It must be said upfront: not all bias is bad—some of them are essentially heuristics, shortcuts that help us process patterns — but some bias… Continue reading
Kitsap County voters will see a crowded ballot for several races in the 2020 Primary Election. Candidate Filing Week began Monday, and by Wednesday afternoon,… Continue reading
My mother texted me a photograph on Sunday. That doesn’t sound like a newsworthy occasion, but mom had never texted anything to me or anyone… Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Supreme Court justices wrangled Wednesday with whether states can penalize presidential electors who vote their conscience rather than party, and the… Continue reading
How deep does American racism go? And is it possible to uproot it? Or will it simply — endlessly — shift shape, wrap itself in… Continue reading
“We have met the moment and we have prevailed,” Donald Trump said at a news briefing May 11. “The moment” is quite a departure from… Continue reading
There are many things I love about my country. But “rugged individualism,” when taken to its extreme, does not make my list. Nor does religious… Continue reading
EVERETT — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in the case of an Everett man and two others who contend presidential electors can,… Continue reading
Although most Americans currently face hard times, with unemployment surging to the levels of the Great Depression and enormous numbers of people sick or dying… Continue reading
Kitsap County Commissioner Rob Gelder will seek re-election to the District 1 position on the county board of commissioners. Gelder made the announcement Sunday. Candidate… Continue reading
Three people have filed to run for office in Washington’s Legislative District 23 on the first morning of Candidate Filing Week. Sen. Christine Rolfes, a… Continue reading
OK, I have seen, in my life, Eisenhower and Kennedy and Johnson and Nixon botch Vietnam. I have seen Reagan botch the Euromissile crisis alongside… Continue reading
U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer will host a telephone town hall meeting Monday evening to share information about Congress’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.… Continue reading
Ever since our local mayor issued a COVID-19 shelter-in-place-and-go-completely-cocoa bananas order, my family and I have found ourselves cooking more than we have for our… Continue reading
It was around 1 a.m. last Friday, and my wife nudged me awake. Her shoulders shook in the darkness. The tears ran freely down her… Continue reading
The Bainbridge Island City Council has picked a former city employee to fill the vacant South Ward city council seat. At the close of a… Continue reading
If a tree falls in the forest — or, as the case may be, if Joe Biden conducts a virtual town hall — and there’s… Continue reading
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