May 11, 2024, 6:02am Columns
In the maze that is election politics, it doesn’t get much more difficult than this. Read story
May 11, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Is it fair to ask teenagers to give up sports and parties to care for parents or other older relatives? That’s an important question these days, because so many now do. Read story
May 11, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The Legislature did its part last year to help repair decades of racial discrimination in housing by passing the Covenant Homeownership Act. Read story
May 10, 2024, 6:01am Columns
When did it become fashionable to diminish the accomplishments of Vietnam War-era protesters by accusing them of inflated self-regard and delusions about what their activism accomplished? Read story
May 9, 2024, 6:01am Columns
During an interview with Howard Stern on April 26, President Joe Biden said he would be “happy” to debate Donald Trump. Biden and his campaign should rethink and rescind this offer, or else they should attach a nonnegotiable condition on their participation in any debate with Trump. Read story
May 8, 2024, 6:01am Columns
I was grabbing an extra large cup of drip at a local coffee house when I spotted Sparky, a fellow baby boomer, muttering into his mug. Read story
May 6, 2024, 6:01am Columns
We continue up and down the best coast this week, taking the temperature of Seattle’s sister cities. First stop is Portland, where the mood is … spent. Read story
May 6, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Six months to go! And the most surprising thing about the 2024 presidential campaign has been its lack of surprises. But that won’t necessarily last. Read story
May 6, 2024, 6:01am Columns
If you were shopping for toaster ovens and your choice was between one that posed a 1 percent chance of setting your house on fire and a competing one that would not only 100 percent set your house on fire but proudly guaranteed it right on the box, then you… Read story
May 6, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Helicopters were whirring in the sky over campus as violent clashes broke out between pro- and anti-Palestinian demonstrators at the on-campus encampment that UCLA had tolerated for far too long. A university’s first responsibility is to educate, and that means creating a safe and secure environment, which UCLA plainly failed… Read story
