Opinion
Climate education makes economic sense
In January 1970, President Richard Nixon signed the National Environmental Education Act, which framed the issue of environmental…
Opinion
WAGOP recommends two for seats on WA’s high court
During its regular quarterly meeting last weekend, the State Committee of the Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) made…
Opinion
Not impossible: Fed up Hungarians oust ‘a fantastic guy’
DEAR READER: Something stunning happened in Hungary last Sunday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian government was consigned to…
Opinion
No easy road: Keeping the lights on in rural WA
When people think about their electric service, they usually think about it the moment it stops working.
Opinion
Will new law set effective standards for sheriffs?
When Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson recently signed a bill that would strengthen standards for leaders of law enforcement…
Opinion
Save our campgrounds — our outdoors are flammable
THESE ARE THE mornings we’ve waited for all winter. When the Olympic Mountains stand up so tall in…
Opinion
When silence becomes complicity, democracy withers
DEAR READER: On Good Friday, in the Aberdeen Safeway parking lot, I was scolded — gently at first…
Opinion
Forest protections essential for healthy ecosystem
The Washington Forest Practices Board’s decision to expand forested buffers along headwater streams is a long-needed step toward…
Opinion
Pausing Washington’s state’s gas tax would be misguided
There is powerful motivation for pausing Washington’s state gas tax, but such a move would be misguided. And…
Opinion
No Kings protests peaceful testament to power of people
Saturday’s No Kings rally in Vancouver (and several towns in Grays Harbor and Pacific counties), part of a…
Opinion
Towing, wood and tamales. Selling my soul via the braggard route
I’m going to do a bit of bragging and offer you the secret to life.