Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: DOGE can’t be trusted
Reader Donna Smith says there’s no transparency in the new Department of Government Efficiency.
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: There is no “scam” — just good business
Reader M. James Conway refutes an earlier submission and argues everything is going to plan in the new…
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Stop catastrophic shut down of foreign aid
Reader Amber Walker argues freezing USAID and other foreign aid funds makes America a weaker country.
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Con man in chief is getting scammed
Reader Robert Mitchell wonders is Musk is swindling President Trump.
Opinion
Our country needs to embrace infinite thinking | In Focus
We can no longer afford to think in “win/lose” terms.
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Project 2025: A recap of the first wild weeks
Reader Shawn Johnson asks if voters really wanted this.
Opinion
Oh, the things we say, but shouldn’t | Whale’s Tales
So many of my father’s advices, as he actually said them, I did not take.
Opinion
Incredible support for Washington bill for local journalism | The Free Press Initiative
The bill would provide yearly grants of around $13,000 to $15,000 per journalist to news organizations.
Opinion
Clothes make the man (and woman) | Shiers
The Donald Loomis Memorial Clothing Bank has been helping dress Plateau residents for three decades.
Opinion
Foreign aid freeze affects children all around the world | In Focus
My daughter works for an organization that helps kids in South Africa. Without USAID, these kids are at…
Opinion
The question of succession dogs small-town WA newspapers | The Free Press Initiative
Despite widespread mistrust of national media, people value their local papers. Is that enough to help them survive?
Opinion
LA’s wildfires must spark change in our neck of the woods | Brunell
The hurricane-force winds fueling fast-moving Southern California wildfires have exasperated firefighters in western states for over a century.…