Employer-based health care is a fine system — if you have an employer. And no pandemic. And an administration that is actually interested in t…
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience and…
When it comes to COVID-19, a college campus is like a cruise ship, a cinema multiplex and a restaurant all rolled into one. Yet many U.S. inst…
The Supreme Court’s recent opinion interpreting the Civil Rights Act is a comforting reminder of President Trump's consistent inability to acc…
Our country's systemic racism combined with inequities exacerbated by COVID-19 threaten a 15-year trend of improving educational advancements …
During these trying times, we all could use a little sunshine — both literally and figuratively. Fortunately, Mother Nature is cooperating by …
In the midst of a true annus horribilis in our country's history, I have been on a desperate search for good news. I could not find a thousand…
It took 30 years of searching, but Rick Hoffman finally found the healing he was looking for.Since childhood, Hoffman (Santee Dakota Sioux) st…
Despite what many of us learned in school, the story of the United States is not solely the story of white men. Various cultures have contribu…
These last months have been a stressful and difficult time in the history of our country. I say that with some experience behind me. I'm 101 y…
As a kid, it’s easy to tune out Dad when he has words of wisdom to impart. Hearing Father say, “When I was your age,” is a signal for some you…
A significantly fractured Supreme Court on Thursday shot down the Trump administration's efforts to undo the Obama-era Deferred Action for Chi…
As COVID-19 has pushed many Americans online to work and attend school, we hear a lot about Zoom fatigue and other annoyances. But what about …
Like most everything else, education is set for transformation on a scale that was unimaginable half a year ago. Exactly where schooling will …
Editor’s note: Today’s guest editorial comes from Longview attorney, and former Daily News editor and reporter, David Rorden. Editorial conten…
Imagine that you run a business. Now imagine that employees are handing out big chunks of company funds and are reluctant to tell you where th…
Just over a year ago, hundreds of people rallied at Lake Sacajawea to “back the blue” in the wake of the slaying of Cowlitz County sheriff’s d…
Since May 30, thousands across Pierce County have gathered in parks and taken to the streets in response to the death of George Floyd, an unar…
In creating an independent statewide task force to review policing, Gov. Jay Inslee has taken an important first step. But lawmakers at the st…
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed amendments to the Paycheck Protection Program law that may offer some Washington state publishers rel…
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Any discussion about reopening the economy and the landscape for schools in the fall must begin with a discussion about child care. America’s …
It makes for some head-snapping contrasts when people in the same industry call Google the devil while others say the giant internet platform …
The story is distressingly familiar. A black man calls out “I can’t breathe” and dies as police physically restrain him. But rather than the w…
As parents of small children head back to workplaces during Washington's phased reopening, they will need access to safe, affordable, quality …
George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis last week when a police officer used brutally excessive force to arrest him. It was the latest in a str…
Keeping up with our epidemiology studies was hard enough. Now, Washingtonians are getting a crash course in digital privacy, after hundreds of…
Last week, the Cowlitz County commissioners passed a resolution related to the state’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” mandates. The resolution stat…
