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The following Sunday after candidate filing week is often the time when we offer advice to novice office-seekers.
In January 2022, we launched “The Collector,” a series of stories about what people collect and why.
Legislature approves unions for a new class of workers.
I have a few unrelated items to share, so please forgive the hopping from topic to topic that follows.
Rep. Rob Chase proposes splitting the state into to "autonomous regions."
Last week, my husband had his second hip replacement surgery.
If you're thinking about politics, talking about politics or worrying politics just about every day, you’re not alone.
Pockets in women’s slacks are terrible. If they’re even present.
The extensive "Hands Off" protests last weekend against was impressive. Some of the pushback that ranged from mocking to dismissive may turn out to be something critics regret.
Gov. Bob Ferguson’s threat last week to veto at least some of the legislative Democrats’ tax proposals has the majority party in a bit of a quandary.
I’m experiencing so many small gestures of courtesy and helpfulness these days, and especially in such times of unrest and uncertainty, these are pleasant and unexpected moments. Overthinker that I am, I’m also wondering, what’s up with that?
The latest skirmish in the state’s battle over gun legislation was fought this month over a proposal to ban weapons from parks, playgrounds, county fairs and government buildings.
Last year proved tumultuous for Sir Walter Scott.
If your cell phone has pinged recently with a text claiming to be from a state agency and saying you owe money on an unpaid toll, you’re not alone.
The Joann Fabric and Crafts store near where I live is closing, one of their 800 stores being shuttered around the country after the company filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Chapter 11 reorganization.
Washington’s mail-in voting system is often criticized from the right for security that is too lax, but is not immune from challenges from the left for being too restrictive.
As a lifelong library lover and voracious reader, the idea that access to reading material has become controversial boggles my brain.
Washington legislators spend some of their time and energy proposing bills that send a message, but is that message getting through?
I read a little thing online that both amused and somewhat irritated me – “Is there anyone out there who still writes appointments down on a wall calendar?” – the inference, of course, being how quaint and so yesterday that must be. Smile sweetly if you do.
