August 14, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Inflation is receding, unemployment is at or near record lows, U.S. growth continues at a solid pace … and Americans are deeply pessimistic about the economy. More than half say it is getting worse, while an additional 28 percent say it is not getting better. Just 37 percent of Americans… Read story
August 12, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The decision of the United States Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overruling Roe v. Wade may be the best worst thing to happen to Democratic politics in recent years. It is moving voters, and if there was any doubt of that, look at the results in… Read story
August 12, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Replacing the Interstate 5 Bridge over the Columbia River has been a top priority of communities in Washington and Oregon for years. Read story
August 12, 2023, 6:01am Columns
There’s one smidgen of good news for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Democrats, who have been getting roasted all this hot summer over the state’s sizzling gas prices. Read story
August 12, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Donald Trump’s lawyers have already begun sounding out the former president’s defense to charges that he tried to subvert the will of voters and prevent the peaceful transfer of power to Joe Biden. Read story
August 12, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The U.S. Senate’s powerful appropriations chair “strongly” supports a new tax proposal to help save local news outlets. Read story
August 12, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It is a bold strategy. Let’s see how it works out for them. As young people — both those of voting age and those who soon will be — consistently list climate change and gun violence and LGBTQ rights among their top political priorities, Republicans on the national stage continue… Read story
August 11, 2023, 6:01am Columns
I had a tough argument with a friend who was incensed that our local police had placed traffic cameras at major intersections. He felt that the authorities were running surveillance on innocent citizens. Read story
August 10, 2023, 6:01am Columns
One of the reliably perplexing things about attempts to bring former President Donald Trump to justice is the enduring loyalty of his MAGA Republican base. Read story
August 9, 2023, 6:01am Columns
In a different era, the setback suffered last week by one of the candidates for governor might have been cause for some soul-searching. Maybe even some embarrassment. Read story
