January 20, 2024, 6:02am Columns
When it comes to education, parents are reluctant to offer their children as guinea pigs. Read story
January 13, 2024, 6:02am Greg Jayne
As Republican candidates and party leaders in Washington gear up for the 2024 election, as they aim their rhetoric at Joe Biden’s policies and Jay Inslee’s record and the situation at the nation’s Southern border, they would be wise to learn a thing or two from Patty Murray. Read story
December 23, 2023, 6:02am Columns
The great thing about the right to free speech is that we have the right to be wrong. Or obtuse. Or obnoxious, if we are so inclined. Read story
December 16, 2023, 6:02am Columns
He is a lawyer, an author, a former congressman and now a three-term governor. But if none of those career paths had worked out for Jay Inslee, he likely could have been a salesman. Read story
November 11, 2023, 6:02am Columns
As Rep. Derek Kilmer announces that he will not seek reelection next year, the question is obvious: Can it be fixed? Read story
October 28, 2023, 6:02am Columns
“You know, he may have been right,” Biff said, metaphorically casting a line. Read story
October 21, 2023, 6:02am Columns
When it comes to politics, Washington may as well be one of those caricature maps. You know, an outline where the Seattle area inhabits two-thirds of the state’s land mass and Vancouver and Spokane are squeezed into their respective corners. Read story
September 30, 2023, 6:02am Columns
For political wonks, the addition of Leslie Lewallen makes the 2024 congressional race more interesting. And it raises questions about her policy ideas as well as the sources of her support. Read story
September 23, 2023, 6:02am Columns
There won’t be a rivalry trophy or a guaranteed trip to a prestigious bowl game or an official conference championship on the line. Read story
September 16, 2023, 6:02am Greg Jayne
It might as well have been a story about Washington. Because the issues and the concerns and the divisions that are rankling Eastern Oregon are prevalent in this state, as well. Read story