In the two years that extreme-risk protection orders have been available in Washington, Pierce County Superior Court has received only 15 requests. A judge granted them in every case.
Befitting a newsman of such longevity, the TNT’s publisher and former executive editor has come to be many things to many people over the last 24 years. Here, seven of Dave Zeeck’s current and former Editorial Board colleagues sound off.
The chaos all around us is what happens when the nation elects an incompetent, narcissistic, impulsive and amoral man as president. This Christmas season, heaven help us all.
Some folks from the Tacoma area, and beyond, had better watch out and will have plenty of reason to pout once Santa Claus is done dispensing holiday justice.
Since 2000, we’ve reserved a spot in our pages once a week for a rotating panel of four to six local columnists. Now it’s time to invite readers to apply for our 2019 roster of writers.
Thanks to legislation that unanimously passed the U.S. Senate, tribal families in places like Tacoma have more hope for relief. Or so it seemed until House politics got in the way.
One thing that jumps out from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2019-20 budget blueprint is an item that’s not in it for the first time since his first term: a fee on carbon pollution.
With his decision to withdraw all U.S. forces from Syria, President Trump hands a huge New Year’s gift to President Bashar Assad, the Islamic State, the Kremlin and Tehran.
I recently met with two staff members of U.S. Rep. Denny Heck regarding HR2366, which would restore the right of bankruptcy for people hopelessly buried in student loan debt.
On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to “destroy” ISIS, which hasn’t happened. And won’t with Americans’ departure. So, mission accomplished it isn’t, no matter how many times you say it.
A look back at this year's local, state and national issues in the news, as viewed and captured by the Observer's Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist, Kevin Siers
Washington voters will decide Nov. 6 on Initiative 940, which would change the state's law on police use of deadly forc4e and require more training for officers. The initiative comes after several high-profile police shooting in the state.
