op-Eds on any topic for publication in print and online. We value diverse opinion writing that offers a clear point of view. Below are recent Op-Ed columns published in The Times.
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Prioritize affordable housing and robust transit as we shape Puget Sound’s future | Op-Ed
Protecting rural and open-space areas is a deeply held priority for people in the region.
DEA’s restrictive cannabis proposal will hinder research and favor corporate interests | Op-Ed
Rescheduling is also appropriate because the position that cannabis has no currently accepted medical use, the main rationale for keeping it in Schedule 1, is...
SOS: Gold dredging hurts Washington streams | Op-Ed
Bills in the state House and Senate seek to ban suction dredge mining in Endangered Species Act-designated critical habitat for salmon, steelhead, and bull trout.
The ‘Seattle Freeze’ has me plotting my escape | Op-Ed
Would it kill you, Seattle, to break the habit of stony silence and engage?
4 steps for Trump administration to resolve the China trade war | Op-Ed
The relationship between the U.S. and China is, and will continue to be, the most important geopolitical relationship of the 21st century.
Seattle, no national model, enables addiction and ignores public safety | Op-Ed
Doing nothing about drug use in Seattle increases property crime, because drug addiction is highly correlated with theft.
Community health centers save lives and costs — Congress must extend their funding | Op-Ed
The clock is ticking for Congress to pass legislation before a major portion of funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers expires.
Seattle City Council uses false narrative to gut use of the State Environmental Policy Act | Op-Ed
Only in Seattle would the council and mayor introduce legislation for a local Green New Deal alongside a bill aimed at dismantling State Environmental Policy...
Time to revisit the internet’s rules of the road | Op-Ed
Time to rein in internet platforms that allow proliferation of toxic content.
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