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LETTER: Trump’s actions show instability

We’re watching a sitting president whose mental fitness is so clearly compromised that America’s closest allies are preparing to treat the U.S. like a rogue state. They’re not preparing tariffs because of policy disagreements, they’re preparing them because they’ve concluded, quite ...

Guest opinion: Basic beauty tips

Very often, I am asked for my own special beauty tips. “Anneli,” my friends say, “What on earth have you done to yourself?” Well, wonder no longer. Here are some of my personally guaranteed, no fail secrets. 1. For greatly improving your overall appearance in a short space of time, ...

PARKER: Thank you, Michael Reagan

Recently, Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, passed away at age 80. His passing was duly eulogized by the Reagan Foundation and the Young America's Foundation at the Reagan Ranch. Both noted that Michael, whom I had the privilege to know, devoted his life to ...

WSU guest opinion: Be data-informed, not data-driven

My New Year’s resolution is to be data-informed rather than data-driven. Data is a map. Judgment drives. That distinction matters more now than ever. We live in a world awash in data, metrics, and analytics, all promising clarity. But data does not decide what matters. Humans do. When we ...

MOORE: This is no way to gimme shelter

Americans today are justifiably angry about the price of rents and mortgages. Home prices have roughly tripled over the last 25 years, and the median home price is now $415,000. The 30- and 40-somethings are having a tough time buying a first home. Young families may need to pay a whopping ...

THE HOMEFRONT: Lessons from a poster-child advocate for flu shots

I’ve become an unwilling poster child for the group that advocates getting your flu shot. Before this I was a member of the group who intended to get their flu shot but never got around to it. Now I’m a member of the group who spend days, weeks, even months lying around on beds and ...