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Biden’s report card so far

No administration is perfect, but this one is on the right path so far.

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Thanks, mom and dad, for vaccinating me

For generations, Americans have saved lives through vaccination. I hope we don’t stop now.

Rich Elfers, “In Focus”

Opinion

Trust | In Focus

How do we rebuild trust in this country after everything we’ve been through?

Maria Gulchuk, a teacher in Federal Way, chats with her students via Zoom during online class on in 2020. File photo

Opinion

Technology and the post-pandemic restructuring of education | Guest column

As Simon Jenkins notes in an op-ed piece in The Guardian, “Great institutions traditionally need traumas — wars…

Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.

Opinion

Look forward to an exciting November election | Roegner

King County Executive Dow Constantine was expected to win the August primary, and his likely goal was to…

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Perplexed by price

Perplexed by price

Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He recently retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at thebrunells@msn.com.

Opinion

It’s time to rethink Washington’s long-term care law | Brunell

Time is short, but action is necessary.

Rich Elfers, “In Focus”

Opinion

When one changes, all must change

America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan will force all other actors to shift positions, too.

Dan Shannon, “The Smartest Person in The Room”
 Dan Shannon, “The Smartest Person in The Room”

Opinion

Where the rubber meets the road | Smartest Person in The Room

Editor’s note: Dan Shannon is the second of a new crop of columnists writing for the Courier-Herald on…

Dr. Bob Baugher is a professor in the Department of Psychology Highline College. Contact BBAUGHER@highline.edu. Contributed photo

Opinion

Love and death: We don’t have forever, so we better do it now

By Dr. Bob Baugher, guest columnist

Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.

Opinion

Back to work? With new virus strain, maybe not | Roegner

COVID-19 has made the workplace more hazardous because the virus, particularly the delta variant, gets transmitted by air…

Harvesting hops in the 1890s on the Plateau. Picture provided by the EPHS museum.

Opinion

Andrew and Anna Jensen Nielsen

A story of ‘hard work, horses, and blasting powder.’

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

Opinion

The need for multi-family housing in Enumclaw | In Focus

We all have a say in what the future of this city looks like