August 14, 2022, 6:03am Columns
When Native American women and girls disappear, they do so three times — in life, in media and in data. That sad reality, chronicled by the Seattle-based Urban Indian Health Institute and others in recent years, deserves far more attention in our region and state. A Washington task force is… Read story
August 14, 2022, 6:03am Columns
Interesting headline in The New York Times: “In an Unequal Economy, the Poor Face Inflation Now and Job Loss Later.” Read story
August 14, 2022, 6:02am Columns
That escalated quickly. Read story
August 12, 2022, 6:01am Columns
A mounting Ukrainian counteroffensive in the southern Black Sea region of Shevchenkove is building up to a crucial battle that could shape the outcome of the entire war by the end of September. Read story
August 11, 2022, 6:03am Columns
For decades, conservative politicians had a free ride on the abortion issue. They could tell their “pro-life” base that they were doing all they could to ban the procedure — while not scaring the pro-choice majority. As long as Roe v. Wade protected the right to an abortion, the talk… Read story
August 10, 2022, 6:01am Columns
A reader who is a regular voter and follows the election coverage wrote recently with several questions about the security of her ballot and the maps the Spokesman-Review often publishes to show how people voted. Read story
August 9, 2022, 6:01am Columns
It’s time to give President Joe Biden credit for achieving something no one predicted: bipartisanship in foreign policy. Read story
August 8, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently warned the United States not to “play with fire” over Taiwan. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi decided to play with fire by showing up, chatting with Taiwanese leaders, offering citizens a moment of hope and giving Xi an excuse for violence. Read story
August 8, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Private citizen Joe Biden and the Democratic Party were absolutely right way back when in demanding an investigation of what we’d just learned: Russia had interfered big-time in America’s 2016 elections — running video ads and doing lots more that helped Donald Trump win the presidency. Read story
August 8, 2022, 6:01am Columns
‘Dare we hope?” Read story
