January 5, 2020, 6:02am Columns
Let’s look at it this way: If you borrowed $70,000 for each person in your family, without any concern about how to pay it off, could you put on the airs of prosperity? Read story
December 15, 2019, 6:02am Columns
I hope they lose. Read story
December 8, 2019, 6:02am Columns
It is, possibly, the perfect metaphor for our times. Read story
December 1, 2019, 6:02am Columns
He is 91 now, decades removed from politics. But with former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton presenting a thoughtful opinion piece in the New York Times last week, I am reminded of the time he visited The Columbian’s Editorial Board. Read story
November 24, 2019, 6:02am Columns
Admittedly, I have a dog in the fight. But so do you. Read story
November 17, 2019, 6:02am Columns
Technically, sociologists say, I’m not a baby boomer. Just missed it, by about a year, which probably is a good thing. Read story
November 10, 2019, 6:02am Columns
As elections go, this was the local equivalent of Reagan-Mondale. Or maybe Ali-Liston II. Or maybe Sonny Corleone at the toll booth in “The Godfather.” Read story
October 20, 2019, 6:02am Columns
There was a time, not all that long ago, that the United States nearly had universal child care. Read story
October 13, 2019, 6:02am Columns
To some extent, it is akin to having somebody tell you whether they like kale more than broccoli or whether they have Nickelback on their playlist instead of Radiohead. Read story
