September 5, 2021, 6:01am Columns
If you’ve noticed any of your insurance bills have gone up, you’re not alone. If you haven’t seen such an increase, you probably will the next time your insurance policies renew. Some have seen rates increase by hundreds of dollars per year, even though their coverage hasn’t increased, and they… Read story
September 3, 2021, 6:01am Columns
It’s been five years since I first speculated in this space about the end of American democracy. Read story
September 2, 2021, 6:01am Columns
The surge in COVID-19 cases has prompted many companies to put off planned office reopenings, a delay that will undoubtedly be temporary. Read story
September 1, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Some Republican legislators seem to want the American election process to be drawn, quartered and a head stuck on a pike outside the Capitol for a period before the whole body politic is sewn back together and reanimated. Read story
August 30, 2021, 6:01am Columns
If there is one iconic photograph that defines World War II, it is the picture of six marines planting the United States flag atop Mount Suribachi in the last stages of the fighting. Read story
August 30, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Many years ago, one of my sons came to me, excited about a promotional offer from some bank. I no longer remember the offer or the bank, but I do remember telling him not to fall for it; I had accepted a similar offer years before, and it cost me… Read story
August 30, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Beyond the human price of COVID-19 is the financial toll of treating the sick. Back in the day, conservatives touted fiscal responsibility — that is, keeping the cost of government in check. Read story
August 30, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Facebook’s new “content transparency report” is full of intriguing tidbits but sheds little light on problems the social-media giant is causing for society and the news industry. Read story
August 29, 2021, 6:02am Columns
We’ll blame Thomas Jefferson. Oh, not entirely; there are more than 200 years’ worth of criticism to dole out. Read story
August 29, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Another scorching August day reached triple-digit temperatures in the Yakima Valley recently. Inside the towering rows of hop orchards, high humidity and little shade made the already stifling conditions feel worse. Read story
