What’s the alternative to trying to justify ourselves, to making our own case? A practice which, by the way, inevitably results in dividing the world into the good and the bad, into “us” and “them.”

Seattle School Board appears poised to shut the doors on a good one-fourth of all students and their families. There's a better way.

Should voters give Initiative 2117 the green light in November, the financial falloff for state coffers would also put public transit investment back about five years.

Vance and QAnon have reprised, in petty, clownish, and in Vance’s case furry, four-footed form, the mother of all conspiracy theories: the blood libel against Jews.

The not-so-good news is that in all seven swing states where the election will be decided, the race is within the margin of error.

Our intrepid correspondent puts his body on the line to bring readers the scoop from inside the Big House.

Since 2000, two functional democracies have fallen under authoritarian rule. It wasn’t through insurrections but when authoritarian governmental laws accumulated incrementally. Is America experiencing that...

Both the very best and the most run-of-the-mill public art can be viewed at the four stations just opened along Link Light Rail Line 1, starting at Northgate and ending at Lynnwood.

The Huskies had the easier task. The Cougars Saturday established that they are making better progress.

As a long-time teacher of history, Barbara Hilyer believes American history has been whitewashed.

JD Vance warned that that stolen pet restaurants could drive other fast food chains out of business. “My private equity friends in Silicon Valley are raising billions of dollars to invest in this industry.”

First and foremost, consumers these days want more than a quick sip-and-spit tasting room experience.

Vance is clearly not a traditional “business-first” Republican. He sounds more like one of the “Bernie Bros” of 2016 or 2020. He has said he finds common cause with them.

In the fight to save the spotted owl, barred owl snipers won’t be coming to your neighborhood.

Eight years removed from his last campaign for Congress, Reichert looked slow and rusty on the debate stage.

Last night’s face-off between Attorney General Bob Ferguson and former Congressman Dave Reichert was decidedly low-key in contrast to the fiery presidential debate completed...

Both of them dodged crucial questions by changing the subject. Both made gross exaggerations. Both made unfounded predictions of what would happen if the other won.

For his part, Trump arrived with a tired playbook that called for increased tariffs on overseas goods and replacement of Obamacare with something better, a so-called “new concept,” details yet to come.

Maybe Trump is right and there are enough Americans who for whatever reasons are invested in tearing down American norms and see in him as the avatar to do it. Harris is the clear alternative, appealing to our better nature.

Most of the time Trump had on the face that he wore in the New York courtroom this spring. Defiant to be sure, but so very dark, so very menacing.

“Growing up I was just like you—I had a rock star for a dad, was told to call my parents by their first names, had two invisible camels for playmates, and dreamed about my future following in Frank’s footsteps."

In terms of pressure on a leader to fix wayward local institutions such as Boeing, Seattle Police or the Mariners, Mike Macdonald was down...

“Welcome to N.A.F. Adak, Alaska/Birthplace of the Winds,” reads the sign greeting passengers on the twice-weekly Alaska Airways flights from Anchorage. The first time I arrived, in 2003, it read simply “the Winds”; the winds had blown away the rest of it. Like so much on the island, it’s been patched back together.

For certain, the truth needs to be explored extensively in Tuesday’s presidential debate. And it should have an impact on this year’s election.

Up to date statistics are hard to find, but I count at least 16 vineyards, 10 wineries and at least a half dozen tasting rooms. And with the bustling city of McMinnville close at hand, visitors can easily find a wide variety of tasting opportunities covering virtually all the Willamette Valley AVAs.

The Digital Nomad Visa opens the door to younger and middle-aged people to live and work in Italy. Given the popularity of Italy, many people have anxiously waited for this door to open.

After buying a home in the neighborhood during his "Rawhide" TV days, Eastwood's affection for Carmel took root.  It was while he served the town as mayor that the historic Mission Ranch came on the market.  It was only a step or two from there to investing in what Eastwood saw as Carmel's living history.

Here are several items I came across in my reading this week that I commend to your attention. There’s a theme that links all...

BP America cut the biggest check of August, sending another $1 million to Green Jobs PAC, which is opposing Initiative 2117 to repeal the Climate Commitment Act, which established a cap-and-trade system for major emitters of carbon pollution.

The Seahawks under new coach Mike Macdonald open Sunday at home against the Denver Broncos, aka the Russell Wilson Survivors Bowl. Participants are expected to share stories and photos and show scars. The more dramatic story is over at Montlake, where the Huskies opened Saturday with a 35-3 thumping of Weber State of the Big Sky Conference.