May 23, 2022, 6:01am Columns
In March, a Boeing 737-800 cruising straight and level on a routine domestic flight suddenly nose-dived into a hillside, killing all 132 aboard. Read story
May 23, 2022, 6:01am Columns
We interrupt our regularly scheduled punditry to report some breaking news. Read story
May 23, 2022, 6:01am Columns
With a few notable exceptions, Idahoans can breathe a sigh of relief after most traditional Republicans won statewide victories over more extreme far-right challengers in Tuesday’s Republican primary. Read story
May 22, 2022, 6:02am Columns
What do we know? What did we learn? Should we care? Read story
May 22, 2022, 6:01am Columns
There was a time when spending big at a swank restaurant would be regarded as an occasion requiring dress-up. Then the slob culture took over so that even when an establishment made great effort to arrange flowers, iron tablecloths and provide formal service, customers would turn up in sweatshirts and… Read story
May 22, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Only days ago, Russian foreign ministry officials were warning Finland about “retaliation” if its leaders applied to join NATO. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev spouted dire nuclear threats, and many Western pundits warned about the danger of further NATO expansion. Read story
May 22, 2022, 6:01am Columns
In a perplexing piece of logic, the Pierce County Superior Court presiding judge decided that audio recordings of an open trial, recorded by court-employed reporters, aren’t public records. The state Supreme Court must overturn Judge Philip K. Sorensen’s convoluted stand and keep the workings of Washington’s courts fully accessible to… Read story
May 20, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Come and let us pity white people. They are the real victims here. Read story
May 18, 2022, 6:01am Columns
The big reason that pro-choice Republican Reagan Dunn did an “about-face” and voted against abortion rights this past week? Read story
May 17, 2022, 6:01am Columns
There’s something admirable in the consistency of abortion’s most ardent opponents. Read story
