March 5, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It’s hardly a secret that politicians like to define their opponents with simplistic, negative code words that can offset their positive messages and turn off potential voters. Read story
March 5, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Testimony to the Legislature in Olympia is signaling that a big front in the culture wars may be forming around a seemingly benign object: the electric car. Read story
March 5, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Housed in a modern, welcoming facility in Brush Prairie, Daybreak Youth Services is unique in our region. It accepts Medicare and Medicaid payments, essential in most cases, and provides multimonth in-patient and outpatient treatment of boys for substance abuse and behavioral conditions. Read story
March 3, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Our future is foreshadowed by our past, and few human activities have shaped our history more than our near- irresistible compulsion to fight each other. War is as characteristic of humanity as religion and the drive to procreate. Read story
March 2, 2023, 6:01am Columns
As disconcerting as the United States’ current debt situation is, the outlook is even worse. When the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office updated its forecasts last month, it estimated that debt held by the public will climb to $46 trillion by 2033 from $31 trillion currently. This puts the country one… Read story
March 1, 2023, 6:01am Columns
When Washington voters legalized recreational marijuana a little more than 10 years ago, people of a certain age wondered about the switch from the realm of “Dazed and Confused” to the brave new world of state-sponsored and state-regulated pot. Read story
March 1, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Some time ago, I worked after school and during summers at my town’s public library. My supervisor was Mrs. Fowkes, a stunning grandmother who, in summer, wore straw hats with flowers. Read story
February 28, 2023, 6:01am Columns
History isn’t kind to one-term presidents, at least in the short run. Read story
February 28, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It is a time of Russia indulging in nuke talk, yanking people out of prisons to replace the dead soldiers in Ukrainian battlefields and China saying it just might hand Russia more fighting tools. Read story
February 27, 2023, 6:03am Columns
The Florida Legislature has started hearings on Senate Bill 214, a measure that would ban flagging unusual gun purchases made with credit cards. Read story
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