September 30, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s relationship with the U.S. and its presidents may seem surprising to those unfamiliar with the confident populist from the rural Mexican state of Tabasco who won his nation’s top office on his third try in 2018. Mexico’s larger neighbor to the north never seems… Read story
September 30, 2023, 6:01am Columns
At a Sept. 18 forum on November’s school board elections, challengers and incumbents focused on weighty issues so complex as to extend beyond school board responsibilities to the Legislature, the family and the community. Read story
September 30, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Can the Republican party in Washington state be brought back from the dead? Read story
September 29, 2023, 6:01am Columns
One can sympathize with Mitt Romney for deciding not to run again in Utah for the U.S. Senate. The traditional Republican has found himself isolated in a party where majorities still revere Donald Trump. Read story
September 27, 2023, 6:01am Columns
As the nation struggles with a wide range of economic and social problems, and the average temperature of the entire planet seems to inch upward to dangerous levels, Congress seems convulsed with a more pressing question. Read story
September 26, 2023, 6:01am Columns
You wouldn’t think that it would be that hard to kill someone. Read story
September 25, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Economists are playing a game of “can-you-top-this,” seeing who can ramp up their U.S. economic growth forecasts the most. (Those at JPMorgan now predict a 3.5 percent annualized rate for the current quarter, up from the measly 0.5 percent they expected at the end of July). Many are saying that… Read story
September 25, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Parents are trying to get books banned in schools around the country, it’s frequently pointed out, and one thing you might do is shiver, think of what a horror book banning can be. The last thing we want is exceptional, mind-elevating ideas in nonfiction and the heart-expanding wonders of great,… Read story
September 25, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Over the past three years, the Legislature has taken steps to help make voting more convenient for Washingtonians. Yet, thousands of ballots still are discarded each election year statewide because election workers aren’t able to resolve signature discrepancies. Read story
September 25, 2023, 6:01am Columns
As Joe Biden runs for a second term, we’ll be hearing more questions about his age-related cognitive abilities. Read story
