Opinion
Political soap opera won’t end until midterm elections
December 2017. The Republican-controlled Congress passed a major tax cut. January 20, 2018, exactly one year after Donald…
Letters to the Editor
Chamber board of directors in support of Tahoma levies | Letter to the Editor
The Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors endorses Tahoma School District’s levy measures on the…
Letters to the Editor
Schools are our foundations, we support the Tahoma levies | Letter to the Editor
It is for sure not a secret that we are employed with the Tahoma School District, a truth…
Letters to the Editor
Lakeside should be allowed to call Maple Valley home | Letter to the Editor
Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Jody Keeler. I am a proud team member of…
Letters to the Editor
Reasons to support Tahoma levies | Letter to the Editor
With the February election fast-approaching, I wanted to share some thoughts on why I believe voters should support…
Opinion
Concern for common good is buried by greed
Imagine yourself as a staff writer for the New Yorker. In 2010, you write an in-depth piece, entitled…
Opinion
Concessions may be needed to enact carbon pricing
This is the sixth year Gov. Jay Inslee will try to convince lawmakers that the best means of…
Opinion
Humility allows for tolerance of other’s opinions
What if you lived in Europe during the 16th century? Would you be a liberal or a conservative?…
Opinion
Better luck this year, Eyman
2017 was a stinky year for Tim Eyman. It ended with a thud last week when he confessed…
Letters to the Editor
In support of the proposed asphalt plant|Letters to the Editor
In support of the proposed asphalt plant
Opinion
For opponents of a carbon tax, an initiative threat looms
If legislators don’t act on the governor’s legislation, a plan could land on the November ballot.
Opinion
Culture, politics shape race relations
“The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society.…
Opinion
Inslee: ‘It’s our state’s destiny … to fight climate change’
In his State-of-the-State address, the governor made the case for an ambitious carbon tax.
Opinion
Grateful for eight months at head of county library system
What a busy and eventful year this has been. As I write my last column as interim director,…
Opinion
Inslee dealt a clean-air defeat
Twenty-seven months ago Gov. Jay Inslee set out to curb emission of carbon pollutants through a sweeping rewrite…
Opinion
Counties gear up for fight with state
Elected leaders of Washington’s 39 counties are fed up with lawmakers and governors telling them what to do…
Opinion
Fake news or bad reporting?
This has not been a good month for reporting. But one wrong fact does not fake news make.
Opinion
Political turmoil can make nations stronger
Finish this sentence: “What doesn’t kill you___________.”
Letters to the Editor
Thank you for your support in this year’s election|Letter to the Editor
Thank you for your support in this year’s election
Opinion
U.S., Russia agree on Middle East situation
Since Russia helped Syria’s Bashar al-Assad stay in power and helped to defeat ISIS, are Russia and the…