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AG Ferguson asks court to block EPA’s attempt to repeal Clean Water Rules
Attorney General Bob Ferguson recently filed a lawsuit to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to repeal a…
Opinion
Why You Need to Worry About Attacks on Obamacare | John L. Micek
If you’re celebrating a recent federal appellate court ruling that overturned language in the Affordable Care Act requiring…
Opinion
When It Comes To Corporate Taxes, It’s Always Christmas | Mel Gurtov
As we all know, the largest U.S. corporations and their chief executives were the main beneficiaries of Trump’s…
Opinion
In Praise of Competence | Lee H. Hamilton
Not long ago, I was in a meeting to talk about a public policy issue. It was a…
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Councilwoman Blossom finished term with explosive and emotional plea
It wasn’t a farewell filled with flattery or a parting plumped by her own personal praise.
Opinion
The Democrats’ Scarlet Letter Strategy | Mel Gurtov
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has evidently decided not to turn over the articles of impeachment to the Senate…
Opinion
Trump as Jim Jones? | James A. Haught
Cults usually are one-man religions. A magnetic, dictatorial, dogmatic, demagogue draws throngs of followers and leads them into…
Opinion
Will Impeachment Hurt Trump in 2020? Here’s the Case for Optimism | Dick Polman
Most Americans, exhausted by Trump’s demagogic lying and relentless pillaging of the values we hold dear, are understandably…
Opinion
Trump’s 150th week in office | In cartoons
In the days leading up to the historic impeachment vote, President Donald J. Trump’s mind was in the…
Opinion
The Afghanistan Pentagon Papers | Mel Gurtov
The war in Afghanistan, America’s longest, has cost about 2,300 U.S. lives, over 20,000 wounded, and about $1…
News
Trump impeachment rally draws big crowd | Photo gallery
Protesters packed Bainbridge Island’s main downtown intersection Tuesday to call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump on…
Opinion
Democrats’ Debates Aren’t Helping Much | Peter Funt
Maybe it’s campaign fatigue or the time of year, but TV ratings for the Democrats’ last two debates…