Weekly Columns and Op-Eds
The past few years have been tough, confusing, isolating. In a word? Uncertain.
Remember when we were told not to wear masks? Now, it’s mask up, vax up, or get out.
Living in Central Washington means you’re pretty much as far as you can get from the southern border while remaining in the land of the free, so it’s easy to think President Biden’s open-border policies don’t affect us. Unfortunately, that couldn’t be further from the truth.
If you’ve been paying any attention to the news over the last year, you’ve probably been hearing more and more about the supply chain issues facing our country. And if you’ve visited the grocery store in the last couple of months, you probably felt those effects in your pocketbook.
Last Wednesday marked one year since President Biden pledged to our nation:
It has been said, “if your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” By that definition, the 8 young men and women from Central Washington who have worked tirelessly to earn a nomination to one of our nation’s military service academies exemplify leadership.
In the tunnels of the U.S. Capitol, on a wall lined with creative, inspiring pieces from our nation’s brightest students, one catches the eye. A student’s self-portrait, etched in shades of gray, shows him peering into his sealed-off classroom with an unsettling look you can’t quite place. Is it longing? Fear? Anger? Perhaps it’s all of them and more.
Christmas is the season of hope and joy, and as we look to the brightening days ahead, it is important we bring that same sense of love and generosity that has filled our hearts and homes over the last few weeks with us into the new year.
A few weeks ago, I was speaking with former Defense Secretary General James Mattis about some of the lessons he’s learned over the years. One of his biggest takeaways?
On Friday, the Labor Department announced that consumer prices increased by 6.8 percent in November compared to last year, the largest annual increase in over 39 years. If that doesn't make apparent the impacts President Biden's policies are having on American families to my progressive colleagues, I don't know what will.