May 6, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Last week, three babies in the Everett area were treated for fentanyl overdoses in unrelated cases. Two survived but a 13-month-old died. In 2022, fentanyl was the most common drug in the 24 accidental ingestions involving children 11 years old and younger. Read story
May 4, 2024, 6:01am Columns
For weeks, former President Donald Trump has been cooped up in a Manhattan courtroom on charges that he falsified records to conceal payments to a porn actress. Read story
May 4, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Washington’s voters will cast ballots in the Aug. 6 primary, choosing the “top two” candidates for governor, Congress, the Legislature and others for the November ballot. For candidates, the primary election is an early test of voter approval. Read story
May 4, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Let’s paint the scene. A motorcycle on a country road, taking a gentle turn before heading to Mount Rainier in the hazy distance. Read story
May 4, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Greetings from Clark College, where our spring term has just begun. Read story
May 3, 2024, 6:01am Columns
After decades of refusing to acknowledge the link between human activity and a warming planet, most conservatives no longer deny that climate change is real. Read story
May 2, 2024, 6:01am Columns
This is not directly about the issues animating the “pro-Palestinian” demonstrations at many colleges. Read story
May 1, 2024, 6:01am Columns
One of the many things to appreciate about our home planet is that buried in its layers of rock is a kind of time machine. These strata tell us so much about our tumultuous history of glaciers, volcanoes and asteroid impacts, as well as the plants and animals that lived,… Read story
April 29, 2024, 6:01am Columns
America’s elections are under unprecedented threat. From foreign interference in the 2016 presidential race to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, the integrity of our democratic process has been repeatedly targeted. Safeguarding it against future attacks requires an often-overlooked resource: Generation Z. Read story
April 29, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The one thing you could always say about Donald Trump was that he was “big.” He commanded the stage. His vigor — or the appearance of vigor — made him appear younger than Joe Biden, even though they are only a few years apart. He was able to roll over… Read story
