September 4, 2023, 6:01am Columns
You know it was a remarkable week when dumping tons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean wasn’t even the lead story. Read story
September 4, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Attorney General Bob Ferguson did the right thing in deciding to follow a new state rule about disclosing donor names when shifting their contributions from one campaign fund to another. Read story
September 4, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Two weeks ago, eight Republican presidential candidates did something unusual: They held a serious debate about foreign policy, focused mostly on their disagreements over U.S. aid to Ukraine. Read story
September 4, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Around parts of Antarctica last year, whole colonies of emperor penguins lost all the chicks they stoically incubated through weeks of darkness, minus-50 Centigrade temperatures, and 100-mph winds. This sad discovery came via a combination of commercial and government satellites that scientists adapted to spy on the penguins. These iconic… Read story
September 2, 2023, 6:20am Columns
With a new school year beginning, a little thought exercise is in order. Because, goodness knows, we need to do some thinking about public education. Read story
September 2, 2023, 6:01am Columns
On May 21, 2023, at 10 p.m., two Vancouver police officers arrived at a Walmart in response to a report of shoplifting. One of the identified suspects escaped, and the other, later identified as Elijah Guffey-Prejean, resisted arrest. A several-minute potentially dangerous struggle ensued between the two officers and Guffey-Prejean.… Read story
September 2, 2023, 6:01am Columns
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider dozens of actions taken by the Trump administration. One of the most important on that list was the last-minute decision in December 2020 to keep in place outdated health standards for smog. Read story
September 2, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It is an unprecedented time in U.S. presidential nomination politics, but a lot of pundits remain certain that all roads still lead to Donald Trump being the Republican candidate. As analyst Charlie Cook put it: “Barring Trump having some health-related problem before the convention, this nomination is settled.” Read story
September 1, 2023, 6:01am Columns
When Mauri Pelto and his crew hiked up Mount Hinman in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area earlier this month, as he has for 40 years straight, he wasn’t expecting good news. Read story
August 29, 2023, 6:01am Columns
All-electric cars? Hold that thought. Read story
