Current fad must be exposed
Social re-engineers today continue their determination to overhaul the definition of marriage in the name of "scientific" enlightenment.
View ArticlePlease support excellent hospital
After years of excellent health, I recently hit a rough patch, resulting in two visits to the emergency room, three outpatient...
View ArticleHard to separate secular, sacred
So, governments remove the words "Easter" and "Christmas" from public celebrations and events because they are religious and are not...
View ArticleLanza had maximum mayhem on his mind
WASHINGTON -- The gunman in the Newtown massacre fired 154 bullets from his Bushmaster military-style rifle in less than five minutes,...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court's radical new precedent
Out of all the newsworthy comments during this week's Supreme Court debate over the legality of same-sex marriage bans, none was more...
View ArticleOn guns: Too little, too late
WASHINGTON -- "Don't get squishy because time has passed," President Obama told members of Congress. But they already have.
View ArticleA tool to fill the power gap
TAMPA -- The emblem of the U.S. Special Operations Command pointedly illustrates its mission: It shows the tip of a spear. Now SOCOM is...
View ArticleInslee's budget a good start
The tempest over Gov. Jay Inslee's budget centers on semantics. Does un-looping a handful of tax breaks to bolster K-12 education meet...
View ArticleApril Fools, the yolk's on you
Due to the proximity of Easter and April Fools' Day, beware friends bearing any type of egg offering on Monday morning. Let's take a...
View ArticleThe mind-boggling ways our brains betray us
I could be wrong.I think a lot about the paradox of the human brain, its inventive brilliance, its ability to create...
View ArticleReardon should give Snohomish County voters a choice
Executive Aaron Reardon has been a friend and acquaintance of mine for some time. Like many politicos and citizens around the county I've...
View ArticleKimberly-Clark mill site needs a fresh start
Kimberly-Clark's decision to close its pulp mill and leave town was the last chapter in a century of heavy industry on Everett's...
View ArticleDrs. Spock agree: Kids transform at warp speed
As I get older I've noticed that things seem to be coming faster and faster.We moved here in 1985 for what was supposed to be...
View ArticleTo ensure safety, ban everything
Hats off to the writer of the March 26 letter, "Many...
View ArticleClosing control towers is so wrong
The Obama administration is closing five regional-contract air traffic control towers due to the supposed budget cuts: Renton airport,...
View ArticleNRA represents millions of people
I am tired of people who invent situations to prove or disprove any desired condition. I abide by the truth only. In my 79 years I have...
View ArticleAt last, it's time to play ball
Baseball is a game of probably-nots.Will a pitcher throw a perfect game? Probably not -- there have only been 23 in the...
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