By JOHN SCEARCY (Feb. 24, 2017) — The state Legislature is right to focus on fully funding our public education system as required under the McCleary...
By JOHN BURBANK (Feb. 23, 2017) — Here’s a headline that should make us happy: “Trump, Battered in Washington, Is Buoyed at Boeing Rally.” That was...
By KAREN STRICKLAND OLYMPIA (Feb. 22, 2017) — Monday, Feb. 20 was a wet and dreary day. Or so it seemed it would be. Instead, roughly...
By MARK M. MCDERMOTT (Feb. 20, 2017) — We live in dangerous times and it is critical to understand the political and psychological warfare mounted against...
By JONATHAN ROSENBLUM (Feb. 14, 2017) — When I first heard the good news on February 3 that U.S. District Court Judge James L. Robart had...
By JOHN BURBANK (Feb. 10, 2017) — Adam Smith’s idea is a powerful one: individuals acting in their own interest to maximize personal profit will create...
By STAN SORSCHER OLYMPIA (Feb. 8, 2017) — We should see “Right-to-Work” legislation for what it really is. It’s about power, not rights. Workers have surprisingly...
By DAVID WESTBERG OLYMPIA (Feb. 7, 2017) — In the latest of the national efforts to demonize public and educational employees, and following on the heels...
By JEFF JOHNSON (Feb. 6, 2017) — “If you believe in something, fight for it.” This was one of the “Kennyisms” that his son, James, shared...
Free trade orthodoxy has failed us. We need new rules that reflect our values. By STAN SORSCHER (Feb. 3, 2017) — Let’s take a breath...