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…