Editorial
To find our opinion based editorials, see below. We'll share opinion based editorial articles regularly for interested viewers.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: On affordability, both sides are failing us...
Last year, we started running a weekly news piece on the cost of fuel in our area. We examined average costs for f…
Seattle's new minimum wage hurts jobs
Seattle's new $15 minimum wage approved this week by the Seattle City Council was not embraced by our readers, who voted on the issue in an online opinion poll. When asked if they thought the new wage would help th…
Online university is an unconventional success story
Imagine 350 college grads walking across the stage to receive their degrees in a ceremony with no valedictorian and no student honors. That is exactly what the…
Governor falls short by limiting climate-change talk
After legislators made it clear they don't all view the question of climate change as he does, Gov. Jay Inslee is trying to salvage his pet issue by taking it …
Celebrate graduation without alcohol
With graduation approaching and the weather warming up, more people are out and about, seeking fun.
Catching up with Mike
These days, too much of our politics is agenda-driven, with little regard for the impact on "real people." Politicians proclaim their concern for the little gu…
Legislative survey: Remote testimony is a winner
Washington State University has released the results of the "2013 Washington State Legislative Service Survey and the Washington State Governance Series." Base…
The princess and the pea
Let's face it. We're spoiled.
Treasure graduation in digital yearbook
Do you remember the excitement of your senior year and all the special memories? We do.
Is it too easy to rip off taxpayers?
Steal $200,000 from a bank and you'll go to prison. Steal $200,000 from the taxpayers and you'll probably get a slap on the wrist.
Latest McCleary order may be repeating the failures of the 1970s Doran decision
In January, the state Supreme Court handed down a new order in the 2012 McCleary case that reads almost like a line-by-line budget, as I wrote here. This 2014 order represents a significant shift in approach compar…
Grant County poised to help more students
With a thriving Big Bend Community College and the emerging Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center, Grant County is providing students with more options. The skills center will be ready for the upcoming school year…
It's a mistake to rely on Russia's space shuttle
When President Obama permanently grounded America's space shuttles a couple of years ago, he made a huge mistake. He gave Russia carte blanche over the Interna…
Rail improvements vital to Washington economy
On March 13, the Legislature concluded the 60-day, short session in the 2013 legislative biennium. As usual, some things never change; there are more requests …
Skilled trade jobs go unfilled in our slow economy
Millions of unemployed college graduates are back where they started, living with their parents. Upon receiving their diploma, they find themselves saddled wit…
What we didn't see at Sochi
During the Winter Olympics, viewers around the world marveled at the pristine snow-capped mountains surrounding Sochi, Russia's Black Sea resort city.