Another drug war nightmare
The government has the power to seize your assets for a crime you did not commit. That's essentially the argument being made in a Boston federal...
View ArticleKeeping the storm at bay
NEW YORK -- Let me propose an initiative for the next administration, starting with Day One: Get the nation started on the surge barriers, flood...
View ArticleEnd the electoral college
Voting is a sacrament, even as the my-opponent-is-the-devil ads scissor the liturgy. Civic agnostics need to keep the faith and vote, notwithstanding...
View ArticleJudges practiced at teamwork
Several years ago I played baseball against Roger Fisher and Tim Ryan in the Everett Slowpitch Softball league. They were both practicing young...
View ArticleThe fat lady's aria
WASHINGTON -- Four-year-old Abigael Evans spoke for millions when she sobbed, "I'm tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney."
View ArticleWho will take on daylight saving?
I am looking for a candidate -- Libertarian, Republican, Democrat, Tea Party, or Chickenfeatherarian. I don't care. You can run for Congress,...
View ArticleElectoral College offers protection
Regarding the Tuesday editorial, "End the electoral...
View ArticleJobs argument doesn't hold up
An editorial in the Oct. 24 the Seattle Times reported that mudslides along the railroad tracks canceled 70 Sounder North trains in 2011 and 41 in...
View ArticleBeing a swing state too stressful
The Herald's position stated in the Tuesday editorial "End the...
View ArticleSheer volume of negativity hit low
I opened the Herald on election eve to see that a letter writer seems to imply that the Herald's recent editorial, "Overturn Citizens United," blamed...
View ArticlePromises still to keep
Until this day after the election, Washingtonians didn't need to travel to Oslo to view Edward Munch's "The Scream." We had met "The Scream," and he...
View ArticleNow, how shall we fund education?
We may know who will be governor by the time you read this. nd then again, we may not. The same goes for some competitive legislative races, like the...
View ArticleWe have traded reason for passion
In attempting to express my feelings on the results of the presidential election, I had many false starts -- beginning and quickly abandoning points...
View ArticleWill GPS show how route made longer?
I so much enjoyed the Oct. 24 article in the paper about GPS and buses. ("
View ArticleBell tolls for Citizens United
Now that the campaign season is over, we can finally get a break from all those awful ads. Most people know those ads and the huge sums of money that...
View ArticleShame on the slander mongers
Congratulations to President Obama. Shame be on all those disgusting, code talking, racist, delusional and seditious folks who suggested, during the...
View ArticleGlad proponents can see down road
I find it interesting how the I-502 pundit, when interviewed on local television during their victory celebration, explained that the windfall...
View ArticleCitizens have duty to the country
I just want to take a minute to remind people that the peaceful transition of power is one of the greatest point of our Constitution. No matter who...
View ArticleCostco-size treats just the beginning
It now appears in the infinite wisdom of Costco that we now have operated under the demise of the state-run liquor stores for several months. In my...
View ArticleMr. President, think big, take needed risks
WASHINGTON -- There's a telling moment at the beginning of Robert A. Caro's new book when Lyndon Johnson's advisers are gathered four days after he...
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