June 24, 2024, 6:01am Columns
By nightfall on Oct. 7, Israel was reeling as never before from the aftershocks of Hamas’ horrific slaughtering, raping and kidnapping of civilian hostages in the homeland that was created to be the sanctuary of Holocaust survivors. And two things were certain: Israel would be retaliating, and thousands of Gaza’s… Read story
June 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
In a 6-3 ruling along ideological lines, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority has decided that congressional intent be damned. The court sided with a plaintiff who had sued the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ determination that bump stocks basically turned legal firearms into prohibited machine guns. Read story
June 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Thank you, Republican rank and file. You keep putting down in writing what the smooth-talking politicians won’t admit. Read story
June 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
In the last two weeks, Vancouver has experienced two “officer involved shootings.” What does this mean? Read story
June 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Next week’s debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump will be novel for many reasons. Read story
June 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
What are people looking for in their darkest hour, when they are frightened, angry, frustrated and uncertain whether the coming years will be better or worse? Read story
June 21, 2024, 6:01am Columns
It bugs me, it really bugs me that too often when you tune into a TV discussion about the Biden-Trump presidential race, you hear too little about issues and endless, totally pointless gab about who looks most likely to win the election. Read story
June 21, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Don was out on the Valley Freeway the other day, headed south from Renton toward Auburn, when he noticed something curious. Something very Seattle. Read story
June 20, 2024, 6:01am Columns
As evening falls, the streets are mostly dark in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. Russia has been systematically destroying the country’s national power grid as Western allies have dawdled over providing promised air defense systems. The whir of generators has become the new night music for the restaurants, hotels, and homes that… Read story
June 19, 2024, 6:01am Columns
You might not guess that a 900-kid middle school in Seattle and a 2,000-member tribe in the Amazon jungle would have much in common. Read story
