Salmon: ‘We must keep working’

Re: “Federal judge orders protections for salmon on Columbia River” (Feb. 26, Climate Lab): It is so good to read we are striving to perform on our treaty obligations to protect the salmon resource. This judgment benefits the tribes as well as ourselve…

March 7, 2026
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Salmon: ‘Much-needed progress’

Re: “Federal judge orders protections for salmon on Columbia River” (Feb. 26, Climate Lab): As an ecologist who has lived in this area for over 35 years, I was encouraged to read that a federal judge has ordered operational changes to eight dams on the…

March 7, 2026
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Legislature: Make it full time

It is time for a full-time Washington State Legislature so that we can deal with immediate issues (many seemingly worthy bills didn’t make it to the floor for discussion this year), prepare for the future (loss of jobs to AI) and clean up past mistakes…

March 7, 2026
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War with Iran: ‘Trump must be stopped’

Re: “Decades of presidents ignoring the War Powers Act led us here” (March 3, Opinion): Now is the time for the American people to stand up and let the Joint Chiefs of Staff know that we reject President Donald Trump’s unhinged bellicose behavior. It i…

March 7, 2026
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