Sweden and Washington state are very similar. Both have strong 'green” movements and are quickly moving to eliminate all carbon-emitting fuels from cars and power plants. The caution for Washington's elected officials is not to mandate hastily prog

Shortly after Apollo 11 landed on the moon and astronaut Neil Armstrong took his famous first steps on the dusty lunar surface, some comedian in our Army unit at Fort Knox, Kentucky, posted a sign in our barracks: 'Sorry, Drill Sgt., No Green Cheese!”

During the 1992 presidential campaign, then-candidate Bill Clinton famously intoned, 'I feel your pain,” reassuring voters he understood what they were going through. Since then, similar statements of empathy have become a staple for politicians.

There are dams that should come down and those that shouldn't. Hopefully, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts its review of the 14 federal dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers, that will become abundantly clear.

Before our country hastily dives totally into renewable energy, we must carefully evaluate its impacts. Specifically, by concentrating on eliminating fossil fuels to combat climate change, we ignore the effects of other forms of pollution

As our national deficit approaches $22 trillion-$180,000 per taxpayer-and state and local governments deal with skyrocketing costs for health care, pensions, education, and public safety, we will have to do things differently.

When Congress convenes next year, lawmakers must focus on the cost and quality of health care. In November, voters made it clear that health care was on top of their minds.

Many of us remember Soviet Union collective farms, which were a dismal failure. Joseph Stalin, the brutal Russian dictator, confiscated individual landholdings and enslaved workers. It destroyed the Russian farm system. Wheat production, which led the wo

With today's tension and rancor, we need a dose of Yogi Berra's wit and wisdom to put things into perspective. Let's start with, 'You can observe a lot by just watching” because seeing what is happening now is very disconcerting. We need less

While most of our attention in the Pacific Northwest these days is on trade wars, tariffs, and wildfires, there are critical talks underway between the U.S. and Canada over future allocations of the Columbia River system's water. The two countries are