Skip to content
Saturday, February 14, 2026
44°F
Sign Out Sign In Subscribe Newsletters Contact Us
  • Sign Out
  • Sign In
    • Home
    • Search
    • Newsletters
    • Subscriber Center
      • Subscriber Center
      • Subscribe
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Vacation Hold
    • News
      • News
      • Northwest
      • Submit a Story Idea
      • Submit a Photo
      • Submit a Press Release
    • Business
      • Business
      • Submit Business News
    • Sports
      • Sports
      • Submit Sports Results
    • Contests
    • Life
      • Life
      • Submit a Wedding Announcement
      • Submit an Engagement Announcement
      • Submit a Birth Announcement
    • Opinion
      • Opinion
      • Letters
      • Submit a Letter to the Editor
    • Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      • Place an Obituary
    • Classifieds
      • Classifieds
      • Place a Classified Ad
      • Employment
      • Real Estate
      • Transportation
      • Legal Notices
      • Place a Legal Notice
    • e-Editions
    • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy Policy
    ECH
    44°F
    • News
    • Sports
    • Life
    • Business
    • Contests
    • Opinion
    • Obituaries
    • Classifieds
    • All Sections
          • News
            • News
            • Northwest
            • Submit a Story Idea
            • Submit a Photo
            • Submit a Press Release
          • Business
            • Business
            • Submit Business News
          • Sports
            • Sports
            • Submit Sports Results
          • Life
            • Life
            • Submit a Wedding Announcement
            • Submit an Engagement Announcement
            • Submit a Birth Announcement
            • Weather
          • Opinion
            • Opinion
            • Letters to the Editor
            • Submit a Letter to the Editor
          • Classifieds
            • Classifieds
            • Place a Classified Ad
            • Employment
            • Real Estate
            • Transportation
            • Legal Notices
            • Place a Legal Notice
          • About Us
            • About Us
            • Terms of Use
            • Privacy Policy
          • Subscriber Center
            • Subscriber Center
            • Subscribe
            • Frequently Asked Questions
            • Vacation Hold
          • Obituaries
            • Obituaries
            • Place an Obituary
          • e-Editions
          • Newsletters
    Articles by Richard Elfers
    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    Standing at a crossroads | In Focus
    By Richard Elfers • October 15, 2025 11:00 am

    The country’s demographics are changing — but the president can’t handle that.

    Read Story

    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    Will Republicans ever lose another election? | In...
    By Richard Elfers • October 8, 2025 11:30 am

    Republicans don’t want Democrats to retaliate if they retake control of the government.

    Read Story

    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    Legacy media sources are compromised beyond repair |...
    By Richard Elfers • October 1, 2025 11:00 am

    If you want truth in context, you need to turn to alternative sources of news.

    Read Story

    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    The dangers of a weaponized SCOTUS shadow docket|...
    By Richard Elfers • September 24, 2025 11:00 am

    What happens when the highest court foregoes oral arguments in favor of unsigned rulings?

    Read Story

    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    Being “Woke”: From protest to pejorative | In...
    By Richard Elfers • September 17, 2025 11:00 am

    The meaning of the controversial term has changed over the years.

    Read Story

    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    Why has Congress been silent in the face...
    By Richard Elfers • September 10, 2025 11:00 am

    The House and Senate were supposed to be the most powerful of all the three branches of government.

    Read Story

    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    Six major companies exit U.S. market amid tariff...
    By Richard Elfers • August 29, 2025 3:50 pm

    “Buy American” is getting harder to achieve.

    Read Story

    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    Like a gambler, you need to read a...
    By Richard Elfers • August 21, 2025 11:30 am

    We all need to be reminded that our beliefs are only one way to look at the world.

    Read Story

    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    From grassroots to the big stage: How JFK...
    By Richard Elfers • August 7, 2025 11:30 am

    His road to the White House looks much different than how we do it now.

    Read Story

    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    Can science and Christian fundamentalism intertwine? Absolutely |...
    By Richard Elfers • August 4, 2025 3:00 pm

    Science and religion alone can’t explain everything. Maybe a combination of the two can.

    Read Story

    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    The difficulty of facing the consequences of your...
    By Richard Elfers • July 28, 2025 4:00 pm

    Do you lay the blame elsewhere? Or do you strive for self-awareness?

    Read Story

    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    Will Trump’s aggressive diplomatic style benefit America? |...
    By Richard Elfers • July 10, 2025 10:00 am

    We are seeing Trump’s “Art of the Deal” on an international level.

    Read Story

    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    Vulgar discourse comes from changing values, uncertainty |...
    By Richard Elfers • July 9, 2025 12:45 pm

    What’s moral or immoral changes with the times.

    Read Story

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • …
    • Last

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates.

    Sign Up

    Featured Local Savings

    • News
    • Sports
    • Life
    • Business
    • Opinion
    • Obituaries
    Quicklinks
    • Subscribe
    • Subscriber Center
    • e-Editions
    • Newsletters
    • Media Solutions
    About Us
    • About Us
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Accessibility
    • Contact Us
    ECH
    • Sound Publishing Inc. Logo
    • A subsidiary of Black Press Media
    • Work With Us
    © 2026 Courier-Herald + Sound Publishing + Black Press Media. All Rights Reserved.