Opinion
City and school board races highlight local elections | Roegner
A record 646 candidates in King County cities have filed for local offices.
Opinion
King County Council elections could be more exciting this fall | Roegner
In most King County election races, the incumbent has all of the advantages, and the races are rarely…
Opinion
What’s happening to the soul of the GOP? | Roegner
What has happened to the Grand Old Party and its abdication of leadership to Donald Trump’s personality cult…
Opinion
Editorial: Act now to save salmon, regardless of dams’ fate
With a plan to remove dams on the Snake River shelved, leaders must commit to broader-based actions.
Opinion
Editorial: Parents have decision to make on vaccinating kids
With one vaccine now approved for kids 12 and older, parents shouldn’t wait for a school requirement.
Opinion
Grocery store workers and the hazard pay movement | Roegner
There isn’t much positive about what we have all been through the last year with the coronavirus.
Opinion
How George Floyd’s death is changing history | Roegner
The death of George Floyd at the knee of Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin may have thrust Floyd…
Opinion
Auburn retiree embarks on bicycle adventure of a lifetime | Guest column
By Rick O’Neill, Special to the Auburn Reporter
Opinion
Needle exchange program: Compassion vs. intolerance | Roegner
One of the more creative methods for treating drug users is the Seattle-King County Public Health’s needle exchange…
Opinion
Rethinking a natural gas ban in Washington state | Brunell
Sometimes being first isn’t good.
Opinion
Politics and the Sound Transit Board’s big decision for South King County | Roegner
Fortunately, the Sound Transit Board of Directors will make the final decision on the location of the south…
Opinion
Democrats, Republicans, budgets and taxes | Roegner
Because the Democrats control the state’s House, Senate and the Governor’s Office, reaching agreement on the 2021-2023 budget…
Opinion
Asian women and racial violence in the aftermath of Atlanta | Guest column
In her famous essay “The Laugh of the Medusa,” Hélène Cixous resurrects the myth of Medusa — a…
Opinion
When a sheriff is under investigation | Roegner
I have always viewed the position of sheriff as a non-political professional administrator — more like a city…
Opinion
Access to cash is a prescription for better health | Guest column
By Danny Low, For the Reporter
Opinion
Editorial: Lawmakers test public’s patience on gun laws
There were more than 24,000 firearm deaths last year, yet state and national lawmakers seem immovable.
Opinion
Violence Against Women Act becomes political victim | Roegner
The last thing this country need is to politicize violence against women.
Opinion
Voter suppression and the stolen election myth | Roegner
The next two years are going to be as partisan as the last four as the myth of…
Opinion
Editorial: Restore voting rights to those who served time
Denying the vote to those who owe fines keeps many from fully rejoining their communities.