In an unfortunate reversal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided to reconsider our state’s new water quality standards –…
I’ve been thinking about Pride. Not a pride of lions, or “Pride and Prejudice,” or gay pride, or Pride Dog…
Do right by our youth with new field
I thought I’d better write this column early in the season, lest I be accused of grinching too close to…
“As the salmon disappear, so do our cultures and treaty rights. We are at a crossroads and we are running…
Fifty billion dollars.
While massive wildfires are historic, they are more dangerous today. As our population grows they are a greater threat to…
While both sides argue over the merits of Seattle’s escalating minimum wage, there are other issues, such as the total…
In two years, the League of Women Voters will celebrate its 100th birthday. The League was established the year that…
It’s been a tough week. No one likes to lose. But the defeat of Initiative 1631 — setting a fee…
A surge in voter interest, a swell in the ranks of Democratic state lawmakers and a spendy bunch of contests…
When our military is viewed as an employer, it has the same problem as the private sector; attracting qualified people…
What is, or should be, the relationship between civility and power? Is civility compatible with, or even possible in, situations…