November 20, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Tired of Congress’ repeated partisan standoffs every time a big fiscal deadline approaches, like last week’s? Weary of the breathless cable coverage of looming government shutdowns or debt defaults, knowing the partisans (almost) always come to some 11th-hour compromise, as they did Tuesday? Read story
November 20, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Every U.S. legislator who currently opposes continuing aid to Ukraine should be forced to watch “20 Days in Mariupol,” a PBS “Frontline” documentary scheduled to air Tuesday. Read story
November 20, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It was one of those mild November days, typical of Washington autumns, the temperature pushing 70. Because I worked nights, I was trying to nap between picking up the 3-year-old at play school and her older siblings at 3. Read story
November 20, 2023, 6:01am Columns
too many years — but the long struggle to break the curse that’s robbed so many Indigenous families of their loved ones is taking some encouraging turns. In addition to last year’s establishment of a state task force to investigate and better understand the scope of the problem, fresh signs… Read story
November 18, 2023, 6:01am Columns
I do not recall my exact reaction when my husband suggested that we consider homeschooling our children. Read story
November 18, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Don’t you love those polls that have pundits racing to the news channels bucked up with hyper confidence? When you have one like the recent New York Times/Siena College poll saying that Donald Trump was leading Joe Biden in five out of six battleground states, the click-baiting headlines virtually write… Read story
November 18, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The University of Washington Huskies will play the Washington State Cougars for the Apple Cup next week. Read story
November 18, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Late Pacific Northwest summers have become synonymous with wildfire haze that blankets our region. While 2023 provided a respite from recent trends, we have become all too familiar with the challenges of moving our kids’ playtime indoors, canceling camping trips and seeking refuge on the gym treadmill. More significantly, wildfire… Read story
November 17, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Republicans don’t know how to “talk about abortion.” Donald Trump said that following a string of losses blamed on his party’s efforts to severely restrict it. Other Republican candidates have used the same words. Read story
November 16, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It’s great that the U.S. Supreme Court promulgated a code of conduct for the justices. It should help put an end to the narrative that the court has been tone deaf to criticism of its ethical lapses. That said, the code will change nothing substantive about the way the justices… Read story
