On the last day of Barack Obama’s first year as President, the voters of Massachusetts, one of the few states…
There is a mood developing … you can almost feel it … of increasing anger toward government borne of mistrust….
When the media went looking for an authority on national security after the attempted airline bombing on Christmas Day, they…
When Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to receive more than 50 percent of the popular vote in 32 years, much of the world rejoiced. All that bellicose rhetoric from George W. Bush about fighting “evil” was replaced by the lofty eloquence of the new president with a new tone who promised to extend America’s hand to its enemies “if you will unclench your fist.” Nine months into his presidency, he even received the Nobel Peace Prize.
It is easier and quicker to buy someone a gift card at a bookstore than shopping for a book. But…
It’s not unusual to walk into a Starbucks and see several cops sitting at tables chatting while on break or getting ready to go on shift. Nor is it unusual to see a squad car pulled over by the side of the road, with an officer talking to his partner or jotting down notes. These are the moments in an officer’s workday where he or she can feel safe.
A friend told me the other day that he enjoyed Thanksgiving even more than Christmas. “There’s less emphasis on shopping…
Thanksgiving is still more than a week away, but the Christmas season already surrounds us. We see it in the…
Within days of last November’s election, stories throughout the media began comparing Barack Obama to Franklin D. Roosevelt. The FDR…
When Jennifer Dunn first ran for public office, many people scoffed. Yes she was attractive, even a bit glamorous. Yes…
Strange, how recent history sometimes repeats itself. In 1992, Democrats swept to power in both Olympia and Washington, D.C. A…
I’m not a sports columnist, but everyone seems to have an opinion about whether Seattle Mariners’ legend Ken Griffey Jr….
Every year for the past half decade or so, a holiday controversy has turned the Puget Sound area into a…
Sometimes you can step into controversy while trying to avoid it. This happened a couple weeks ago when the Bellevue…
Last year was the single worst season in Seattle sports history. The University of Washington Huskies, a dynasty under Don…
Over the past couple of months I’ve written two columns about health care reforms that actually hold down costs while…
Have you ever gazed at Mount Rainier on a cloudless day and wondered what it would take to climb it?…
One of the great things about call-in radio is that you get to hear ordinary people connect reality to public…
Baseball season traditionally opens in early April. Football season starts in mid-September. And Washington’s political season traditionally begins on Labor…
Columnists love feedback. It means their work is likely encouraging conversation in the community. A few times a year, starting…
It’s being called a “teaching moment”. But the lesson being learned is not what people thought it would be when…
