September 27, 2019, 6:01am Columns
I get my felonies mixed up. Was President Trump committing bribery if he offered the Ukrainian president $250 million in foreign aid in exchange for an investigation to smear potential Democratic nominee Joe Biden? Or would that be considered extortion? Read story
September 26, 2019, 6:01am Columns
The leftward drift of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates seems to reflect a common frustration within the party’s base: Democrats have simply never dreamed big enough. Read story
September 25, 2019, 6:01am Columns
A reporter’s email inbox fills up with way too much stuff, but there is a danger in reading things too quickly in the daily attempt to sort the wheat from the chaff. It’s possible to get an unwarranted shock. Read story
September 24, 2019, 6:01am Columns
President Donald Trump is right about San Francisco. It is, as he said, “a total disaster” that needs to clean up its act. Read story
September 23, 2019, 6:01am Columns
With apologies to Stevie Wonder, for whom it was once an album title, nothing is “hotter than July.” Read story
September 22, 2019, 6:02am Columns
She is 77 now, having spent a lifetime putting her imprint on Camas and Clark County and, in a small way, all of Western Washington. And while Nan Henriksen could rest on her laurels, that would be a waste of time; there is too much that needs to be done. Read story
September 22, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Whether you are on the right, left or center, you should pray that President Trump will avoid embroiling America in a military conflict with Tehran. Even if the cruise missiles that trashed key Saudi oil facilities last week were fired by Iranians. Read story
September 22, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Fashion brand Carolina Herrera has been unfairly dragged on the carpet of shame for creating an elegant gown adorned with Mexican motifs. The charge, “cultural appropriation,” was made by no less a person of authority than Mexico’s cultural minister. Read story
September 22, 2019, 6:01am Columns
In the latest presidential debate, the Democratic contenders were asked how they would get big money from wealthy special interests out of politics. One candidate went all-in for Seattle. Read story
September 22, 2019, 6:01am Columns
A Columbia Journalism Review poll released this year found that half of all Americans have “hardly any confidence at all” in the media, which beat out even Congress as the institution for which the public has the lowest confidence. It’s not hard to see why. Last week, CNN reported that… Read story