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After 11 years, Seattle Times sports columnist Matt Calkins walked away over a controversial decision: his column on biological males in girls’ sports was shelved despite being labeled his personal opinion. The spark came from a rally outside a Storm game where a teen athlete voiced discomfort with locker room policies — a moment echoing statewide debates. UW journalism professor Douglas Underwood, who once worked at the paper, argued the Times should have published Calkins’ piece alongside opposing views, especially as voters face a November ballot measure, Initiative 638, that could reshape school sports policies. The paper declined to comment on Calkins’ exit, leaving the public to wonder whether editorial silence is silencing voices on a deeply polarizing issue.

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