Columns & Letters

America has been in a public health crisis since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the fever is getting worse

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After 180 years, Charles Dickens' eternal characters of Cratchit, Marley and Scrooge remain relevant

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Demonizing "enemies" for political gain goes back to the very start of United States history

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As the way we talk to each other keeps spiraling, we need to find ways to put our shared humanity front and center

The Columbia River reflects the history of our region — especially Indigenous peoples' ancient, spiritual connection to this place

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Beloved companions, hard winters, and the flood of emotion that accompanies both

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The downtown Spokane doom narrative is self-reinforcing; sharing a different story about our vibrant downtown could be, too

Washington state has a proud tradition of bipartisan governance, but will today's political climate push it farther to the left?

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Language is being twisted, with words turned into weapons, creating confusion as we debate what America should be

The argument over presidential power goes back to the very beginning of the American experiment; it's front and center again as Election Day looms

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