(Editor’s note: The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a budget resolution that Cantwell said would “almost certainly necessitate” deep cuts to Medicaid.) This …

“Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.” – Pablo Casals Growing up, I always remembered seeing books about and albums by Pablo Casals. He was a …

In my Feb. 21 column , I discussed why we need to revamp our criminal justice sentencing laws. I began to compare our 1960s and ’70s indeterminate sentencing structure with our current …

I often get asked a variation of this question: Why are we spending so much money on electrification instead of fixing existing problems? This is a fair question. The reality is, we must build …

This and other follow-up articles will try to cover a complex topic. But it must be brought to the attention of all taxpayers and those who support justice. In 1972, when I proudly became a …

Dear Savvy Senior, When should someone with dementia stop driving? My 83-year-old father has some dementia issues but still drives himself around town pretty well. – Concerned …

In today’s polarized political climate, stress and anxiety have become a persistent issue for many of us, including myself.   The 24-hour news cycle, social media debates, and contentious …

Since we are not in an anti-freedom state, I can share the following findings of the international resource and civic action group, More in Common: “A growing body of evidence shows that most …

A new exhibition at Cascadia Art Museum, “Silent Songs: The Photography of Johsel Namkung,” will rekindle or create a love of photography. Namkung was a Korean-born Northwest …

It’s a misconception that men are not romantic. This can be addressed by asking: Is Cupid, the early Roman god of love, a male or female? Well, Cupid is the son of the goddess Venus. And upid …

The League of Women Voters of Washington strongly endorses Senate Bill 5400 in support of local journalism, co-sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias (D-Edmonds). This measure seeks to defend democracy …

State Superintendent of Public Schools Chris Reykdal has released the following in response to President Trump's executive order on transgender athletes. In another attempt to override the …

Sometimes tragedy is just too painful, too large to absorb. The disastrous California wildfires that wiped out whole neighborhoods a few weeks ago got me to thinking about the increasing dangers we …

Through our lives, by choice or by accident, our mentors have opened doors never on our to-do list. This was the case when a close friend asked if my wife, Karen, and I would like to join him …

Senate Bill 5400, sponsored by Sens. Marko Liias and Matt Boehnke, was introduced this week. This legislation creates a business and occupations tax surcharge on the large international …