July 3, 2022, 6:01am Columns
He knew they were armed. Read story
July 3, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Several Mondays ago, we learned of 10 mass shootings over the previous weekend. It’s hard to say whether that was an extraordinary weekend, or just more than the usual amount of media coverage of our commonplace carnage. Read story
July 1, 2022, 6:01am Columns
There was a period early in the pandemic when it was fashionable to say it was going to change everything. Then, as the disease surges came and went, it seemed it had changed nothing. Read story
June 30, 2022, 6:01am Columns
‘There are more tears shed over answered prayers than unanswered prayers,” St. Teresa of Avila said. Read story
June 28, 2022, 6:01am Columns
It has finally come. Read story
June 28, 2022, 6:01am Columns
After years of writing a newspaper column, I’ve learned certain topics generate negative responses — early and often — from readers. Read story
June 27, 2022, 6:01am Columns
I cannot imagine a life without salmon swimming freely in the rivers of the Northwest. Fishing has been a part of my identity and lifestyle since I was a child. Read story
June 27, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Eighty-three years ago, Mr. Smith went to Washington. Read story
June 27, 2022, 6:01am Columns
The forecast given to the assembled council members was grim: an ongoing budget deficit, stretching as far as the charts were wide. “Any remaining choices we have will be very difficult,” a finance analyst warned. “There are no easy answers. How do we bring back a balanced budget?” Read story
June 27, 2022, 6:01am Columns
In a remarkable reversal of tradition, some Republicans have proposed a generous, broad-based federal benefit that Democrats are likely to oppose because it soaks the rich — their rich. Read story
