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In the Israel/Palenstine conflict, there are no good guys | In Focus

There’s too much history and pain to reduce this to a black-and-white conflict.

Rich Elfers, "In Focus"

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Managing stress is a series of habits and choices | In Focus

Some stress can be healthy — others, not so much, and we should be conscious of the two.

Rich Elfers, "In Focus"

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Want to learn to be more self-aware and curious? Read these two books | In Focus

“Companioning the Bereaved” and “Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors” can help you become more empathetic, especially those…

Rich Elfers, "In Focus"

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AI is not an automatic labor apocalypse | In Focus

Like most technological advancements, it’s what we make of it.

Rich Elfers, "In Focus"

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Unions are an important part of our capitalist society | In Focus

Who deserves the profits - the shareholders, or the producers?

Richard Elfers is a columnist, a former Enumclaw City Council member and a Green River College professor.

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Understanding the changes in a WA state transportation law | Elfers

What is the purpose of a road in Washington state?

Rich Elfers, "In Focus"

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GOP is out for power, not to represent the people | In Focus

The Republican Party is unrecognizable from the one of my past

Richard Elfers is a columnist, a former Enumclaw City Council member and a Green River College professor.

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Getting out of a cult in the age of cults | Elfers

I was a member of a religious cult from the ages of 16 to 23.

Richard Elfers, In Focus.

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Closing a library because of a few books is ‘throwing the baby out with the bathwater’ | Elfers

“Closet doors that have been painstakingly pushed open over the past 60 years are now being slammed shut.”

Rich Elfers, "In Focus"

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Chess and democracy — control the field, and treat your pawns well | In Focus

Chess is a complicated game, but its lessons can be applied globally

Rich Elfers, "In Focus"

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Agnew, Trump, and corruption in the White House | In Focus

History is repeating itself

Rich Elfers, "In Focus"

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If you’ve looking for truth, follow the evidence | In Focus

Three recent headlines stood out to me, given the amount — or lack — of substance and fact

Rich Elfers, "In Focus"

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The end of the Fairness Doctrine | In Focus

This is, at least in part, how our current political mess began