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Sun., Oct. 7, 2018
David Von Drehle: I’m all Kavanaughed out. So let’s talk about baseball.
I’m all Kavanaughed out. I hope some good will come of these past few weeks. Perhaps American men now have a better understanding of how common and how damaging sexual …
Sun., Oct. 7, 2018
Trudi Inslee and Jim Theofelis: Spokane County commits to ending youth homelessness by 2022
At this moment, there are 13,000 to 15,000 unaccompanied youths and young adults who are experiencing homelessness in Washington state.
Sun., Oct. 7, 2018
Colbert I. King: Stepping out of the shadows of my depression
I don’t know much about Jason Kander, except what I read about him in the news. A former Army intelligence officer and Afghanistan veteran. First millennial to win a statewide …
Sat., Oct. 6, 2018
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s new, tantalizing claim about Kavanaugh shows what utter madness this is
What is utterly crazy here is that we have no way of evaluating any claims made about the FBI investigation into claims against Brett Kavanaugh either way, because we are …
Sat., Oct. 6, 2018
Mark A. Perry: The Brett Kavanaugh I know
The Brett Kavanaugh I’ve known since 1991 is a good and decent man, a principled and disciplined jurist, and a rigorous and careful thinker. His nomination reflects the unparalleled record …
Sat., Oct. 6, 2018
Max Boot: Kavanaugh’s confirmation is a mindless exercise in party loyalty - and we’re all the losers
The swing votes in the Senate on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation – Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va. – …
Fri., Oct. 5, 2018
Fareed Zakaria: The real victim of the Kavanaugh mess
The most consequential casualty of the recent confirmation battle is not Christine Blasey Ford or Brett Kavanaugh. It is the Supreme Court and, thus, American democracy.
Thu., Oct. 4, 2018, 5 a.m.
Michael Gerson: Evangelicals need a higher call than street fighting
Baptists tend to be teetotalers, but some obviously make an exception for the potent Kool-Aid they serve at the White House. It has produced (metaphorically) a different kind of belligerent …
Thu., Oct. 4, 2018
Gonzaga University: Join us for discussion on school safety
It seems that each day we read, hear or otherwise learn about some type of violence that has taken place in our nation’s K-12 schools, colleges and universities. Sometimes it …
Wed., Oct. 3, 2018, 6 a.m.
Grizzly protection plan falls far short
The judge has ruled. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has once again violated federal law in phase one of its headlong rush to remove Endangered Species Act protection (delisting) …
Wed., Oct. 3, 2018, 6 a.m.
Max Boot: Trump creates crises, then claims credit for solving them
President Donald Trump’s specialty is to create crises and then claim credit for solving them. Last year, for example, he ratcheted up the rhetoric against Kim Jong Un – aka …
Tue., Oct. 2, 2018
Mary Cullinan and Dante Tyler: Students, your votes are crucial
Probably the most significant reason we hear from students who don’t vote is that their vote doesn’t matter. Students, we’re here to tell you that your vote is crucial. In …
UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 4, 2018, 6:19 p.m.
Guillermo Rogel: Only by raising our voices will we be heard
Marches. TV spots. Strongly-worded letters. Washingtonians have never been shy about making our voices heard when it comes to big decisions for our state. An engaged and opinionated citizenry are …
Tue., Oct. 2, 2018
Trudy Rubin: A UPenn conference shows where Democratic and GOP visions of global order could meet
It was a heavy-duty week for introspection about America’s painful internal divisions. The Kavanaugh hearing laid bare the ugly political partisanship that threatens the reputation of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sun., Sept. 30, 2018, 7:06 p.m.
Leonard Pitts Jr.: The Republicans put on quite a show
Give the Republicans credit: They worked hard to create the appearance of enlightened compassion. Meaning, of course, Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing into claims by psychology professor Dr. Christine Blasey …