Opinion
Trump’s delays in federal funding hurt state
News from the past week has highlighted the challenges faced by state leaders and how the Trump administration…
Opinion
Is number of WA laws too much of a good thing?
In some ways, late July marks the culmination of this year’s legislative session. Hundreds of new laws took…
Opinion
Finding wild blackberry heaven in secret places
I thought I had died and gone to blackberry heaven. It all started when I fell into a…
Opinion
Cutting through Dems’ hysterical rhetoric on Medicaid
The questions I hear most often from people in Southwest Washington right now involve the state’s Medicaid program.
Opinion
State lawmakers right to skip Gerrymandering Games
While red and blue states look to game the midterms, Washington is wisely staying out of that fray
Opinion
Another memorable summer for the Barkstrom clan
For the past decade or so the entire Washington-state Barkstrom clan has been trying to get together every…
Opinion
A short history of fraud on the Olympic Peninsula
When viewed through the lens of history, today’s current events are no mystery. In last week’s column, we…
Opinion
Race for 3rd District reveals constitutional quirks
Speculation about challengers to Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez brings up an interesting quirk regarding congressional representatives.
Opinion
Gov. Ferguson strips away state’s appeal with tax increases
Gov. Bob Ferguson recently signed into law the largest tax increase in state history. It included a 6-cent…
Opinion
Planning for future of transportation demands is wise
As famed Scottish poet Robert Burns noted some 240 years ago, “The best-laid plans of mice and men…
Opinion
Perez skips opportunity to point out lawlessness
During her 2 1/2 years in Congress, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has aggressively placed the needs of her…
Opinion
What’s the difference between carpetbaggers and the salmon restoration industry?
Thank you for reading this. Sometimes I think if you didn’t read this ,no one would, but you…