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
November 15, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The other morning, on the way to school, my eighth grade niece was regaling me with stories about the costumes kids wore on Halloween. One classmate, she said, came dressed as a “sexy-ass rabbit.” Read story
November 14, 2023, 6:01am Columns
During the third Republican primary debate last week, by many accounts former United Nations Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley gained some momentum in pursuit of distant second place in the race to overtake former President Donald Trump. Read story
November 13, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Let’s make a deal. American parents stop harassing schools over library books that deal sympathetically with differences in sexual preference. And America’s schools stop withholding information about a student’s said preference from the parents. Read story
November 13, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The good news is that the U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to reverse a Fifth Circuit decision that said police can’t confiscate guns from domestic abusers. The bad news is that the high court’s 2022 Bruen decision, which guided the lower court’s ruling, remains firmly in place. Read story
