When the media went looking for an authority on national security after the attempted airline bombing on Christmas Day, they…
Oh no, it’s that time of year again. During the holidays, we were especially good to each other, and on…
One of the most popular and oft-repeated cliches in American history, which comes to us from Benjamin Franklin, humorously posits…
When Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to receive more than 50 percent of the popular vote in…
At about this time last year I wrote that “Predictions can be perilous,” and went on to make four of…
If necessity is the mother of invention, then the military helped raise one of her biggest children. The Internet evolved…
Proving that last summer’s opening of Central Link was merely the beginning of a new era, Sound Transit has extended…
There may be some sanity in politics after all. A provision by Sen. Patty Murray may let University of Washington,…
Here’s a no-brainer: drinking alcohol and driving still don’t mix. However, the head-scratcher is that people still do it. Redmond…
The hectic holiday season has arrived — and along with it, the busiest shopping season of the year. But as…
It’s not unusual to walk into a Starbucks and see several cops sitting at tables chatting while on break or…
Eighty years ago, in a dissenting opinion opposing a Supreme Court decision that supported warrantless wiretapping by federal agents, Justice Louis Brandeis suggested that our nation’s founding fathers sought “to protect Americans in their beliefs, their thoughts, their emotions, and their sensations.”
Memorably, he then declared, “They conferred, as against the Government, the right to be let alone — the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men.”
A friend told me the other day that he enjoyed Thanksgiving even more than Christmas. “There’s less emphasis on shopping…
It’s the Season of Giving and the tiny, money-strapped theatre company in the Redmond Town Center is hoping to spark…
Jack Fagan, Mike Fagan, and I co-sponsored Initiative 1033 and worked hard for the past year advocating for it because…
Before we address the question of “Who lost Boeing?” (the governor’s claim that “no one is to blame” is silly),…
Voters spoke loud and clear in Tuesday’s general election. Across the State of Washington, Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1033 is failing…
That didn’t take long, did it? Less than two months after the dust settled from the primary in August, it’s…
When Jennifer Dunn first ran for public office, many people scoffed. Yes, she was attractive, even a bit glamorous. Yes,…