Opinion
Demos division: Too far to the left?
It took more than a year, but Congressional Democrats, facing the prospect of losing their majorities, have concluded…
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Don’t throw away that mask
Five years ago a sports injury forced me to wear a light brace on my knee. Within a…
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Better police station site would save millions
Bainbridge Island taxpayers have an outstanding opportunity to save millions of tax dollars and to build a new…
Opinion
Regressive comments devastating to Blacks
Jeffrey A. Lieberman, chair of the psychiatry department at Columbia University, was suspended recently for his tone-deaf comments…
Opinion
Washington needs inclusive healthy forest policy
Washington’s Board of Natural Resources is considering banning timber harvesting on state lands. That is extremely unwise. Instead,…
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Fight rhetoric from both parties with facts
At this point, anyone with a beating heart is aware debates over free speech, cultural appropriation and intolerance…
Opinion
Numbers game mixed for Biden, Demos
If the central argument for President Biden’s election in 2020 was his competence and decades of experience in…
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Planting trees near streams a step in helping salmon
My mentor Billy Frank Jr. often said salmon are the measuring stick of our survival. He was referring…
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Our waters lack signage after sewage spills
Sewage spills are one thing, lack of signage is another. If I didn’t live near a beach on…
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Biden not setting good example of ‘civility’
The longer President Biden lingers in the vicinity of a live microphone, the higher the probability for mischief…
Opinion
Let’s celebrate $73 million verdict against Remington
We who abhor gun violence and loathe gun merchants have been dreaming of the day when a few…
Opinion
Why are clerks pressuring us about receipts?
Yes, receipts do seem to breed like rabbits in my poor overstuffed-with-credit-cards-and-gift-cards-and-loyalty-cards-and-hastily-scribbled-notes wallet. But that’s my personal problem…