October 14, 2021, 6:01am Columns
There’s a drug war on TV. It has nothing to do with cocaine or heroin but does involve an addiction — the pharmaceutical industry’s compulsion to charge Americans an average 3.4 times more for brand-name drugs than people in other countries pay. Step 1 in the rehab program is to… Read story
October 13, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Eastern Washington is about to move into a phase of the 21st century that was inevitable, but is also a pain in the patootie. Read story
October 12, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Dear Mike Pence: Read story
October 11, 2021, 6:01am Columns
All the back and forth between Democrats and Republicans over raising the federal debt limit — as the Oct. 18 default date loomed — has been exhausting. Though lawmakers struck a short-term deal Thursday, avoiding a government shutdown, the bickering is likely to start up again two months down the… Read story
October 11, 2021, 6:01am Columns
My first reaction when I read the secret details from the Pandora Papers about how the world’s rich hide their assets was: What else is new? Read story
October 11, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Canada is showing the U.S. how it’s done when it comes to saving local news reporting that’s essential to democracy. Read story
October 11, 2021, 6:01am Columns
We are reporting once again from the intersection of the news media, policy and politics. From here, we can see how and why government really works — and mainly how and why it too often fails to work the way it should. Read story
October 10, 2021, 6:02am Columns
This past summer, before heading off for his freshman year of college, my 18-year-old son worked for a roofing company. It is hot, grimy, physically demanding work, as you might imagine. It is the kind of hard work that reinforces the dignity of working hard. Read story
October 10, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Maybe Facebook can’t be fixed. Read story
October 10, 2021, 6:01am Columns
And Then We All Watched Walter Cronkite . . . Read story
