Opinion

Chimps are chumps; too busy monkeying around to type

Back in 2005, I reported on researchers at Plymouth University in England who tested the old theorem that…

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Opinion

Don’t be a turkey; Halloween pumpkins as Thanksgiving decor

Now that Halloween is over, and I’ve almost polished off that jumbo bag of snack-size Almond Joy bars…

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Safety equipment required on bikes at night

Q: I am fearful as a driver, especially during the short daylight time of year, when I see…

Opinion

Foreign-born students hard to teach—and it’s costly

From coast to coast, the surge at the southern border has crushed the public school system.

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Opinion

Hold folks accountable or it disrespects our protectors

If you designed a banner declaring, “The world is full of crazies” and ran it up the flagpole,…

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Guess what? Bicycle lanes are mostly just for bikes

Q: What are the rules on what bike lanes can be used for? I’ve scoured state and local…

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Opinion

If you take freedom for granted, like most of us—don’t

Like millions of Americans, I often took my incredible freedoms for granted — until I visited Saudi Arabia.

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Hydrogen likely to be replacement fuel for trucks

Washington’s agriculture is a $12.8 billion business with 33,000 farms—-and it runs on gas, diesel and natural gas.…

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Letter to the Editor

Vote integrity

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Opinion

No more pool, lawn or streaming services due to economy

In the current economy, when a visit to the grocery store requires a long-term financing plan, it has…

Opinion

Time-saving inventions: So why do we work so hard?

In the course of “researching” last week’s column about our national obsession with accumulating stuff, I came across…

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Opinion

Hypocrites in full force after Trump assassination attempts

When I was in college, there was a campaign against what was just beginning to be called “slut…

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Steve Powell

Opinion

Too much on BI’s plate; can’t help affordable housing

The city of Bainbridge Island is trying to do too much. I’ve said it before, but it needs…

Opinion

Flattering words from a woman made me keep my goatee

We’ve had a couple of new additions to the Tyner House over the past couple of weeks. No,…

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Opinion

No common sense due to no honest-day’s work

There aren’t many positives to come out of a very noisy 2024 election, but here’s one: There’s growing…

Opinion

It’s unrealistic for drivers to know every single traffic law

Q: You’ve mentioned before that the book of traffic laws is very thick. Is it realistic to know…

Opinion

You can make a right turn at a red light in either lane

Q: Regarding two-lane right turns, can you take a right turn at a red light on the outer…

Opinion

Trip to Scotland kept my mind off upcoming Presidential election

Earlier this month I went on an 11-day golfing trip to the southwest coast of Scotland with a…

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Laura Firman

Opinion

The power of peer tutoring: Boosting academic success

In the educational landscape, where academic pressures are ever-increasing, peer tutoring has emerged as an effective approach to…

Opinion

Who’s the Boz? Turns out it was the buyer, not the album

If you’re approximately my age (in other words, old) perhaps you remember the name Boz Scaggs. Boz had…