Opinion
Potential cuts to the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office
Grays Harbor County is currently facing a projected $8.5 million budget shortfall for 2026, a significant increase from…
Opinion
Working to turn the lights on for new business
In the wake of the downturn in the logging industry, the drive to breathe life back into the…
Sports
Monday Night Football is no longer appointment viewing
Simultaneous broadcasts, lousy matchups have ruined NFL’s signature product
Opinion
New book spotlights Grays Harbor’s legacy of class conflict
Dear Reader: Growing up in Aberdeen’s working-class west end in the 1950s, the handsome houses on “The Hill”…
Opinion
The best Halloween ever involved hunt for Bigfoot
I won’t bore you, dear reader(s), with the petty details of my ill-fated, underfunded hunt for Bigfoot that’s…
Opinion
Is America still welcoming global talent?
A few weeks ago, when new proposals limiting J and F visa expansion were open for public comment,…
Opinion
The Great Endorsement Epidemic of Ocean Shores
Ah, election season in Ocean Shores — that sacred time when the air smells faintly of pumpkin spice,…
Opinion
No bucket list for Karen
There are plenty of things I won’t eat or do and I’m okay with that
Opinion
The greatest migration on Earth sometimes has setbacks
This is the season of one of the greatest migrations on Earth happening right now.
Opinion
Why Trump favors Coast Guard over NOAA
In the first week of October, with the government shutdown underway, the Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee…
Opinion
Peaceful protests absolutely pro-American
Despite an onslaught of preemptive rhetoric from Republicans, Saturday’s slate of No Kings protests throughout the country should…
Opinion
The great deer hunt of 2025; no hunting in town
Opening day. It’s a day when anything can happen. I was hoping, if for only a brief moment…