Opinion
Most aren’t sure where the power sits | Rich Elfers
What do voters want to know about the November elections? This was my question to a retired political…
Opinion
Pick your preferred bully, then vote | Rich Elfers
"That government is best which governs least." These words of Thomas Jefferson are the hallmark of current conservatives…
Opinion
True listening brings understanding | Rich Elfers
"Students don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." These words were my…
Opinion
Bridge provides a lesson from the past | Rich Elfers
As of last Friday evening, Enumclaw was cut off from Buckley, Bonney Lake and Sumner by the White…
Opinion
Friends, enemies and political memories | Rich Elfers
“Friends come and go, but enemies are forever.” This was a comment from a small-town mayor who had…
Opinion
Deciding in a topsy-turvy election year | Rich Elfers
As you may have surmised from my last three columns, I will not be voting for Donald Trump…
Opinion
American voters will have the final word | Rich Elfers
“The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice. Therefore, this…
Opinion
Change course or suffer consequences | Rich Elfers
Every year there are 500 million border crossings into the United States, according to Philip Bobbitt in his…
Opinion
GOP experiencing an identity crisis | Rich Elfers
Is the Republican Party in its death throes? Donald Trump’s recent victories during the Super Tuesday primaries show…
Opinion
Choose a path, live with consequences | Rich Elfers
“We’ve tried intervention and putting down troops in Iraq. We’ve tried intervention without putting in troops in Libya.…
Opinion
‘Realpolitik’ strategy becoming clear | Rich Elfers
President Obama is seriously underestimating Putin's strategy in Syria, according to Reva Bahalia in a recent Stratfor article,…
Opinion
Solutions neither loving nor smart | Rich Elfers
Sex before marriage was frowned upon in the 1950s. It was considered shameful for a woman to be…
Opinion
Solutions neither loving nor smart | Rich Elfers
Sex before marriage was frowned upon in the 1950s. It was considered shameful for a woman to be…