Hybrid work is the opportunity to reimagine downtown Seattle, not its demise | Op-Ed
Downtown Seattle should not be just a destination for events or a workplace but a diverse, dense, urban community that affords residents all the benefits...
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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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Have mercy on my firefighting family — don’t terminate dedicated professionals over vaccine mandate | Op-Ed
The deadline for public employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 means the city of Seattle may lose some veteran firefighters who have served the community...
Repeal Tim Eyman’s misleading advisory votes-initiative, a waste of time and money | Op-Ed
What are those advisory votes on your ballot? An artifice from Tim Eyman's Initiative 960. It's time to repeal them.
Reconsider bike helmet-law repeal | Op-Ed
As injury-prevention experts, we regularly witness a hard truth: Unlike flesh and bone, which can heal, brain cells are permanently altered after a crash, resulting...
Misuse of Holocaust imagery further divides us in pandemic | Op-Ed
Griech-Polelle: While false equivalencies to the Holocaust may score points on cable-news panels and go viral on social media, this decay of our collective memory...
A new direction is needed in city attorney — two retired Seattle Municipal Court judges speak out | Op-Ed
Voters in Seattle have a clear choice. Thirty retired judges at all levels of Washington’s courts have endorsed Ann Davison. Her opponent believes in jury nullification...
The Whitman reckoning: A missionary’s tale unravels amid a national awakening over racism | Op-Ed
It has been a rough year for Marcus Whitman's legacy but a splendid one for historical truth and for freeing the Cayuses from the long...
‘Public safety is fragile’: Three former SPD chiefs on why an anti-police, anti-criminal justice agenda is a recipe for chaos | Op-Ed
Our experience shows us that the extreme push to abolish the police and dismantle the criminal justice system is a recipe for chaos, especially when...
Congress must back allowance to meet basic needs of military families | Op-Ed
Combating food insecurity has been a focus of our efforts across Washington state — and sadly, many of the families that we help provide emergency...
True compassion not only says ‘yes,’ it also says ‘no’ | Op-Ed
It is not compassionate to allow young women to get trafficked in broad daylight because the Seattle Police Department is underfunded. It is not compassionate to...
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