“Some changes now seem inevitable. The sense of the regime’s invincibility, and women’s marginalization from politics, has been shattered."

To get elected Speaker, McCarthy must do the bidding of the Freedom Caucus, especially Jim Jordan and Marjorie Taylor Green.

At the turn of the century Puget Sound became a haven for free-thinkers, religious crusaders, and utopians. 

Warren Magnuson was forever underestimated.  And so is Patty Murray.

For a community of just 25,000 people, we’re extraordinarily blessed with excellent dining places in various price ranges.

When the flood waters receded, they left five people dead, plus 420 cattle, 12,000 hogs and 630,000 chickens: this section of the Fraser Valley is British Columbia’s richest agricultural region, producing most of its eggs, dairy, blueberries and other crops.

“If ‘nondenominational’ were a denomination, it would be the largest Protestant one, claiming more than 13 percent of churchgoers in America.”

Dahlia Lithwick's new book, "Lady Justice," should be on the bookshelf of any aspiring attorney, female or male.

It will be a match with stakes beyond the rivalry, featuring teams on an uptick that accept the frozen darkness of the Palouse as a proper FOX Sports theater for proving they can get as metaphorically dirty as everyone else in college ball and come out ahead.

Neil Postman warns that overwhelming us with news (information) divorced from the ability to act on said information degrades our will and ultimately our ability to act on news we can do something about.

"When we asked our village butcher to get us a whole turkey the first year, he politely asked if we wanted it alive or dead."

The pushback against Pope Francis is serious, fueled by a feeling that the influence of religion is eroding in a society beset by moral decay.

“The tech boom delivered Seattle to the precipice of becoming the world-class city it had always wanted to be. But not here. All Lake City has going for it are still a few good trees.”

The ability to access any style, any era, any genre and remix at will gives audiences unprecedented power over what they hear and consequently more power to influence our contemporary musical culture and what gets made, played, and why.

Once nicknamed Canada’s “Lotus land” for its relatively benign climate and laid-back lifestyle, British Columbia has been buffeted of late. 

The NATO treaty obligation to come to the defense of any of NATO’s 30 nations under attack could have been the long-feared spark for World War III

One handshake at a time, one reception at a time, one perfect pass at a time.

Making some of Seattle arts free, thus improving access for young people and those of limited income, would be a worthy imported idea to both help the arts (struggling post-pandemic) and to broaden audiences. And to help with the downtown revival.

Republicans should be the party that respects work, and the rewards of work, at any point in the social scale. 

Artist Megan Kelso says installation at Seattle Center is special to her because the Center has always been “my muse, magic around the edges.”

Long past the daily headlines it's important, crucial, to rediscover the pain not only of lost children murdered in school classrooms, but the months...

This park, about two blocks from us, is maybe ten acres. The other day we hung out there, watching the after-school basketball practice of perhaps 60 kids in four different age groups (ages 5-15, I’d guess).

The November revenue forecast showed that councilmembers must contend with a giant shortfall – some $145 million -- between estimated income and urgent city needs.

With a few races still too close to call, the Center for American Women and Politics expects the number of women serving in Congress to fall from 147 to 145 or 27.1 percent.

Washington state is leading the world in ocean acidification research aimed at understanding its effects on ecosystems and how it can be reduced—to benefit both marine life and humans.

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's lesson for Democrats in blue-collar districts? Emphasize jobs and a solid safety net.

There were many chances to stop the rise of fascism and the Nazis, and none of them worked.

Selling the drug is a crime, a felony, but this too is seldom enforced because under the law, a seller must be caught in the act at least four times. 

“We want to actually ask the question, are we serving our community?”

“Without the major turnout of younger voters, we would have seen a very different outcome in last night’s election.”