News
Lawmakers go into damage control with backlash over public records bill | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Following last week’s rapid-fire vote on a bill to exempt the Legislature from state public records…
News
Washington State moves closer to bump stock ban | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - A bill that would ban bump stocks, a device that increases a weapon’s rate of fire,…
Opinion
The Cheapening of Human Life | Robert C. Koehler
The cries of terror and disbelief continue. Teenagers lie down in front of the White House to protest…
Opinion
Stopping Mass Shootings: Less Finger Pointing, More Action | Rivera Sun
In the wake of yet another school shooting, everyone from ordinary citizens to pundits to politicians seems to…
Opinion
The Cafeteria Lady is Packing Heat | Raging Moderate
President Donald Trump tossed out some wacky nonsense about arming teachers, which encouraged the press and public to…
Opinion
Trump’s 57th week in office | In cartoons
Our cartoon chronicle of the 45th president continues.
News
State legislators rewrite statute to exempt their records from public disclosure | 2018 Legislative Session
All three 23rd District lawmakers — Sen. Christine Rolfes, and Rep. Drew Hansen and Rep. Sherry Appleton —…
News
Legislators try to ram through a bill to restrict public access to their records | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are pushing a bill to exempt themselves from…
News
Domestic violence survivors could get new protections from workplace discrimination | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - A proposed bill that easily passed the House of Representatives would provide discrimination protections for victims…
Opinion
Do You Trust Trump on Gun Control? | John L. Micek
Donald Trump, the man who needs a cue-card to feign basic human empathy, is serious about gun control?
Opinion
Voices of Sorrow, Voices of Hope | Blair Bess
In the wake of last week’s mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, new heroes have emerged. They are the…
Opinion
Maybe All Threats of Mass Destruction are ‘Mentally Deranged’ | John LaForge
After Trump’s Sept. 23 bombast at the United Nations where he claimed the U.S. might “have no choice…
Opinion
Back to taxes | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — Funny how things change around here in the turn of a calendar year.