Letters to the Editor
In four years, we can judge Trump efficiency
There was an irony in recent letters to the editor (Feb. 8) that was not lost on me.…
Opinion
Black Diamond should pay for council defense
The city is supposed to insure and indemnify and protect employees and officers for any act performed while…
Opinion
Olympia aiming to give a civics lesson
Maybe it’s the constitutional scrap incited by the McCleary school funding decision. Maybe it’s the constitutional commotion ignited…
Opinion
We need Congress to act like adults
There are at least four major ways to interpret the Constitution and numerous varieties in between: originalism, textualism,…
Opinion
Solution for community pool will take leadership
I guess all good things must come to an end. I’m saddened to read that the public swimming…
Letters to the Editor
Stay on the side of the morally upright
By writing this letter, I am speaking up to encourage an examination of two recent immigration decisions either…
Opinion
Bipartisan plan introduced to change cap on property taxes
The target is the 1 percent cap on property tax hikes which voters embraced and legislators etched into…
Opinion
We’re expecting too much from our public schools
During the late 1940s and 1950s, Americans feared nuclear war.
Opinion
Change coming quickly, but will we like it?
Change is in the air. President Trump is in the midst of seeking to fulfill his campaign promises…
Opinion
Talking Trump, one issue at a time
In his first week, President Donald Trump is effecting quite a bit of change in the climate and…
Opinion
Sometimes an answer is very simple
The reinstating and revoking of the “Global Gag Rule” on abortion can probably be considered an American tradition,…
Opinion
Once gone, trust is difficult to rebuild
How important is trust to you? It is very important to me. At one point in my life,…
Opinion
School funding problem returns to Olympia
As of today, Wednesday, there are only 90-plus days remaining in the regular session, even less when you…