Orca extinction is not an option | Op-Ed
This is our very last chance to save these incredible creatures. We must act boldly now.
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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A lesson for today in Tacoma’s fall and Seattle’s rise in the 1890s | Op-Ed
The financial disaster of the 1890s helped to cast the fate of Washington’s two largest Puget Sound cities.
Save the Showbox and preserve the integrity of the Pike Place Market neighborhood | Op-Ed
While the Showbox is an important piece of Seattle history, the impact of the Pike Place Market and its immediate surrounding area, including the Showbox...
A year after Charlottesville rioting, we must recommit to fighting hate | Op-Ed
While the tide of hate feels overwhelming, we at ADL know that if we ignore bigotry, it will only fester and grow stronger.
Cut the toxins and boat noise, and boost salmon, so orcas can survive | Op-Ed
The best available science shows that to recover the orcas we must both increase the amount of salmon, and decrease the amount of noise.
I was a hostage in Iran: Our propaganda is just like theirs | Op-Ed
The Trump administration's comments on detaining families at the southern border transported me back to an Iranian prison where I was an American hostage in...
Rollback of vehicle-emission standards threatens the health of vulnerable Washington residents | Op-Ed
Incredibly, the EPA now proposes to weaken emission standards and protections, and stifle innovation.
More gridlock ahead: Seattle’s 100-year-old alleys were not built for mega-towers | Op-Ed
Density done right could alleviate traffic congestion, but no one is considering the cumulative impact of spiked demand for access and service to a new...
Migrant children caught in cross hairs of misplaced hostility | Op-Ed
Throughout history, tyrannical regimes have dehumanized minorities to justify maltreatment or dispatch to terrible fates.
Atomic shadows | Op-Ed
When the bomber, Bockscar, released Fat Man over Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, over 70,000 people died. Nagasaki's devastation came three days after the dropping...
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