June 9, 2022, 6:01am Columns
It’s not just Republican voters who are defending a few honest members of their party against right-wing assault. Democrats have pushed back left-wing jihads against their moderates. Note the failure to knock off a conservative Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar, in a recent primary. Read story
June 8, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Whether you think defund the police has some merit, or not, it’s becoming clear that no entity in the country has bungled the idea more than the city of Seattle. Read story
June 7, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Uvalde school district Police Chief Pete Arredondo is hard pressed to find much sympathy or support these days. Read story
June 6, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Where were you when we needed you? Read story
June 6, 2022, 6:01am Columns
As the editors of The Columbian noted May 18, the recent filing for candidates seeking elected office should remind us of some important homework. That is, to research the wide field of candidates in the Aug. 2 Clark County primary. Read story
June 6, 2022, 6:01am Columns
An unusual split on the Supreme Court last week put at least a temporary halt to enforcement of a conservative-backed state law prohibiting Big Tech from removing posts based on their views. Read story
June 6, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Who are they? Who are these boys, these teenagers who viciously kill innocent school acquaintances or unknown children, each victim special in his or her own way, all of them loving and adored? Read story
June 5, 2022, 6:02am Columns
We will be told between now and November, persistently and passionately, that elections have consequences. That voting matters. That this is the most important election of our lives. Read story
June 5, 2022, 6:01am Columns
When Paul Kramer hears news of another mass shooting somewhere in America — now nearly as routine as reports on the weather — he feels the same surge of dread he did that night when police knocked on his door at 2 a.m. about his son. Read story
June 5, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Americans’ trust in local news remains much higher than in national news, according to a recent poll by Gallup and the Knight Foundation. But the poll also reveals several areas of concern, especially for a news industry needing public support to survive. Read story
