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Other Papers Say: Only dictators have immunity

April 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns

It seems unlikely that the Supreme Court will embrace Donald Trump’s outrageous claim that as a former president he enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions that he allegedly took to overturn the 2020 election and cling to power. This is a relief. To do otherwise would allow the… Read story

Harrop: People have right to enjoy parks

April 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns

Public parks belong to the public, right? A billionaire can’t cordon off an acre of Golden Gate Park for his private party. But can a poor person — or anyone who claims they can’t afford a home — take over public spaces where children play and families experience nature? Read story

Westneat: Washington GOP put it in writing

April 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns

Political forecasters called it that the state Republican convention would feature turmoil ending in endorsements of the most extreme candidates, all to match the party’s current MAGA mood. Read story

Leubsdorf: There’s proof that bipartisanship is possible

April 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns

For months, supporters of the embattled Ukrainians have contended there was a bipartisan House majority that would back continued U.S. military support if only its Republican leaders would allow a vote. Read story

Other Papers Say: Reform seizure, forfeiture laws

April 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns

A state audit of Washington law enforcement agencies found that when it comes to the civil seizure and forfeiture of property during a crime investigation, the rules are skewed to help enrich police departments, which creates a conflict of interest. Also the process lacks transparency for those who have had… Read story

Harrop: Creeps hunting children on social media

April 25, 2024, 6:01am Columns

We have entered a new social media hell, where online creeps run sadistic schemes targeting high school kids. Since late 2021, their ruses have driven at least 20 young people, mostly boys, to take their lives. Read story

Camden: Ban case issues are ‘debatable’

April 24, 2024, 6:01am Columns

The ability to buy a magazine that holds more than 10 rounds for a firearm is temporarily on hold in Washington. Whether that ban continues may rely on whether the state’s Supreme Court commissioner is as persuaded as a Cowlitz County judge that such a law violates the Second Amendment… Read story

Crisp: Sleepwalking into civil war

April 23, 2024, 6:01am Columns

If you’re searching for insight into the likelihood of a second American civil war, you won’t find it in “Civil War,” a film written and directed by Alex Garland and currently in theaters. Read story

Wilkinson: Biden closing sacred portal into U.S. gun culture

April 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns

In issuing a new rule to close the gun show loophole for firearm sales, the Biden administration isn’t just narrowing one of the easier paths by which criminals obtain guns. It’s attempting to close a sacred portal into American gun culture. Read story

Other Papers Say: Climate issue is an emergency

April 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns

Californians have had weekend after weekend of cool, stormy weather and the Sierra Nevada has been blessed with a healthy snowpack. But the reality is that even the last few months have been more than 2 degrees hotter than average. Read story