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During this pandemic, voters’ choices of leaders is especially important.
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A catalyst for bridging the digital divide | Jennifer Hemmingsen / Seattle Times editorial writer
Could this spring be the kick in the pants that finally gets it done?
Why journalists at The Inlander didn’t jump for joy when a federal loan saved their jobs | Dean Miller / Save the Free Press editor VIEW
Journalists at The Inlander, Spokane's alt-weekly, surprised their boss when they learned a federal loan would put their newsroom back together. Here's why.
Support the global conspiracy to save lives | Brier Dudley / Times editorial writer
The Gates Foundation is involved in a conspiracy — to save lives.
Threats to free press could imperil citizens’ informed self-rule | Dean Miller / Free Press editor
"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a...
A new appreciation for public spaces | Jennifer Hemmingsen / Editorial writer
Parks create a sense of togetherness based not on ideology or affinity, but on shared geography — a type of bond that can seem vanishingly...
Your bear-hunt photos — thank you for sharing! | Kate Riley / Editorial page editor VIEW
Sunday, April 5, we published editorial cartoonist David Horsey's renderings of teddy bears for readers to post in their windows. Since the pandemic started, people...
What Crisis? Margaret Sullivan’s forthcoming book aims to challenge Americans’ complacency about local news | Dean Miller / Save the Free Press editor
In a Q&A with The Seattle Times, Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan talks about her effort to shake up American complacency about the demolition...
A Tacoma skyline landmark deserves better than the bulldozer | Derrick Nunnally / Times editorial writer
A community drive raised millions to save Tacoma's towering Holy Rosary church, but the building's future remains imperiled.
Join the bear hunt! Download these teddy bears to color and put in your window | Opinion
Join the bear hunt. Post a teddy bear, real or drawn, in your window for kids to find.
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