Opinion
Creating energy from our garbage? That’s a bright idea | Metzler
Washington residents are really good at recycling. We recycle nearly 50 percent of our waste, well above the…
Opinion
Time to get serious on REAL ID compliance | Guest op
By state Reps. Mark Hargrove and Matt Shea/For the Reporter
Opinion
Entrepreneurs remain the key America’s success | Brunell
American entrepreneurs’ ability to invent, create and bring products and services to market makes our nation great. Their…
Opinion
What can hunters and anglers learn from an income tax debate? | Guest op
By Sen. Phil Fortunato, R-Auburn/For the Reporter
Opinion
Lawmakers face a jigsaw puzzle in trying to fully fund education | The Petri Dish
As eight lawmakers arrived at a conference room early Wednesday for another round of negotiations on public school…
Opinion
Lessons learned from demise of Northwest aluminum industry | Brunell
Driving east along State Route 14 these days, you see water pouring out of Columbia River dams. It…
Opinion
State carbon tax would be harmful | Brunell
A major hurdle for lawmakers in Olympia working to finish the next two-year state budget and adjourn is…
Letters to the Editor
Riechert collaborates with Trump
Trump voters should like Reichert. While we are distracted by the illegal and hurtful Muslim travel ban, Reichert…
Letters to the Editor
Trouble with tabs
Mayor Nancy Backus sits on the Sound Transit Board and sinfully defended the dishonest tab tax calculation used…
Letters to the Editor
Without trust
We approved the Lotto to fund public education, but the fine print put the money in the general…
Opinion
Some lawmakers want to take away popular property tax limit | GUEST OP
By Paul Guppy, Washington Policy Center’s vice president for research
Opinion
The secret in the classroom revealed | Box
Cellphones have become the talk of the town in Washington, D.C. with suspicion of talking to and listening…
Opinion
House Democrats re-examine real estate excise tax | The Petri Dish
After years of futility in targeting the wealthy, House Democrats may have divined an approach to achieve some…
Opinion
Stuck with the tab | Shiers
Western Washington voters got what they supported – a Sound Transit measure to expand light rail and service…
Letters to the Editor
TrumpCare is a tax cut for the wealthy
I am disgusted and insulted by Rep. Dave Reichert’s support for the Republicans’ bait-and-switch so-called health care plan.…
Letters to the Editor
City doesn’t need a new slogan
I see on the front page of the Auburn reporter that the city is imagining a new slogan…
Letters to the Editor
Info is vital to our safety
In this era of tight budgets and potholes, is the $49,000 City Council travel budget a wise expenditure…
Opinion
Sound Transit resurrects monster-size vehicle valuations
The assault on taxpayers’ wallets by Sound Transit and ST3 just won’t end.
Opinion
We need to do more to clean Puget Sound | Being Frank
The health of Puget Sound is getting some much-needed help from efforts to reduce polluted stormwater runoff and…