August 28, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a new day — on Aug. 28, 1963. That day brought a tremendous turning point for civil rights. Read story
August 26, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Today’s subject is Seattle’s national image. Which looks spectacular — if you’re a Democrat. If you’re a Republican, though, Seattle looks to you about as shiny these days as a bottle of Bud Light. Read story
August 26, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Over the last few weeks, I’ve seen dozens of first day-of-school photos posted on social media by proud parents. No longer are pictures limited to beatific kindergartners with unicorn backpacks. Parents are badgering college students to text them first-day photos, leading to shots like the one I saw of a… Read story
August 26, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Though nearly gutted by a conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 remains one of the most important tools in preserving a true democracy in America. And nearly 60 years later, it has been used to protect the voting rights of residents of the 15th Legislative District… Read story
August 26, 2023, 6:01am Columns
If only public figures’ fear of the judgment of history outweighed their appetite for power in the present. Read story
August 24, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Though not one to follow the celebrities, I still can’t get the divorce of Britney Spears and Sam Asghari out of my headspace. Read story
August 22, 2023, 6:01am Columns
As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign continues to flounder — its latest reboot culminating with a new campaign manager — many pundits and observers are asking the same question: How does someone who is so bad at politics become governor of the nation’s third-largest state? Read story
August 21, 2023, 6:01am Columns
America is the land of plenty, but to many, it’s become a world of envy and anger. Nowadays, malcontents seem to feel more entitled to act out in anti-social ways. Their loss of self-control is most troubling in an airplane, where many humans are trapped in an aluminum tube. The… Read story
August 21, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Forget for a moment the indictments against Donald Trump, including the latest from Georgia, and about what impact they might have on his presidential candidacy. Consider instead this constitutional fact: Trump, as insurrectionist in chief, should be disqualified from office, and from being a candidate in the first place. Read story
August 21, 2023, 6:01am Columns
In the trenches of child welfare, high stress is perennial and complaints chronic. Social workers know this. They sign up for it willingly. So it’s no small thing when more than 1,000 of them call for the governor to fire their boss. Read story
