August 15, 2021, 6:02am Columns
This time, apparently, she really, really means it. Despite taking an oath in January to uphold the U.S. and state constitutions, and despite doing the same two years prior and two years before that, state Rep. Vicki Kraft saw the need to remind us of her vow just over a… Read story
August 8, 2021, 6:02am Columns
It used to seem so simple. Or at least it was presented in simplistic terms. Read story
August 1, 2021, 6:02am Columns
This is what Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler doesn’t think we should hear: Read story
July 25, 2021, 6:02am Columns
Confession time: Yes, we have used this quote before. But until somebody says it better, we’ll keep turning to something Kim Wyman told The Columbian’s Editorial Board a few years ago: Read story
July 18, 2021, 6:02am Columns
I saw an interview a while back in which the speaker said, “There’s not much difference between poor Blacks and poor whites. It’s just that poor whites have been convinced to vote against their own best interests.” Read story
June 27, 2021, 6:02am Columns
A Supreme Court decision last week will lead to profound changes in college sports. Read story
June 20, 2021, 6:02am Columns
It is a good question, a question that deserves an answer. “What are your solutions?,” a reader asked last week, following a column under the headline “Inequity real risk to capitalism.” Read story
June 13, 2021, 6:02am Columns
In the politics of fear and outrage, the favored bogeyman of recent years has been “socialism.” Read story
June 6, 2021, 6:02am Columns
Sometimes in this job, you just need to spit into the wind. Or toss something against the wall to see if it sticks. Or run it up the flagpole and see who salutes. Read story