Among the most useful things I studied in college were debate, and deceptive messaging in advertising. Those two subjects taught me about fallacies, about valid… Continue reading
If you were asked who your city councilmembers are, would you have an answer?
Next to gasoline and diesel, natural gas also has the greatest number of refueling stations.
It is 12:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3. I am one of 21 people, young and old, men and women settled into tall chairs in… Continue reading
Karen Lee, a U.S. Army veteran and CEO of Plymouth Housing, shares why King County voters should vote to approve Proposition 1.
The good news is this state’s cherry crop looks good — a marked improvement over 2022. It is sweetening our farm economy, especially for cherry… Continue reading
By Jayendrina Singha Ray, Guest columnist
By Melinda Young-Flynn, Washington State Budget and Policy Center
Cartoon by Frank Shiers.… Continue reading
When Oregon enacted the nation’s first bottle bill in 1971, it was intended to reduce litter on the state’s beaches, along roads, and in parks.… Continue reading
Cartoon by Frank Shiers… Continue reading
Some would argue that spring is the most wonderful time of the year in Washington. Throughout our state the fruit trees blossom, vibrant tulip fields… Continue reading
Cartoon by Frank Shiers… Continue reading
Cartoon by Frank Shiers… Continue reading
In the 1968 film “Oliver!,” the murderous Bill Sykes’ doomed lover, Nancy, leads pub revelers in a round of “Oom Pah Pah,” a rolicking repetition… Continue reading
Cartoon by Frank Shiers… Continue reading
By Hayley Richbart, asylum case manager, Jewish Family Service of Seattle
Cartoon by Frank Shiers: “On March 24, the state Supreme Court ruled that the capital gains tax was constitutional. They did so by defining it… Continue reading
In the race to “electrify everything,” there are glitches that may derail the plan over the next 20 years. One is a shortage of skilled… Continue reading
