August 24, 2022, 6:01am Columns
In the post-mortems from the surprising August primary elections, one word keeps coming up to explain why Republicans had such a lackluster showing. Read story
August 23, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., will wear that “representative” identification just a tad longer, seeing as how she was stomped to smithereens in a recent bid for reelection. Read story
August 22, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Last year, a group calling itself the Thurston Voter Research Project knocked on a lot of doors and questioned people about their voter registration. They described this effort as “ground-truthing the voter rolls.” They reportedly wore badges that said “Thurston County,” though they were not employed by or associated with… Read story
August 22, 2022, 6:01am Columns
A new installment in the “news desert” research project explains how rural areas are being left behind by digital news outlets as well as traditional media. Read story
August 21, 2022, 6:02am Columns
I know, I know … in the grand scheme of things, sports aren’t all that important. Read story
August 21, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Every once in a while, there is someone who stands up for what is right at a huge personal cost. Rep. Liz Cheney did that. She knew that she would pay for opposing the Big Baby of the Republican Party, and she did. That’s how it works in politics. Most… Read story
August 21, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Our country is in a very dark place at the moment. But I have hope, because the answers are all around us. They live around us. For thousands of years wise people have been extolling the virtues of loving your neighbor. Now is the perfect time to get out and… Read story
August 18, 2022, 6:01am Columns
It isn’t true that the new subsidies for buying electric vehicles will only benefit the rich. Read story
August 17, 2022, 6:01am Columns
The congressional race in Southwest Washington should serve as a lesson to would-be elections deniers who question the integrity of the nation’s voting systems, or who insist, like the former president, that ballot counting should stop and winners be declared on election night. Read story
August 16, 2022, 6:01am Columns
If you search the internet for the term “raid,” two results precede all others: The second one refers to the popular bug-killing product Raid, which has been almost synonymous with the term “insecticide” since 1956. Read story
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