April 22, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Sitting far away in the White House, President Joe Biden recently cheered for a union to be formed at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama. Read story
April 20, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Americans have learned the hard way that we must be wary when our presidents deliver feel-good messages about what has been accomplished in a war-torn region. Read story
April 19, 2021, 6:01am Columns
“The anguish we are suffering cannot translate into violence.” Read story
April 18, 2021, 6:02am Columns
It’s a bit of a magic trick, an illusion. They want you to focus on the right hand over here so you don’t notice what the left hand is doing over there. Read story
April 18, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Racism is a serious threat to public health, the head of the Centers for Disease Control has declared. The federal agency was a little late to a conclusion long backed by streams of research and other medical groups. The American Public Health Association says there are more than 170 municipalities… Read story
April 18, 2021, 6:01am Columns
It’s not news that bad news is what sizzles. And in the past year, nobody has gotten scorched like Seattle. Read story
April 18, 2021, 6:01am Columns
The Pacific Northwest’s history is secure in the attic, at least for now. The Biden administration recently called off the sale of the regional National Archives facility in Seattle. Now Congress should ensure this sort of debacle never happens again and that the current facility receives the repairs it needs… Read story
April 17, 2021, 6:01am Columns
If you want to understand why we’re not embarked on a “new Cold War” with Beijing, I suggest you watch a PBS documentary called “Beethoven in Beijing” — about the Philadelphia Orchestra’s unique relationship with China. Read story
April 16, 2021, 6:01am Columns
There is nothing sacred about nine. The number was not carried down from a mountain on stone tablets, nor did it appear in a burning bush. Read story
April 15, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Kristine Hostetter is a fourth-grade teacher in San Clemente, Calif. Read story