Even as the coronavirus pandemic is on the rise around the nation and in some parts of the state, it makes sense to resume in-person…
Last week Gov. Jay Inslee announced a statewide mandate requiring facial coverings in public.
Separation of powers provides the checks and balances that make the U.S. government, as well as state governments that follow its mo…
Independence Day is Saturday, but Fourth of July celebrations seem to get started at least a day or two earlier.
Mail-in balloting has, over and over, proven to be a safe and extremely reliable way to vote.
Are you ready for some football?
The current upswing in coronavirus cases in Washington state is cause for great concern.
Oregon’s Legislature goes into special session today to discuss and perhaps take action on important issues such as COVID-19 and pol…
While online universities have their place, they do not offer the full buffet of educational opportunities that are found on univers…
Many supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — known as DACA — rejoiced last week when the U.S. Supreme Cou…
Walla Walla Community College trimmed $3.1 million — or about 12% — from its budget for the next school year to offset the dramatic …
On Thursday morning, as the Walla Walla County commissioners approved submitting a modified request to move into Phase 3 of Gov. Jay…
While Washington state’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal’s crystal ball is no better than anybody else’s, his pre…
It has not yet been decided when the state Legislature will go into a special session to figure out how the state will deal with a d…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ignored partisan politics — as it always should — and used solid legal and constitutional reasoning…
As businesses in Walla Walla and Washington state move from Phase 2 to Phase 3 of the coronavirus pandemic opening process, it’s jus…
Washington state Auditor Pat McCarthy made the right decision, albeit belatedly, to investigate how the state Employment Security De…
State lawmakers should prepare themselves to act quickly when the official state revenue forecast is released next week.
The Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners made a wise decision to cancel Fair & Frontier Days now rather than dragging out t…
When “breaking news” scrolls across the bottom of your TV screen, it’s not always cause to take notice. It’s almost an hourly event …
Walla Walla’s de facto town square, Land Title Plaza, has been the site of many protests and rallies over the years.
Should you get tested for the coronavirus when even a hint of a symptom presents itself?
For many in this community, the Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days isn’t just an event. It’s a festival to celebrate the Walla Wal…
The cruel act of vandalism that resulted in the death of a dozen birds — including swans and peacocks — at the Pioneer Park Aviary h…
This week’s decision by Gov. Jay Inslee to extend his emergency order halting rental evictions and freezing increases on residential…
When the three Port of Walla Walla commissioners met last week to decide how to spend the money allocated by the federal government’…
The coronavirus pandemic has made a great many high school and college graduation ceremonies throughout America about as exciting as…
Nursing homes and long-term care facilities have been the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in Washington state since the deaths began.
Attending college in Washington state could look very different — and not in a good way — next year and in the years that follow.
While COVID-19 is the focus of, well, everything, it’s not the only disease that threatens our health.
Walla Walla County was finally approved on Wednesday for the much-anticipated move to Phase 2 of reopening from the coronavirus lockdown.
For some, not wearing a mask or face covering in public places has become a political statement.
Gov. Jay Inslee should call the state Legislature into session next month as Republican legislative leaders have requested.
The race to replace Sen. Maureen Walsh in Olympia is on.
