Opinion
Failure just one step to success | RICH ELFERS
It’s paradoxical, but true: Sometimes failure is good for us. That was my experience several years ago. I…
Opinion
Failure isn’t the end | Rich Elfers
It’s paradoxical, but true: Sometimes failure is good for us. That was my experience several years ago. I…
Life
Be like Ben, examine your life | Rich Elfers
Do you know what your life thesis is? You have one whether you realize it or not. We…
Opinion
What’s your life thesis? | Rich Elfers
Do you know what your life thesis is? You have one whether you realize it or not. We…
Opinion
Feds, state let issue of mental illness slide to cities | RICH ELFERS
Enumclaw and Buckley mayors relate how King and Pierce counties have dumped the problem of the homeless mentally…
Opinion
Marathon bombings illustrate how brutality objectifies | Rich Elfers’ Politics in Focus
In 1915, during World War I, Imperial Germany made a fateful decision that has rippled down to us…
Opinion
North Korea strategy is failing | RICH ELFERS
Since the collapse of the USSR in 1991, North Korea has used a strategy of “ferocious, weak, and…
Opinion
How the Kims leveraged North Korea’s shortcomings into power (and why it might no longer work) | Politics in Focus
Since the collapse of the USSR in 1991, North Korea has used a strategy of “ferocious, weak, and…
Opinion
Creativity essential to make Enumclaw Expo Center a success
On Oct. 30, 2006, the King County Council deeded the Enumclaw Fairgrounds to the city of Enumclaw. King…
Opinion
Enumclaw protected against sprawl | Rich Elfers
Think about what you feel as you drive east on state Route 410 and head up the hill…
Opinion
Is development worth losing greenspace? | Politics in Focus
Think about what you feel as you drive east on state Route 410 Enumclaw and head up the…
Opinion
Growing divide hurts capitalism | RICH ELFERS
Which is the best avenue for a strong economy? Republicans want to free themselves of government regulations and…
Opinion
Balancing capitalism and the social safety net | Politics in Focus
Which is the best avenue for a strong economy? Republicans want to free themselves of government regulations and…