Opinion
America needs affordable energy — Coal doesn’t fit the bill
For a decade now, coal has been on the way out. The industry’s future was considered mainly dead…
Opinion
Enjoying the simple pleasures of camping
It’s the simple pleasures of camping that I enjoy most.
Opinion
End of 12/14 Agreement a win for PNW energy
Last month, the Trump administration expressed its support for the Pacific Northwest hydroelectric system by cancelling the 12/14…
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…