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Here’s what I think when someone says ‘Have a nice day’ | Whale’s Tales
Forty years or so ago, as I was thumbing through James Boswell’s “Life of Johnson,” I happened upon…
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Mark Twain offers insight on latest web of lies | Whale’s Tales
“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes,” said American writer and humorist Mark Twain.
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A couple of wishes as we start another year | Whale’s Tales
As I’ve said before in this column, I am not much into making new year’s resolutions.
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Grateful for nurses because they keep us alive | Whale’s Tales
My mother was a registered nurse for nearly 50 years.
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Searching for truth in a world of manipulation | Whale’s Tales
The word pops up from time to time, but most of us are unlikely to pay it much…
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Let’s get serious about solving WA’s energy challenges | Commentary
For residents of the Pacific Northwest, January 2024 might be memorable because of the winter storm that brought…
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What’s happening was never what the founders intended | Whale’s Tales
An object may lean only so far to one side before it goes over, unless set upright again.
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Time to choose a new Federal Way Municipal Court judge | Dave Larson
I am retiring at the end of the year and you have the chance to elect my replacement…
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Fault finding and political violence in today’s America | Whale’s Tales
The murder of political activist Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA, on Sept 10 at…
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Lessons from ‘Black Like Me’ have stayed with me | Whale’s Tales
I first read John Howard Griffin’s “Black Like Me” in Mrs. Dickinson’s seventh-grade English class at Cascade Junior…
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Revenge and score settling have no place in leadership | Whale’s Tales
In parts of the world, lives and battles lost more than 1,000 years ago still get human blood…
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This executive overreach should scare all Americans | Whale’s Tales
As most of us learned at school, the U.S. Constitution requires a supermajority of three-fourths of the states…
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Civics Bee highlights the leaders of a bright future | Guest column
As Maanha Nasir of Snoqualmie took the stage at last month’s National Civics Bee state championship, she spoke…
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Wacky weather conspiracy theorists strike again | Whale’s Tales
The initial news was grim enough on its own: flash flooding in Central Texas had taken dozens of…
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Without an independent judiciary, our rights are compromised | Guest column
Lately, the rule of law has been in the news and there have been calls to impeach judges.
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First Amendment thoughts ahead of weekend protests | Whale’s Tales
For all their flaws, the founders of the United States were brilliant.
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The concept of ‘habeas corpus’ deserves a closer look | Whale’s Tales
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recently defined habeas corpus before a congressional hearing as “the right…
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Sometimes a politician’s instincts just stink | Whale’s Tales
Among the fascinating relatives of the noun “instinct” is the German term “Fingerspitzengefühl.”