January 7, 2020, 6:01am Columns
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro announced Thursday that he was bowing out of the 2020 Democratic primary. The only reason to notice or care is that Castro was one of the more shrill candidates, so it’s good that he never found purchase in the crowded field and… Read story
January 6, 2020, 6:01am Columns
I’m here to say goodbye to Stephen King. Read story
January 5, 2020, 6:00pm Columns
High schools: Tim Martinez Read story
January 5, 2020, 6:02am Columns
Let’s look at it this way: If you borrowed $70,000 for each person in your family, without any concern about how to pay it off, could you put on the airs of prosperity? Read story
January 5, 2020, 6:01am Columns
A new Gallup survey finds that about half of Americans who hold second jobs say they don’t do it out of financial necessity. Why, then, do they put in the extra hours? Do they just like working? Read story
January 5, 2020, 6:01am Columns
Heartbreaking. That’s the sentiment expressed by many patrons of iconic downtown Vancouver restaurant Tommy O’s Pacific Rim Bistro. Proprietor Tommy Owens announced on December 20 that the restaurant would close within days. Terming the restaurant (which dates to 1994 when it was named Aloha Café) “a modern landmark,” Facebook commenter… Read story
January 5, 2020, 6:01am Columns
This editorial originally appeared in The Seattle Times: Read story
January 3, 2020, 6:01am Columns
Anyone who says he or she knows what is going to happen in 2020 is either arrogant or crazy or both. Read story
January 1, 2020, 6:01am Columns
Last year might go down in history as the year that a Washington governor ran for president for a while before giving up, the year the Legislature finished its budget on time or the year a political novice beat a city council veteran for the job of Spokane mayor. Read story
December 31, 2019, 6:01am Columns
I started smoking in high school and quit in my early 20s. I wish I never smoked, but I did. I thought it was cool until I knew it was stupid. That’s when I quit. Read story
