The 2021 session of the Washington State Legislature was dominated by the Democrats, who controlled both Houses and the governor’s…
The American interest in Afghanistan goes back to the Cold War era, when its intervention was considered apt to contain…
Since 1854, when Washington was a territory, inquests have been required whenever a person dies from interaction with a police…
Without evidence of fraud, it’s those alleging irregularities who are a threat to election integrity.
After a year and a half of remote and hybrid learning, my top priorities as our school buildings reopen for…
The report and the Dr. Seuss classic offer a dire warning — and hope — for responding to climate change.
King County Executive Dow Constantine was expected to win the August primary, and his likely goal was to break 50%,…
Time is short, but action is necessary.
COVID-19 has made the workplace more hazardous because the virus, particularly the delta variant, gets transmitted by air and proximity…
By Dr. Bob Baugher, guest columnist
As Simon Jenkins notes in an op-ed piece in The Guardian, “Great institutions traditionally need traumas — wars or pandemics…
With the Aug. 3 primary election, the public will narrow the field to the finalists as only the top two…
Massive forest fires in the western parts of our country are not only choking us with layers of thick smoke,…
Here’s a tale of two United States Supreme Court decisions — one right and one wrong. Despite two clear examples…
How about some good news coming out of our record-breaking (extreme) heat wave?
Many Americans continue to be hesitant to get the COVID vaccine, even though President Joe Biden has been given high…
Each one of the cities outside Seattle faces the same problems Seattle has faced when it comes to homelessness because…
A common stereotype is that homeless people are all hooked on drugs — but sometimes a job loss, death in…
We have work to do to increase the number of vaccinations.
A few weeks ago, we looked at local races for King County government, along with cities, school boards and special…