July 31, 2023, 6:01am Columns
In the past two months, President Joe Biden’s revised procedures for stemming the influx of asylum seekers across the Southern border have seemed to be working, substantially slowing the flow. Read story
July 31, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It’s called artificial intelligence because it was created not by nature but by humans, this gift of ours to robots, computers and other specially designed machines, and some of our species disdain it. They note nature was indeed the genesis of our thinking abilities, our rationality, our insights, our logic… Read story
July 29, 2023, 6:02am Columns
To answer your most pressing question, the one that speaks to the very foundation and integrity of journalism: No, I am not using ChatGPT to write this column. Read story
July 29, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Almost every student who applies to Washington’s colleges and universities is likely to find a spot. Even the state’s two most selective schools — the University of Washington in Seattle and Whitman College in Walla Walla — admit nearly half of all applicants. So, with the majority of K-12 students… Read story
July 29, 2023, 6:01am Columns
When the former president’s toxic son, Donald Trump Jr., started weighing in on Washington state politics in April, I admit it put me a little on edge. It had the potential to poison politics in our state for the entire year. Read story
July 29, 2023, 6:01am Columns
This is what happens in academia when the donors are calling the shots. Heads roll, all right. Big-time. The dean of the faculty supervising arts and sciences went first. Then came the resignation letter from the president of the university. The system falls right apart. Read story
July 28, 2023, 6:01am Columns
We don’t know what specific charges special counsel Jack Smith will pursue if former President Donald Trump is indicted on allegations of attempting to overturn the 2020 election. We can’t even be certain that there will be an indictment, although it looks imminent after Smith sent Trump a target letter. Read story
July 26, 2023, 6:01am Columns
and perhaps Biden himself — can’t understand why the presidential poll numbers on the economy aren’t better. Why is he getting so little credit for so much good news on inflation, wages, jobs and the recovery of American manufacturing? Read story
July 25, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Who would be hurt most by a third-party presidential campaign by the No Labels movement, President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump? It’s hard to say. Read story
July 24, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Every summer has an obsession. The best ones are inconsequential. Read story
