With a public or private trust managing property, more land could be made available for housing.
There are solutions, but it will mean accepting change in our communities and neighborhoods.
The low-barrier approach it offers leaves it open to those who threaten the recovery of others.
Whether from the right or left, we should be wary of those who urge us to ignore sources beyond ourselves.
Protecting the religious freedom of Jews and Muslims strengthens our community and our rights.
My son’s damaged bike might have had neighbors at odds. Instead it offered a lesson in adult conduct.
Congress has time-tested methods to increase productivity, help consumers and bring in more revenue.
When parents send kids to school to have teachers ‘fix’ them, it drags education down for all.
Our problem isn’t in recognizing an issue’s complexity but in seeing the bias in our own ‘movie’s script.’
We have many opportunities to contribute to our community, efforts we can see and take pride in.
Work to remove the dams on the lower Snake River should start immediately to save the species.
The sale of county property to Menzel Lake Gravel risks noise, other impacts for Granite Falls residents.
The planning director shouldn’t also be the fire marshal, as shown with proposed Bothell apartments.
The program would identify immigrants while allowing them to serve in the jobs the nation needs filled.
A city council member is calling on residents to help the city set priorities and weigh in on taxes.
I crave the feeling of moving through a casino like a human shark, zeroing in on a certain machine.
Frauds have no goal beyond deception. Failures offer the potential found in their willingness to risk.
With a little thought some better name suggestions could have honored the region and its culture.
But the last 75 years of oppression by Israel’s hard-right leadership helps explain how we got here.
If the landline phone was limited to one job, it was cheap and lasted for decades. Not so our ‘smart’ phones.