July 7, 2019, 6:01am Columns
The ability to get from point A to point B in a reliable, safe, cost-effective way is central to Washington’s quality of life and strong economy. Read story
July 7, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Do Vancouver voters need to change the way they elect their city council to narrow the field of possible candidates? Put that way, many would say no. But if greater geographic or ethnic diversity could be achieved on the council, many would say yes. Where does the truth lie? The… Read story
July 6, 2019, 6:01am Columns
To those of us who have been following reports of the inhumane ways immigrants have been treated along the southern border, it comes as no shock that there’s a Facebook group in which U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents made puerile jokes about the deaths of migrants, suggested how to… Read story
July 5, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Never-Trump Republicans and independents may be shocked to hear this, but the Democratic Party is likely to nominate a Democrat for president. That means they’re not going to nominate someone who thinks exactly like a Never-Trump Republican. Read story
July 4, 2019, 6:01am Columns
“Surreal” was the word Ivanka Trump used to describe North Korea, which she briefly visited this past weekend with dear ol’ dad. Read story
July 3, 2019, 6:01am Columns
At the risk of sounding older than Methuselah, I remember when presidential debates were rare and important for the issues discussed. Now, they seem to be designed as opportunities for news networks to fill time slots with programming and for candidates to beg for money. Read story
July 2, 2019, 6:01am Columns
The star of Thursday night’s Democratic presidential primary debate, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., was attorney general of California and, before that, district attorney for San Francisco. This put her in the vanguard of the Golden State’s sanctuary state and sanctuary city policies. Read story
July 1, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Want to know how ill-conceived President Trump’s proposed China tariffs are? Look to the tennis ball tariff. Read story
June 30, 2019, 6:02am Columns
They all had interesting and thoughtful things to say. Really. All of them. Read story
June 30, 2019, 6:01am Columns
The doctrine that court precedents should have momentum for respect — the predictability of settled law gives citizens due notice of what is required or proscribed — is called stare decisis. This Latin translates as: “To stand by things decided.” The translation is not: “If a precedent was produced by… Read story
