From the beginning, social media has been a huge issue to people all around the world. Some believe in its ability to connect and inform people, while others believe it is only creating more issues through misinformation and manipulating people’s opinions.
Over the years, as Cathy McMorris Rodgers has risen in the ranks of the House GOP Caucus, her focus on moving balanced legislation has waned. Her web page links to inflammatory "news" clickbait stories. These "sugar-high" habits do not promote good governance.
I wasn’t quite 2 years old when my dad first left. Yet I idolized him. In my mind he was a stalwart cowboy off doing all-important cowboy things, and I fantasized about meeting him.
Ever since Liz Cheney outmaneuvered Cathy McMorris Rodgers for her spot in House leadership a few years back, the Wyoming Republican has served as a kind of opposite number to the congressional representation we have here.
The women and men who serve in the military make many sacrifices; having enough food for them and their families shouldn’t be something they need to worry about.
As a university math teacher, then K-12 mentor in afterschool programs for 22 years in retirement, I can assure you that most white students in our country experience more psychological stress and anxiety when learning math than learning anything about U.S. racial history.
I know it won’t happen overnight, but if the Legislature steps up and creates safe staffing standards, I truly believe that we’ll keep more health care workers.
We all learned it as children: “No name calling.” Why? Because it is mean, rude, and more importantly, dehumanizing. It reduces the target to a two-dimensional stereotype. It is often the first step in justifying discrimination or violence against others.
As a military retiree, I want the best defense that money can buy but knew, 20 years ago, that our strategic doctrine, in Afghanistan, would be a huge waste of money and lives.
Regarding Phyllis Stratton's letter ("GU women disappoint," Dec. 11), stating "The players were not only showing disrespect to the American flag, but to ... all veterans."
