Columns & Letters

Question of the Week: "Are you worried about the Trump administration's federal funding cuts?"

Cuts to Medicaid offer Gov. Bob Ferguson the opportunity to reform state government to fit into the profoundly reduced federal funding paradigm

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Broadcast journalism is a mix of show business, advertising and news — and as Edward R. Murrow observed, that can lead to ethical conflicts

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Trips to two sides of the planet show how grief and joy intermingle and coexist

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Today's "No Kings" movement traces its roots directly to the American Revolution and its seismic break against tyranny

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Public ownership of vasts swaths of the nation's lands is an American innovation and a foundation of our freedom

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Congressional Republicans aim to sell off America's public lands — wild places enjoyed by people across the ideological spectrum

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Spokane's H.O.M.E. Starts Here plan is helping people stay in or find housing by building local partnerships

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The problems facing our higher education institutions go beyond the headlines about Harvard

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Better mental health care and protecting our civil rights are more important than adding new requirements for gun permits

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A trade war is uniquely bad for Washington state