Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recently defined habeas corpus before a congressional hearing as “the right that the…
Among the fascinating relatives of the noun “instinct” is the German term “Fingerspitzengefühl.”
My brothers and sisters tell me they have also been called to account for using “big words.”
This cartoon references a recent story in the Federal Way Mirror about how the shape of FIFA World Cup 2026 is beginning to emerge.
At this moment, many of our distracted countrymen glare at each other over a rigid barrier of hardened suspicion and…
Too often, elected officials overlook the cumulative costs of regulations, taxes, and fees on taxpayers. However, those added costs come…
Ever since it invented the skid steer loader in 1960, the Bobcat Company claims on its website, it has “helped…
Road trips through the heart of Eastern Washington’s one-horse towns are among the most treasured memories of my childhood.
Jury service is the most likely role residents will have in our justice system.
Questioning methods, as I see it, has nothing to do with politics or personal animosities.
There is a simple truth in municipal government: If City Hall wants our trust, its decision-making must begin with hearing…
I no longer fear death itself, but I could do without dying.
As readers of this column may know by now, I am a word person.
We got her from a friend of Ann’s, as one of the two remaining pups from a litter of nine.
On March 8, I met a reader and sometime critic of this column for lunch.
As readers of this column may know by now, I am a terminal cancer patient.
In his first month as president, Donald Trump has shaken our federal government to the core. Many argue that his…
“I have many options available to me in retirement, but retirement will not change my belief that life is about duty and purpose.”
Arriving in Federal Way in 1992 brought so many new experiences as an immigrant.
The hurricane-force winds fueling fast-moving Southern California wildfires have exasperated firefighters in western states for over a century. They quickly…
