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Westneat: Political tension rising

February 3, 2024, 6:03am Columns

Midway through one of the biggest legislative hearings so far this session in Olympia — which was on guns, naturally — a witness hit on what promises to be the theme of the year in politics. Read story

Other Papers Say: Don’t let go of Oso slide’s lessons

February 3, 2024, 6:03am Columns

It took roughly two minutes for 18 million tons of clay, sand and till to envelop part of the Stillaguamish Valley on March 22, 2014, killing 43 people and burying an entire neighborhood. Even now, after almost a decade has passed since the Oso Landslide, the risks of a similar… Read story

Donnelly: Six initiatives offer voters rare opportunity

February 3, 2024, 6:01am Columns

Washington voters this November will be checking their ballots for president, governor and many more offices, yet their best route to change our state’s direction may lie with six ballot initiatives. Activist group Let’s Go Washington, led by businessman Brian Heywood, has successfully guided all six measures to certification by… Read story

Flam: Appeals to common sense unconvincing

February 1, 2024, 6:01am Columns

If you hear a politician or salesperson or, for that matter, opinion columnist invoke common sense, beware. When people say a particular view on immigration, foreign policy, abortion or climate is just “common sense” they are implying that those who disagree have no common sense — and therefore must be… Read story

Crisp: Courage and Constitution

January 31, 2024, 6:01am Columns

After Iowa and New Hampshire, the odds that Donald Trump will win his party’s nomination for the presidency have evolved from merely possible to near inevitable. Read story

Other Papers Say: Efforts on pot potency up in smoke

January 29, 2024, 6:01am Columns

Once again, the Legislature stands on the precipice of inaction when it comes to a major health problem impacting Washington’s youth: high-potency cannabis. Read story

Westneat: Washington no longer worst in taxation

January 29, 2024, 6:01am Columns

It took nearly 30 years, a few political sea changes, an outbreak of socialistic fervor and some backlash to Big Tech’s “prosperity bomb.” But Washington is No. 1 for taxing the poor no more. Read story

Abcarian: The pathetic lessons of Uvalde school shooting

January 29, 2024, 6:01am Columns

The Justice Department’s report on what went wrong in Uvalde, Texas, nearly two years ago when an 18-year-old gunman armed with a high-powered rifle slaughtered 19 children and two teachers in their classrooms is utterly depressing, and utterly damning. Read story

Calmes: Americans will do right thing in November

January 29, 2024, 6:01am Columns

The 2028 presidential campaign can’t come soon enough. Read story

Jayne: Downfall of SI signals a shift

January 27, 2024, 6:02am Columns

You can thank my grandmother. Or you can blame her, depending upon your opinion of my writing. Read story