We’ve seen real progress over the years in efforts to prevent human waste from damaging Puget Sound. Still, we face a chronic problem with outdated… Continue reading
Who knew that America was filled with so many amateur social studies teachers? Whenever I write about Republican-led efforts to sharply curtail voting rights (which… Continue reading
With the school year ending and the economy slowly reopening, let’s reminisce about the illustrious history of summer jobs. I’m sure many of you worked… Continue reading
John Warner, a Republican
who served in the U.S. Senate for 30 years and died recently at 94 in his home state of Virginia, said… Continue reading
I’ve been hacked. Officially. Someone pretending to be me - go figure - has applied for unemployment benefits in my name. By the way, if… Continue reading
While the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, a relatively high vaccination rate on Bainbridge Island and the start of small in-person connections are beginning… Continue reading
When Congress established the Federal Unemployment Tax Act in 1935, it was intended to provide temporary and partial income replacement for workers who lost their… Continue reading
Kudos to Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. Her House GOP leadership post hangs by a thread because she refuses to mouth Trump’s Big Lie about a… Continue reading
In three decades in the news business, most of them spent covering government and politics, I’ve been to more than my share of press conferences.… Continue reading
By the time most of you read this, my son Gideon will have marched across the gymnasium floor and received his high school diploma. I… Continue reading
Customs and Border Protection isn’t returning or detaining illegal migrant crossers, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement isn’t removing immigrants from the interior, including convicted, released… Continue reading
The coronavirus pandemic surely has damaged core sectors of the American economy. Small businesses that serve communities in every nook and cranny of this country… Continue reading
The disappointing April jobs report should surprise absolutely no one, given that we now have a government more interested in providing incentives for people not… Continue reading
If you’re the sort of person who sees no difference between the Israeli military defending its citizens and Hamas terrorizing civilians, you might want to… Continue reading
The annual refugee resettlement kerfuffle is underway. As usual, on one side are the immigration expansionists: President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, congressional Democrats and… Continue reading
Children love learning, and it’s undeniable that great ideas and principles shared at a young age can impact the path of a child for a… Continue reading
In the wake of recent mass shootings, President Biden managed to avoid being blown over by a gentle breeze in the White House Rose Garden… Continue reading
During his anything-but-typical address to a joint session of Congress, President Biden used the word “democracy,” over and over again. Some were run-of-the-mill evocations, as… Continue reading
Since you asked, my niece Claire is expecting her first baby in August. Her sister Emma is expecting her second child in October. I have… Continue reading
The Bainbridge Island North Kitsap Interfaith Council has learned from the Suquamish Tribe that in recent years, according to public records, King County has repeatedly… Continue reading
