March 30, 2020, 1:39pm Columns
The stars aligned for Greg Peavey last year. Now, he’s hoping for some celestial help in his first season as the baseball coach at Hudson’s Bay High School. “The first… Read story
April 3, 2020, 6:01am Columns
My editor groaned when I told her the subject of this column. Read story
April 2, 2020, 6:01am Columns
In February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a conference call on COVID-19 and warned, as The New York Times reported, that 160 million to 214 million Americans could become infected and 200,000 to 1.7 million might die. On March 3, the World Health Organization noted that globally 3.4 percent of those infected with the virus died. Read story
April 1, 2020, 6:01am Columns
Government officials and other politicians continue to try navigating life in the time of the coronavirus, during which the efforts of unusual bipartisanship don’t completely mute the traditional brickbats of campaign operations. Read story
March 31, 2020, 6:01am Columns
Look, I know it’s hard to do when the coronavirus is coming after us, but stand up and cheer. The world is better off than ever. People are healthier and living longer. Poverty is shrinking. Hundreds of millions of people have been rescued from misery. People are eating better than ever before, and, believe it or not, that makes them smarter and taller. Read story
March 30, 2020, 10:41am Columns
“We have it totally under control. It’s going to be just fine.” Read story
March 29, 2020, 6:02am Columns
A couple weeks ago, seemingly a lifetime in the age of COVID-19, I wrote a column about Washington’s presidential primary. Read story
March 29, 2020, 6:01am Columns
On Monday, President Trump made clear he’s itching to lift the coronavirus restrictions that have locked down the economy. Read story
March 29, 2020, 6:01am Columns
When Republicans met this past week in Congress to talk about showering the nation with a record $2 trillion economic stimulus plan, their concern wasn’t so much whether that was fiscally wise. They were worried how to brand it. Read story
March 29, 2020, 6:00am Columns
One of President Donald Trump’s smartest moves in response to the COVID-19 pandemic was naming Dr. Anthony Fauci to the White House’s coronavirus task force. The head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fauci is a public health hero who has led the agency through six presidents and won’t bend the facts or deny science to appease egos. Read story
