Goal is to live, love and leave a legacy

Opinion

Goal is to live, love and leave a legacy

From the age of 10, my life was chaotic.

Business owners must treat everyone equally

Letters to the Editor

Business owners must treat everyone equally

So Richard Elfers now wants us to go back to the days of separate-but-equal in regards to civil…

Political drama in Tacoma courtroom

Opinion

Political drama in Tacoma courtroom

The next episode in a political drama sparked by President Donald Trump’s election was take place in a…

Concerned with USPS mailbox regulations

Letters to the Editor

Concerned with USPS mailbox regulations

Today I got a notice in the mailbox informing me my mailbox was out of compliance because it…

State should protect business owners

Opinion

State should protect business owners

Barronelle Stutzman’s “relationship with Jesus Christ” doesn’t give her the freedom to turn down business – even if…

Doctor, people like you will make us great again

Opinion

Doctor, people like you will make us great again

The last few weeks have been depressing with the direction our country is moving. However, we read a…

School funding battle continues

Opinion

School funding battle continues

This may surprise you but one thing legislative leaders and the governor agree on is that new taxes…

We are what remains of American treasure

Letters to the Editor

We are what remains of American treasure

There is a small restaurant on 6th Avenue in Tacoma called the Southern Kitchen. It is African-American owned…

How much slack do we give Trump?

Opinion

How much slack do we give Trump?

How much slack should the American public give to a new president? How much should they give to…

In four years, we can judge Trump efficiency

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.…

Black Diamond should pay for council defense

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…

Olympia aiming to give a civics lesson

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…

We need Congress to act like adults

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,…