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Jarvis: A promising turn in quest to treat long COVID

January 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns

A study published last week in Science makes a compelling case that people with long COVID have a chronic imbalance in their immune response. The findings don’t explain why that immune response is out of whack, and needs confirming in larger studies. Still, this is an important new piece to… Read story

Westneat: Is ballot challenge ‘eccentric’?

January 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns

The year is shaping up to be a bitter and contentious one, so it’s probably good to head into it with a sense of humor. Score an early point then for Robert Brem, a Port Orchard 65-year-old who is challenging Donald Trump’s eligibility to be on the ballot in Washington. Read story

Other Papers Say: Pass expanded Child Tax Credit

January 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns

Good, bipartisan ideas that meaningfully improve the lives of millions of Americans sometimes make it through the otherwise partisanship-plagued, soul-sapping, progress-thwarting machine called the United States Congress. This time, Republicans and Democrats have struck a $78 billion tax agreement that expands refundable child tax credits to help families with lower… Read story

Leubsdorf: Warning signs loom for Trump

January 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns

With his solid New Hampshire victory, Donald Trump has the Republican nomination within his grasp. But the results showed he faces some big problems down the line — though probably not from rival Nikki Haley, Read story

Harrop: DeSantis flunked charm school

January 26, 2024, 6:01am Columns

What can you say about the guy? That Ron DeSantis was obnoxious? That he came off as weird? His failure to replace Donald Trump as the likely Republican nominee for president seemed preordained. His mistake was copying Trump’s penchant for cruelty without absorbing any of the ex-president’s talents as a… Read story

Crisp: Dangerous failure of imagination

January 25, 2024, 6:01am Columns

Generally, comparisons between Donald Trump and Adolph Hitler aren’t particularly persuasive. They often reflect an over-the-top, sky-is-falling semi-hysteria. Trump and Hitler? Let’s not get carried away. Read story

Camden: Should inmates be able to vote?

January 24, 2024, 6:01am Columns

With more than 1,000 bills introduced in any legislative session, it’s not surprising that some aren’t quite ready for prime time when they get their first legislative hearing. Read story

Estrich: Legislate instead of posturing

January 23, 2024, 6:01am Columns

or almost no one — can deny that there is an immigration crisis in America. New legislation is needed, including more funding for a fair and effective system for controlling the border and handling the asylum process. In the Senate, key Republicans and Democrats are at least talking together about… Read story

Westneat: Students gone missing: Struggling public schools have fallen off the radar in Washington

January 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns

For most of the past three decades, Seattle pollster Stuart Elway has asked voters to set the agenda. He includes a question in his polls asking what people think state politicians in Olympia should focus on. Read story

Flam: How worried we should be about nanoplastics?

January 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns

What does it mean that scientists found 240,000 million nanoparticles of plastic in a typical bottle of water? The number is big and sounds alarming, but it isn’t very informative. How many particles are needed to cause disease? What kinds of ailments are likely to result? Are there people who… Read story