March 8, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Here’s a gloomy proposition: Eventually, a nuclear exchange is inevitable. Read story
March 7, 2022, 6:01am Columns
This is not funny. Read story
March 7, 2022, 6:01am Columns
On news screens everywhere, the world is watching the destruction of two nations: Ukraine, inevitably; and Russia, most assuredly. Read story
March 7, 2022, 6:01am Columns
The idea of civil dialogue can seem a naïve fantasy these days, with public disagreements over whether elections can be trusted and dinner-table discussions derailed when people can’t agree on essential facts. Read story
March 7, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Replacing the Interstate 5 Bridge spanning the Columbia River between Vancouver and Portland has been my priority since entering the state Senate in 2013. Read story
March 7, 2022, 6:01am Columns
President Joe Biden gave two distinct State of the Union speeches. The first one was better. Read story
March 6, 2022, 6:03am Columns
Since state lawmakers again failed to address the systematic underfunding of public charter schools this session, they should include money in the supplemental budget to offer short-term relief. Read story
March 6, 2022, 6:03am Columns
Russian President Vladimir Putin has succeeded in uniting the world in a way no modern leader has. War in the world of social media is not a pretty site. Everyone knows someone. Read story
March 6, 2022, 6:03am Columns
Isn’t it great the masks are finally coming off? That vaccine passports have ended? That regular medical care is returning to the hospitals, and offices are opening back up? Read story
March 6, 2022, 6:03am Columns
We need a redesigned war on dangerous and addictive drugs. A torrent of fentanyl, heroin, opioids, and legal and illegal marijuana is wreaking havoc on our schools, neighborhoods and businesses. Our courts and jails are swamped with the burdens of crimes related to drugs. Mental health challenges, already staggering, are… Read story
