Opinion
‘Initiative Killer’ on the loose — bill squelches a cherished right
Last month, I found myself in a committee hearing room in Olympia, listening to a panel of labor-union…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor
A festering problem remains at Timberland Regional Library
Opinion
Hopefully we’ll always have the magic of ‘Casablanca’
DEAR READER: I have the perfect cure for our winter of discontent. Mark your calendar for Feb. 13-15.
Opinion
A way of life: I’m not complaining about the weather
IT WAS DAYLIGHT in the swamp. The drumming of rain on the roof announced another damp and dreary…
Opinion
Super Bowl is trigger for domestic violence
As millions of Americans gather around their televisions for the Feb. 8 Super Bowl, celebrating athletic excellence, competition…
Opinion
Perez’s conflicting positions not easily explained
In calling for the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has staked out…
Opinion
Guardrails needed for automated license plate readers
Every time you leave your house and get in your car, your location and movements are almost certainly…
Opinion
Save the law that helps add affordable housing
Newspapers report daily on the frantic efforts by elected officials to address America’s housing affordability crisis, including a…
Opinion
Competition be damned — Caught in video streaming chaos
Once upon a time we had three television channels — ABC, CBS and NBC. We didn’t count PBS…
Opinion
Commissioners corner – pump the brakes on requiring EV line trucks
I have mixed feelings when it comes to electric vehicles.
Opinion
Signs of the times: ‘What kind of a Republican are you?’
DEAR READER: Though the 2026 Primary Election is still six months away — Aug. 4, to be precise…