October 30, 2022, 6:01am Columns
What if the way to break through our polarized politics was to reward those willing to cross the partisan divide for the greater good? Read story
October 28, 2022, 6:01am Columns
A few years ago I learned with some confusion that I was now — at least, according to the political left — something called a “cis-male,” which as it turned out (I had to look it up) means someone whose male gender identity corresponds with the sex he had at… Read story
October 27, 2022, 6:00am Columns
A gallon of regular gasoline that cost over $5 in June now goes for about $3.80. So let’s all thank Joe Biden for the lower gas prices. Read story
October 26, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Before the public has a chance to see candidates debate in a major political race, a series of private debates has taken place behind the scenes by the campaigns. Read story
October 24, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Nearly a year after launching in Bellingham, a scrappy news startup is making a difference, informing voters and holding officials accountable. Cascadia Daily News, which publishes a weekly newspaper and daily report online, now has a staff of 10, plus stringers and freelancers, Executive Editor Ron Judd said. Read story
October 24, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Honestly, Tony, my first instinct was to ignore you. Read story
October 24, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Immigration is an issue fraught with multiple points of disagreement and one point where lawmakers on both sides of the aisle tend to agree: Unauthorized immigrants brought here as children, who have essentially grown up as Americans, shouldn’t have to live under constant risk of deportation to countries they may… Read story
October 24, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Election officials in Clark, King and Spokane counties have received complaints this year about ballot box surveillance and canvassers asking about voter registration status or who people plan to vote for. Read story
October 23, 2022, 6:02am Columns
Sitting in a downtown Vancouver coffee shop, dressed more like a hiker than a candidate for Congress, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez doesn’t look like an “elite” or a “limousine liberal” — pejoratives that conservatives like to apply with a broad brush to Democrats. Read story