January 2, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
The demise of the Newseum in Washington, D.C., is a lesson in economics. Read story
January 1, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
New Year’s resolutions are intensely personal. While you might vow to eat less chocolate in the coming year, your neighbor maybe is promising to eat more of the creamy, delicious confection. And who are we to argue? Read story
December 31, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
Education is more complex than it used to be. Preparing students for a global economy requires hands-on experience in addition to traditional book learning. Read story
December 30, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
In 1994, when Congress was considering a federal ban on the future manufacture and sale of assault weapons, three former presidents sent a letter to the House of Representatives. Read story
December 29, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
Ramon Flores candidly admits that what he did was wrong. Born and raised in a small town north of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, by the time he reached his early 20s, he saw the danger posed by traffickers and vowed to find a better life in the United States. So he sneaked across the U.S. border. He landed here, illegally, on his second attempt. Returning in 1998 from a trip home… Read story
December 29, 2019, 6:01am Editorials
“In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.” So began the momentous Christmas broadcast on Dec. 24, 1968 — the most watched television program in history at that time — when astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell and Bill Anders read verses from the book of Genesis as they became the first… Read story
December 28, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To thinking ahead about how to pay for a new Interstate 5 Bridge. Of course, several billion dollars worth of transportation improvements comes with a complete financing plan, but this plan turned out to be a single point of failure for the Columbia River Crossing. When it came time to pay, Senate Republicans blocked Washington from contributing its $450 million share, and that scuttled the whole project. Read story
December 27, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
As many as 20 percent to 30 percent of the population say they are apprehensive about flying, and somewhere between 2 percent and 10 percent have an actual phobia, according to the mental health website Psych Central. Read story
December 26, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
The Washington Supreme Court’s decision finding that the state’s Public Records Act applies to members of the Legislature is an important victory for government transparency and yes, democracy. Read story
December 26, 2019, 6:00am Editorials
Oh, the irony. During the House Judiciary committee impeachment hearing, Republicans complained that impeaching Donald Trump for obstruction/contempt of Congress was a threat to the separation of powers and that disagreements between the Executive branch and the Legislative branch should be settled by the Judicial branch. Read story
