Opinion
Slippery slope to fogeydom | Dennis Box
I have officially become a fogey. How and when I slipped down that slope is a conundrum to…
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Editorial cartoon of the week | Frank Shiers
The editorial cartoon of the week by artist Frank Shiers.
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A closer look at psychedelics | Wally DuChateau
So, before concluding my befuddled discussion about addiction and states of consciousness, I want to pay some attention…
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Lessons from a day of biking | Eric Mandel
That’s when I asked myself, “What would the Mormons do?”
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Senate leadership must hold itself accountable | Rich Elfers
We are living in a culture where the financial elite in their greed can nearly destroy a nation…
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Editorial cartoon of the week | Frank Shiers
The editorial cartoon of the week by artist Frank Shiers.
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Addiction is sewn into DNA | Wally DuChateau
Two weeks ago we explored our innate desire to experience new states of consciousness; that is, when we’re…
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Putin’s reign may be ending | Rich Elfers
Putin’s strategy has been to tone down the conflict in Ukraine, while sending in more, sophisticated weaponry to…
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Editorial cartoon of the week | Frank Shiers
The editorial cartoon of the week by artist Frank Shiers.
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The age of tech ‘megatrends’ | Rich Elfers
The new economic model is one where, “Superstar-based technical change is upending the global economy.”
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Why incumbents deep getting reelected | Lee H. Hamilton
It’s no news that Congress is unpopular. In fact, at times it seems like the only real novelty…
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Campaign dough is rising | Jerry Cornfield
Freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene spent a couple of her millions to get into Congress. Now, plenty…
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Editorial cartoon of the week | Frank Shiers
The editorial cartoon of the week by artist Frank Shiers
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A new state of consciousness | Wally DuChateau
During the next few days, legal pot stores will start popping up all over King and Pierce counties.…
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Tim Eyman comes up empty | Jerry Cornfield
Rarely can the lack of action trigger so much reaction as it did last week when Tim Eyman…
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Editorial cartoon of the week | Frank Shiers
The editorial cartoon of the week by artist Frank Shiers.
Letters to the Editor
Youth Council raising gambling awareness | Letter to the editor
The Greater Maple Valley Community Center’s Youth Council Program received a grant from Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling…
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We’re repeating world history | Rich Elfers
The decision reached in the 1916 Sykes-Picot agreement at the end of World War I has been unraveling…
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Editorial cartoon of the week | Frank Shiers
The editorial cartoon of the week by artist Frank Shiers.
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Throwback to a Disney Fourth | Katherine Smith
Fourth of July at Disneyland is not for the feint of heart.