Jan. 6, 2021. Sadly, for most Americans, that date has become one of those squares on our calendars that calls…
Have you noticed — pre-snowstorm — more people taking chances with reckless driving? Drivers passing on the right shoulder or…
From March 2020 until recently, it seemed to me that COVID-19 always hit someone far off, the man who’d been…
Cartoon by Frank Shiers
While flying back east over the holidays to speak at a church, I made note of the different stages passengers…
It is Christmas throughout the region, and Jim Ferrell, Nancy Backus, Dana Ralph and Armondo Pavone have more in common…
Being Asian in America is a complex experience primarily because the term “Asian” singularizes and organizes a cacophonic plurality of…
If you’re not planning to run for office in 2022, you can enjoy the holidays with your family.
Frank Shiers cartoon
To “Build Back America,” people must return to work.
It is easy to oppose something you don’t like – particularly if it is expensive – but also hard to…
The upcoming session of the Washington state Legislature will be the short session, but it will also be very political…
So how do you feel about turkeys? When I was 12 years old, turkey was not my favorite food. Since…
This column was due before the election was certified. However, not much changed from what we knew on election night,…
Lowering our flags to half-staff seems to be an all too familiar sight these days. It is a solemn act…
In Seattle and most suburban cities, the overwhelming message was that the public was scared and wanted to feel safe.
Secretary of State Kim Wyman recently announced she will leave her state job to go to work for President Joe…
The wind is strong. It carries the colored leaves of fall to our doorsteps — leaves that bear the first…
All of the reporters I know are ethical and trustworthy. But I have learned frequently there is more to a…
For years, Washington state masked its high business and regulatory costs with low priced, reliable electricity — lots of it.
