Letters to the Editor
Shame on us for bringing aboard Trump
I am 90 years old. I have voted in every presidential election since the Eisenhower era. I have…
Letters to the Editor
Proposed bills threaten business for hairdressers, salon owners
Intermediary employees. Contributing agents. Worker wage boards. This is the gobbledygook that hairdressers and salon owners like my…
Opinion
Proposed state budget underfunds culvert replacement
Treaty tribes in Western Washington are concerned that Gov. Jay Inslee’s two-year $54 billion budget now before the…
Opinion
Snowy winter is here
A winter storm earlier in the week brought a thick blanket of snow, strong wind and troublesome ice…
Opinion
Controversial 2018 election mailers were audacious – and legal
Misleading postcards didn’t violate election laws because they touted non-candidates, the PDC found
Opinion
Student debt draining retired income | Brunell
Lots has been written about students exiting college saddled with hefty student loans; however, the impact on retired…
Opinion
Washington farmers need tariff relief | Brunell
The good news is Washington’s cherry crop is projected to be as good as 2018’s.
Opinion
What happens after the bin? Behind the scenes at the recycling center
For many residents in Auburn, recycling isn’t a chore, it’s a life value.
Opinion
Private sector is stepping up for tourism | Brunell
Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention. That’s particularly true in difficult times when “business as…
Opinion
3 years in the making: new law on police use of deadly force
Legislators are about to pass a bill that will permit officers to kill only in ‘good faith’
Letters to the Editor
‘National wealth tax’ doesn’t add up to a solution
In response to last week’s letter calling for a “national wealth tax:” it’s neither a new nor a…
Letters to the Editor
Gov. Inslee, you’re not the right fit for president
Gov. Jay Inslee, cool your jets. You are not presidential material.
Letters to the Editor
Inslee: tend to ‘our Washington’
Washington is last in earthquake preparedness. It is near the top in auto theft and residential burglary. There…
Opinion
Inslee sounding more presidential than ever
“Washington’s Unwritten Chapter” was the title of the State of the State address Tuesday, Jan. 15.
Letters to the Editor
National Wealth Tax would help pay for all
Here is the big problem for Democrats:
Opinion
Male-only no more: The next House Speaker will be a woman
Frank Chopp’s reign as speaker of the state House of Representatives will end soon.
Opinion
East Coast seaports ramping up capabilities | Brunell
While many eyes are fixed on trade talks between our country and China, leaders at America’s ports are…
Opinion
New year will bring new libraries, opportunities
On Jan. 16, I will celebrate my one-year anniversary as the King County Library System’s executive director, a…
Opinion
In 2019 less is more | Word from Waste Management
Believe it or not, January is here, and it is already time to put your New Year’s resolutions…