December 4, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Perhaps it’s a mere coincidence that Donald Trump, white nationalists and far-right extremists find themselves so often mentioned in the same sentence. Read story
December 4, 2022, 6:01am Columns
On Nov. 21, a city of Vancouver public hearing on the 2023-24 budget brought the city council face to face with seven business experts from our community, attending to advise against a proposal for increased fees on business. That councilors did not take their advice exposes a disconnect between the… Read story
December 4, 2022, 6:01am Columns
The launching of a new state agency tasked with investigating deadly force used by law enforcement agencies is months past due. The Office of Independent Investigations was to open in July. But delays in hiring and other logistical hiccups has prevented that from happening. Read story
December 2, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Joe Engel died last week. He never wrote a great novel or made a scientific breakthrough. His accomplishment was less gaudy, yet no less significant: Joe lived to tell. Read story
December 1, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Goodbye, Dr. Fauci. Read story
November 30, 2022, 6:01am Columns
If you’ve been yearning for a preview of the battle for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, the place to be recently was Las Vegas, where the Republican Jewish Coalition held what some attendees cheekily called a “kosher cattle call” for potential candidates. Read story
November 28, 2022, 6:01am Columns
For Christmas, one year, my folks got my kid brother a tank. Read story
November 28, 2022, 6:01am Columns
When President Joe Biden screws up, he deserves to be called out just like any other American president. He had already generated considerable controversy with his hat-in-hand visit to Saudi Arabia during the summer to plead for more oil production to ease pressure on oil prices. The valid question at… Read story
November 28, 2022, 6:01am Columns
The story of the election so far, in terms of who won the counting of the votes, is that it was a clean sweep around here for the Democrats. Read story
November 28, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Sixty is the magic number to beat a filibuster in the United States Senate. Sixty votes means a bill is on its way to becoming law, at least as far as the Senate is concerned. Read story