October 17, 2022, 6:01am Columns
A day without Elon Musk is an OK day. Not that I don’t like him. He’s a business genius, after all, who launched the electric-vehicle future. He helped preserve online access in a battered Ukraine by sending over 12,000 Starlink terminals that work with orbiting satellites. Ukraine thanked him for… Read story
October 16, 2022, 6:02am Columns
Given the strident political dogma of modern times and the easily spread lies of the misinformation age, this shouldn’t be surprising. Yet, it is. Read story
October 16, 2022, 6:01am Columns
The start of a new Supreme Court term isn’t something that most Americans put on their calendars. But after the last term demonstrated just how eager the court’s conservative majority is to reshape the nation in its ideological image, the new term that started Oct. 3 bears watching — with… Read story
October 16, 2022, 6:01am Columns
The Clark County Home Rule Charter was approved by voters in 2014, taking effect Jan. 1, 2015. The Charter establishes Clark County government’s structure and serves as its constitution. It gives citizens the rights of initiative and referendum on county ordinances. “Home rule” means county voters get to decide what… Read story
October 16, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Now that the coronavirus pandemic has wound down, morphing into a regular feature of our lives, it’s possible to look back and see which parts of our state and nation handled it well. And which did not. Read story
October 14, 2022, 6:01am Columns
It was the “National Weekend of Bigots.” Read story
October 12, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Washington state employees are looking at good wage increases over the next two years as a result of a tentative agreement between their unions and the negotiating team representing the governor’s office. Read story
October 11, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Five leaders of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing militia that played a leading role in storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, went on trial recently in Washington. Read story
October 10, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Scientific understanding is challenging the conventional wisdom about hunger — now framing it as a scourge that afflicts not only people who get too few calories, but also those who consume mostly sugar and refined starch. Under this new understanding, people eating the wrong kind of diet can suffer from… Read story
October 10, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Month after month, throughout Donald Trump’s mondo-bizarro post-presidency, our Great News Funnels have spewed out puzzle pieces in the form of breaking news. Read story
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