The future, it turns out, makes a quiet whirring sound. With little more fanfare than the soft… Continue reading
As a past chair of a fire and rescue district board, I urge support of the ballot measure that resolves the matter of the consolidation… Continue reading
Chinese tech company Huawei went so far as to steal a robot’s arm in its bid… Continue reading
Which team will win Super Bowl LIII?… Continue reading
Partisan versions of bills proposed in House to transition Washington power
The state House of Representatives’ public safety committee has heard public testimony on two bills that… Continue reading
Smart meters come in under the radar. In this day and age of technological surveillance and diminished civil and personal freedoms, we need to be… Continue reading
For years, state and federal civil rights law has prohibited the targeting of individuals by law… Continue reading
A proposal prompted by the 2015 “Ride the Ducks” wreck on the Aurora Bridge in Seattle… Continue reading
Opioid overdose medication could become more readily available for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education… Continue reading
What would Martin Luther King Jr. be working on if he were still alive today? I had the great privilege to attend the Port Angeles… Continue reading
Would you support legislation that requires presidential candidates to release their tax returns?… Continue reading
Proposed Senate legislation would, if passed, aid the Emerald Coast Opportunity Zone by providing a tax… Continue reading
Talk to lawyers During President Donald Trump’s government shutdown, our U.S. Coast Guard personnel served without pay. Yet, like many other federal workers, many were… Continue reading
Starts at home The government shutdown needed bipartisanship from the president, Republicans and Democrats. This shutdown helped no one. It achieved nothing. People lost confidence… Continue reading
Assault on democracy Much coverage of the standoff between Trump and his GOP supporters on the one hand and the opposition missed the following key… Continue reading
Time to slow down These days you occasionally hear on the news that the economy is not growing or, God forbid, slowing down. Come on.… Continue reading
Time to grow up I think that the members of Congress who refuse to sit down and discuss this problem that is keeping our government… Continue reading
No-show for vets On Dec. 20 a letter writer listed all the names that Donald Trump has been called but he left out one name… Continue reading
A group of friends from Seattle, from left, Bethany Burkheart, Olivia Gronz and husband John, and Amanda Barnett, raised their glasses in… Continue reading