By JOHN BURBANK (Aug. 10, 2016) — Back in 1932, Washington citizens jettisoned the Republican State Treasurer and voted in a Democrat for the job of...
By LEO W. GERARD (Aug. 2, 2016) — As what the press has dubbed, “Hillary Clinton’s Blue Collar Bus Tour,” travels across Pennsylvania and Ohio, I...
By JOHN BURBANK (July 28, 2016) — We are in the season of party conventions. You may have watched the Republicans in Cleveland last week and...
By MARK McDERMOTT Jim’s brother and no relation to Joe (July 13, 2016) — Forty-four years ago I was a poor, recent college graduate and antiwar...
By JOHN BURBANK (July 13, 2016) — State Sen. Pam Roach (R-Sumner) made it into the political news recently. The FBI has been looking into her...
By JEFF JOHNSON (July 7, 2016) — Three days ago we celebrated our country’s 240th birthday. It was a day for picnics, family, rest, and reflection....
By JEFF JOHNSON (July 5, 2016) — Seattle traffic is the sixth worst in the country. The average driver loses 66 hours of his or her...
By JOHN BURBANK (June 30, 2016) — These days, the Fourth of July seems mostly to be about barbecues, beer and fireworks — all for the...
By JOHN D. PORCARI (June 29, 2016) — Expanding global connectivity through aviation only succeeds when the playing field is level and the rules are both...
The following is the commencement address delivered June 10 by the student speaker, Kandi Bauman, at the 2016 Masters in Public Administration Hooding Ceremony at The...