COLUMN: As 2021 dawns and fresh opportunities to keep you informed present themselves, we pledge to continue to be the strong, independent and free local source of community news the Walla Walla Valley needs. We promise to be part of the movement to reunite our divided country.
Our affordable housing problem is complicated, but essentially it boils down to this: More and more people cannot afford to live in …
COLUMN: I’ve had thousands of news stories, political columns, movie reviews and about 10,000 editorials published on the pages of the Union-Bulletin. Yet, I’ve really struggled writing this column, perhaps because it’s about me.
COLUMN: Several weeks ago I received a stunning phone call informing me that following a rigorous, data-driven, and secretive process, Walla Walla Community College had been selected by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to receive a $15 million grant to assist us in fulfilling our mission.
COLUMN: We continue to maneuver through uncertain times, economic hardships, and devastation to our livelihoods as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout Washington state, the nation and world.
COLUMN: The simplest answer to the question is that the Downtown Foundation and the Chamber have different missions. The Chamber seeks to be the “number one business advocate in the Walla Walla Valley.”
I read with interest on Sunday in the Union-Bulletin the front-page article, “Downtown Foundation switches to donations.”
We’re all exhausted. As we near the end of what feels like the longest year of our lives, we’re now being told that we can’t enjoy t…
COLUMN: Whether you are a seasoned investor donating to the causes you are care about or a first-time donor exploring ways to make an impact, new tax laws allow you to benefit, too.
Throughout the pandemic, experts have predicted a winter surge, and now for Walla Walla it has begun.
Facebook is where you check the latest happenings with your family, liking or loving (with the Facebook emojis, of course) photos of…
Dan Gillmor, a veteran journalist and professor, wrote in 2016, “We will be living in the ecosystem of a company that has repeatedly…
OPINION: As leaders of one of only a handful of regional newspapers left with local stewardship, we believe we have an obligation to share this story with you.
Voters were not confused. We knew exactly what we were voting on when we overwhelmingly approved – for the third time — our $30 Tabs…
COLUMN: City staff and officials have gotten questions from people asking whether these events were “illegal” or “unpermitted,” and whether the city should have stepped in to stop them.
I suspect everyone has “Covid Fatigue;” I know I do. I want things to return to “normal.”
Friday’s Union-Bulletin editorial on driver’s license suspensions misses the mark. The ACLU of Washington’s recently filed lawsuit a…
Now more than ever, it is imperative that voters participate this Election Day.
I support Brandon Johnson for Walla Walla County Superior Court judge.
College Place Public Schools faces an unprecedented start to the 2020-2021 school year. However, our challenges are not so different…
Inaction is not an option!
On behalf of the Board and congregants of Congregation Beth Israel — our town’s sole synagogue — following is a letter we sent to th…
GUEST COLUMN: While it is true that some students have experienced greater success in a remote learning model, a vast majority of our Walla Walla children rely on the daily interactions, engagement and in-person learning our traditional school experience provides.
For compellingly good reasons, our entire world is now witnessing, or participating in, such an unprecedented outpouring of deep fee…
I was struck by a comment I recently heard made by renowned author and speaker John Maxwell when discussing leadership during these …
Late last month I had the honor of being selected as Walla Walla Community College’s fifth president. I want to thank everyone who t…
Child care providers often operate out of sight and out of mind. And in the time before COVID-19, if you didn’t have children under …
Over the course of 52 years at The Seattle Times, 39 as publisher, I thought I had seen it all in terms of big stories and damaging crises.
You can imagine my shock at reading on the Union-Bulletin website Saturday, and then on the front-page of Sunday’s paper, the false …
The last month and a half have been especially stressful and challenging for many of us due to COVID-19. The resulting government re…
Mayor Tom Scribner’s guest column published last Sunday raised some important questions about the efficiency of multiple organizatio…
In the age of COVID-19, we’ve recently had several patients apologize for seeking medical care for non-COVID-19 related issues.
Gov. Jay Inslee is itching to see the four-laning of U.S. Highway 12 from Walla Walla to Pasco completed.
