Opinion
Not the time for higher energy taxes
Energy prices are up 32 percent in the past year, causing pain at the pump, paying monthly utility…
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Stop sign means yield for bicyclists; it is fair
Q: Can you explain the new safety stop law for bikes? Also, what are bike riders supposed to…
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Far-right Black conservatives are confusing
“Hear me clearly, America is not a racist country. I have personally experienced ‘the pain of discrimination’ —…
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Too many only defend speech they agree with
Unlike so many people with Twitter and Facebook accounts these, I am not a constitutional scholar. I did…
Opinion
We need to make it easier for entrepreneurs
I started my first business in the 5th grade when I convinced a neighbor to allow me to…
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How can we keep tabs on something with secrecy?
To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as…
Opinion
Officer finds Rhinestone panties more dangerous than job
It was bound to happen some day, but its inevitability makes it no less tragic. A woman who…
Opinion
Cross laminated timber so good for environment
Wood buildings are making a comeback in the Pacific Northwest thanks to new laminated timber products. Even very…
Opinion
Bunny helps Biden and other bright banter
I never had the Easter Bunny pegged for a PR flack, but he can now add it to…
Opinion
There is honor in fighting back, for men, too
I was feeling a bit under the weather this past week, so I ended up spending time at…
Opinion
Failure, not just to communicate, is the problem
With public approval lodged for months around 41 percent and facing a midterm election anticipated to be a…
Opinion
Lifestyle changes, money needed to stem climate change
No one in the Pacific Northwest is exempt from the impacts of climate change. Rising global temperatures are…
Opinion
Turn page on book-burning; it’s about fear
More years ago than I really care to count, the children’s librarian in my little town in rural…