A Justice league of their own
WASHINGTON -- For a quarter-century, Antonin Scalia has been the reigning bully of the Supreme Court, but finally a couple of justices are willing to...
View ArticleWill dumb cuts trump smart cuts?
When Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., met with the San Francisco Chronicle's editorial board last week, she said reasonable people could pass a bill to...
View ArticleKeep mitts off law reforming payday loans
The other day I needed some cash and went to the only ATM I could find. I took out $100 and got charged $3. Sort of an expensive way to...
View ArticleMore austerity is not the answer
Ordinarily I don't comment on old columns, but I could not allow this nugget from the pen of the always risible, but seldom accurate, James McCusker,...
View ArticleMinority party must compromise
I do not understand where the right gets the idea that they, the minority party, do not need to compromise. Democrats run the White House and the...
View ArticlePlain primer on 'cuts' would help
Once again, here we are with politics and the news media lacking in a big way, like we are all fools. Is there not a reporter or politician out there...
View ArticleListen to your intuition
People who pay attention save lives. Two recent, improbable rescues happened because the heros involved were paying attention to their surroundings,...
View ArticleArmageddon might force some change
WASHINGTON -- "The worst-case scenario for us," a leading anti-budget-cuts lobbyist told The Washington Post, "is the sequester hits and nothing bad...
View ArticleCreate faster track for medical students
Consider two young people, similar in many respects. Both were outstanding secondary school students. Both wanted to help others. Both...
View ArticleThanks for steps to keep park green
The trail down at Lowell Riverfront Park is a great place to walk. The trail follows the Snohomish River, which provides the walker with...
View ArticleGrateful to coworkers for care, concern
I would like to acknowledge the outpouring of support and compassion I've received from the Sheriff's Office the past two weeks. Thank...
View ArticleGift of dinner was wonderful surprise
I hoping that The Herald can convey to someone our special thanks to some wonderful stranger that paid for dinners at Village restaurant...
View ArticleMore costs won't create more jobs
I recently spoke with a small business owner who compared the burdens of doing business in Washington state to his experience decades ago...
View ArticleTime to stop white-knuckling It
As anyone who has ever experienced a panic attack well knows, one of the most difficult aspects of managing anxiety disorders is having to do it in...
View ArticleA grieving father's plea
WASHINGTON -- Most of our top elected officials probably didn't notice -- they were too busy making fools of themselves over an idiotic budget...
View ArticleCan we close the 'power gap'?
WASHINGTON -- Imagine that you're sitting at the table as the National Security Council debates the deteriorating political and security situation in...
View ArticleWhite House would prefer 'state media'
WASHINGTON -- To the world beyond the Beltway, it might not mean much that Bob Woodward of the famed Watergate duo went public with his recent White...
View ArticleFDA must stop routine use of antibiotics in livestock feed
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday:
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