Northwest Opinion Columns
Kill switch would help cut smartphone theft
You’ve probably seen the footage on TV news. A person waiting for a bus or walking down a street holding a smartphone is attacked, often by an organized crew. The phone is stolen in the blink of an eye – as well as any personal information stored...
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State caught in test of political power
After nearly six months of political posturing and not much genuine negotiating, the state Legislature has failed to pass a biennium budget. If partisan gamesmanship prevents budget agreement in the next 12 days, by midnight June 30, government agencies will begin shutting down and temporarily laying...
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Why pay for a job undone?
State lawmakers claimed more than $77,000 in per diem compensation during this year’s first extra legislative session, even though they didn’t pass a single bill.
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Our Voice: Immigration reform needs fair chance, not sabotage
Immigration reform has been a long time in coming.
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Our Voice: Thumbs up to Leadership Tri-Cities Class XVIII
Members of Leadership Tri-Cities Class XVIII left a legacy that will help generations of veterans transition to civilian life.
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Heroin: Unintended consequence of meth, Rx drug crackdown
Think of a heroin user and what comes to mind? A gaunt addict in some flophouse with a needle hanging out of his arm?
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Many reasons we need a strong federal government
For more than 50 years there has been a drumbeat of propaganda downgrading government: Government can do nothing right, and government is the problem.
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In Focus: A daughter's tribute to her ink-stained father
By Eva Day Wulff Special to the Herald
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Our Voice: Murray, Cantwell need to sponsor legislation to open Rattlesnake Mountain
There are times when silence is extremely irritating.
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True heroes are working to help refugees in Syrian conflict
The war in Syria is brutal and complex. Who the “good guys” are is not obvious. Recently, however, near the Syrian border, I happened upon such people.


