June 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Next week’s debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump will be novel for many reasons. Read story
June 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
What are people looking for in their darkest hour, when they are frightened, angry, frustrated and uncertain whether the coming years will be better or worse? Read story
June 21, 2024, 6:01am Columns
It bugs me, it really bugs me that too often when you tune into a TV discussion about the Biden-Trump presidential race, you hear too little about issues and endless, totally pointless gab about who looks most likely to win the election. Read story
June 21, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Don was out on the Valley Freeway the other day, headed south from Renton toward Auburn, when he noticed something curious. Something very Seattle. Read story
June 20, 2024, 6:01am Columns
As evening falls, the streets are mostly dark in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. Russia has been systematically destroying the country’s national power grid as Western allies have dawdled over providing promised air defense systems. The whir of generators has become the new night music for the restaurants, hotels, and homes that… Read story
June 19, 2024, 6:01am Columns
You might not guess that a 900-kid middle school in Seattle and a 2,000-member tribe in the Amazon jungle would have much in common. Read story
June 18, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Donald Trump says the rioters who assaulted police officers in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot are “warriors.” That’s not just wrong; it’s dangerous. Read story
June 17, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The contrasts could not be starker. Read story
June 17, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Washington voters face some very weighty ballot measures this November. They should have all the facts at their fingertips to make the most enlightened decisions. Read story
June 17, 2024, 6:01am Columns
In Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger brought freedom from abstraction into reality for enslaved Africans in the District of Texas, as was already the case elsewhere in the country. His General Order No. 3 announced that, in compliance with President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, all slaves… Read story
