December 2, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays. Read story
December 1, 2019, 6:00pm Columns
High schools: Tim Martinez Read story
December 1, 2019, 6:02am Columns
He is 91 now, decades removed from politics. But with former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton presenting a thoughtful opinion piece in the New York Times last week, I am reminded of the time he visited The Columbian’s Editorial Board. Read story
December 1, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Is Clark College on the right track? Clark is so consequential here that we hope all is well at our community college. Yet it appears that stress levels are high for Clark trustees and administration. The recent acrimonious departure of former President Bob Knight is troubling for those who know… Read story
December 1, 2019, 6:01am Columns
This editorial originally appeared in The Seattle Times: Read story
November 28, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Thanksgiving is the most American of holidays. But there is something almost un-American about it. It is a day opposed to striving, to getting more. We stop adding up the numbers on the scorecard of life. We freeze in place and give thanks for whatever is there. Read story
November 26, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Impeachment is a loser. That’s the big takeaway I got covering the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Read story
November 25, 2019, 6:01am Columns
In her diary entry for July 15, 1944, Anne Frank wrote words that would harrow and challenge generations not yet born: “I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.” Read story
November 24, 2019, 6:02am Columns
Admittedly, I have a dog in the fight. But so do you. Read story
November 24, 2019, 6:01am Columns
U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, a Portland hotelier, implicated numerous senior officials and President Donald Trump in a plan to extort Ukraine. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, according to Sondland, played a key role in the plot and in obstruction of Congress. As such, Pompeo needs to… Read story