What were you doing when you were 21? I was eating leftover pizza five nights a week and calculating the maximum amount of money I… Continue reading
Ban the death penalty? Normally I use this space to crack wise about the results of online polls at HeraldNet.com, because let’s face it: If… Continue reading
How do you improve Paradise? You may think Mount Rainier is already perfect, but Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile say they can make it even better.… Continue reading
Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile want to provide cellphone service at Paradise Visitors Center on Mount Rainier, but not install towers. Should they be allowed to?… Continue reading
Punishing texting drivers You know how it is. You’re trapped behind some oblivious driver, poking along below the speed limit. You finally get to pass,… Continue reading
2016 was rough if you’re a fan of pop superstars, “Star Wars” heroines or democratic norms. That’s all over now, and George Michael is never… Continue reading
Peachy Dawgs? Either the University of Washington has a puncher’s chance in the college football playoff or big, bad Alabama is going to steamroll the… Continue reading
It’s Christmas Eve. You’ve procrastinated a little too long on a gift for your significant other, and you’d rather do the Walk of Atonement (shame,… Continue reading
Did you know there’s MORE SNOW in the forecast? Probably not much, and not for another week or two, but did your heart flutter when… Continue reading
Amazon recently made its first drone delivery, and tech companies are convinced that’s the wave of the future. Is this a good thing?… Continue reading
As we speak, Trumpeteers are trying to block election recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, despite his insistance that voter fraud is a real thing.… Continue reading
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump frequently said the United States was becoming a “Third World country.” While many may have found that statement offensive… Continue reading
Boeing and Congress are having a little spat. The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives says Boeing shouldn’t be allowed to sell and lease more than… Continue reading
In our last poll, most of you agreed that Facebook and Google should take some editorial responsibility when it comes to fake news stories. But… Continue reading
Faked out Modern news is a blood sport. In one corner, we have truth: the unvarnished, cold facts. In the other corner, we have truthiness:… Continue reading
Would secession cure the blue-state blues? If the presidential election revealed anything, it’s that Ann Coulter’s predictions run circles around Nate Silver’s. It also showed… Continue reading
What should Facebook and Google do about the proliferation of fake news stories on their websites?… Continue reading
