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We are stronger together for a common cause. For 40 years, Indigenous nations in the United States and Canada have participated in the Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) to implement the 1985 … more
On Saturday morning, I checked my phone to discover exciting news and a photo of the baby boy born to my niece, whose story I shared in a column after the stillborn birth of her first son. Praise … more
The most important issues I hear about daily from constituents in Southwest Washington and across our state are affordability and crime. Families are struggling with the rising cost of living — … more
For more than 200 years, the Makah people have grown a unique variety of potato in the rain-soaked far northwestern corner of the continent. This week, I was given two boxes of these special spuds. … more
Being on the minority side in the state Senate means playing defense against a lot of bad pieces of legislation, but there are times when we can still take satisfaction in a job well done. One … more
When Washington's new Democratic governor, Bob Ferguson, gave his inaugural speech two months ago, I drove down to the Statehouse in Olympia to check it out. In a time of maximal partisanship, … more
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, a month to raise awareness and attention to the accomplishments and continued needs of our community members with developmental … more
Many complain about vagrants living on the streets, but members of four local churches are tackling homelessness by creating a community building and six little duplexes to serve as transitional … more
As lawmakers head into the final half of the legislative session, they have some big decisions to make. Do they take a middle road and keep costs under control, or do they increase taxes and add new … more
If you want to look forward to a better marriage through practical daily steps, let me pass on some tips that Scott and Jeannie Collins gave during a powerful and useful session at Bethel … more
It seems like legislative Democrats are always coming up with reasons for wanting to let people out of prison sooner. One of the latest examples is Senate Bill 5266, which is on deck for a vote … more
Any battle over tariffs between the United States and Canada, China, and Mexico is concerning, but if it escalates, it will hit Washington farmers particularly hard. Avoiding that possibility should … more
The current crisis in Ukraine is darkened by distant shadows of the Munich Conference in 1938, during which the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Italy ceded the Czech Sudetenland to the Third … more
I am writing as a resident of Long Beach. I’m calling on U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez to do more to prioritize our health, climate and future. This includes: • Stopping … more
Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, is a day that will live in infamy. All of you conservatives who idolized Ronald Reagan, where are you? Or, more accurately, who are you?  After decades of … more
John Rogers James, an early pioneer of South Thurston County, wrote his memoirs before his death in 1929 and listed the names of people who settled Grand Mound in its early years — the same … more
Standing alongside hundreds of other people, all aiming to build up better marriages, is a pretty great place to be. That’s where my wife of 23 1/2 years and I found ourselves last … more
At $80,500, the median annual state-employee salary in Washington is higher than the median annual private-sector pay in 38 of our state’s 39 counties. People often seem surprised when … more
Washington families feel the strain of rising costs on everything from housing to gas to groceries. Inflation has already driven up prices, yet lawmakers in Olympia continue pushing policies that … more
A response to letter writer Mike Kimbrel’s piece on Democrats not wanting to make America great: To begin, the question, “Why do Democrats resist making America great?” seems to be … more
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