The initial news was grim enough on its own: flash flooding in Central Texas had taken dozens of lives, with…
Three or so years ago, I got into a conversation at a Starbucks with this young guy who swore he…
On Saturday, my right foot struck a stray rock on a sidewalk, and I went down, though without injury.
Letting the essential pillars of our democracy fall doesn’t make a lick of sense to me.
Lately, the rule of law has been in the news and there have been calls to impeach judges.
For all their flaws, the founders of the United States were brilliant.
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Among the fascinating relatives of the noun “instinct” is the German term “Fingerspitzengefühl.”
My brothers and sisters tell me they have also been called to account for using “big words.”
One more instance of a judge stepping forward at a moment of peril to our national life to save our butts.
At this moment, many of our distracted countrymen glare at each other over a rigid barrier of hardened suspicion and…
Too often, elected officials overlook the cumulative costs of regulations, taxes, and fees on taxpayers. However, those added costs come…
Ever since it invented the skid steer loader in 1960, the Bobcat Company claims on its website, it has “helped…
Road trips through the heart of Eastern Washington’s one-horse towns are among the most treasured memories of my childhood.
Jury service is the most likely role residents will have in our justice system.
Questioning methods, as I see it, has nothing to do with politics or personal animosities.
I no longer fear death itself, but I could do without dying.
As readers of this column may know by now, I am a word person.
We got her from a friend of Ann’s, as one of the two remaining pups from a litter of nine.
How does the old “Cheers” intro go?
