In Our View
Crushing the imagination
Forget to mute the television commercials and it’s guaranteed to get your grump on: Union 76, which sells…
Opinion
Taxes aren’t the solution
If this is what a recovery feels like, you can be excused for wondering how it’s different from…
Opinion
Keep the expectations high
With the Obama administration challenging states in a Race to the Top, now isn’t the time to be…
Opinion
Our ever-expanding problem
Efforts to tighten the belt on U.S. health-care costs will be futile if Americans’ personal belt lines don’t…
Opinion
Hunger in a land of plenty
In this land of abundance, here at the epicenter of the global obesity epidemic, it’s hard to comprehend…
Opinion
A counterproductive idea
Outside of Seattle, independent voters usually hold the key to winning an election in the heavily populated Puget…
In Our View
Moon water on the rocks
Not to be cynical, or spin conspiracy theories, but Jumpin’ Jupiter, how totally perfect is it that NASA…
Opinion
Cost control still a key goal
Perhaps we’re misreading recent statements from the White House about health-care reform. We hope so, because on the…
Opinion
Casting a good news spell
Today marks the third and final Friday the 13th of 2009. It’s best observed rationally … wear garlic…
In Our View
Rules must strike balance
The best way to avoid another major financial crisis, members of Congress and the Obama administration believe, is…
Opinion
Truly honoring their service
The war in Afghanistan has passed a sobering milestone, Defense Secretary Robert Gates noted recently. It is now…
In Our View
Give local banks a chance
No one wants to see a repeat of the excesses that caused the current financial crisis. Irresponsible risks,…
In Our View
Dr. Pepper will see you now
In a country where ketchup is considered a vegetable, it makes perfect sense that the Coca-Cola Co. has…
Opinion
Aerospace: Are we in or out?
As the initial shock of Boeing’s South Carolina decision wears off, some unprecedented soul-searching must follow.
Opinion
State makes sensible U-turn
DOH! That’s the personalized license plate the Washington Department of Licensing issued itself after having to reverse its…
Opinion
A historic vote for fairness
Washington voters are to be congratulated for leading the nation toward a new standard of fairness.
In Our View
It’s all about the branding
With the Olympics coming to Vancouver, B.C., the city of Vancouver is again wrestling with its identity crisis…
In Our View
A loss that grieves us all
Grief over the on-duty death of a police officer is shared throughout a community. Losing one of our…
In Our View
‘Carry-on’ insanity ahead
Remember when airline travel used to be fun? There was a time when you could take a relaxed…
Opinion
Keep tradition safe, scary
Halloween is scary. But for whom is the holiday the most dangerous?