Bruce Springsteen explains his belief in America, and why “Donald Trump is the most dangerous candidate for president in my lifetime…On the other hand, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are committed to a vision of this country that respects and includes everyone, regardless of class, religion, race, your political point of view or sexual identity. And they want to grow our economy in a way that benefits all…That’s the vision of America I’ve been consistently writing about for 55 years.

Aaron Hedge * Range Media - October 23, 2024

Public safety is top of mind in Spokane Valley … One candidate sees that issue as being much bigger than cops and includes healthcare, childcare and food security.

Erin Sellers and Aaron Hedge • Range Media - September 25, 2025

A sales tax from Spokane city and the continuation of a sales tax from Spokane County are up for a vote in this year’s election.. What do they pay for and how much will they cost you?

Ellen Sellers • Range Media September 26, 2024

Washington’s current cap-and-trade program isn’t perfect, but if Initiative 2117 passes, not only would the current program die, the state would be prohibited from trying anything similar in the future.

Nick Gibson • Spokesman-Review - October 2, 2024
Democrat Ted Cummings and Republican Rob Chase, candidates for running for Washington’s 4th Legislative District. differ greatly on their views and their stated priorities for legislation.

Ellen Dennis • Spokesman-Review - Sept. 27, 2024

Democrat Nick Brown and Republican Pete Serrano are battling over who will fill the post of outgoing Attorney General Bob Ferguson. Recent debates show the stark contrasts which divide their views on abortion access, gun control, police accountability and more.

JERRY LECLAIRE • Indivisible--The High Ground
This November eastern Washington voters will choose a new person to represent us in the U.S. House of Representatives from Congressional District 5 (CD5). We need to get this right.
Carmela Conroy is a Spokane native and now retired foreign service officer with the U.S. State Department. ... Her opponent, Michael Baumgartner, is the current Spokane County Treasurer and a man who exhibits a terrific knack for self-promotion.

CONNOR WING - Sept. 24, 2024
Growing up in Eastern Washington, I was shaped by a unique set of values I call “Washington Cowboy Values.” ... For me, a Washington Cowboy values independence, community, hard work, stewardship, and fairness. ... Carmela’s roots run just as deep as mine in this land. She is a true Eastern Washington Cowgirl and has the values to prove it.

The Supreme Court's landmark decision on former President Trump's immunity from some legal prosecution has the potential to transform the powers of the presidency. Jeffrey Brown and Heather Cox Richardson of Boston College discussed how the ruling fits with history.

JERRY LECLAIRE • Indivisible—The High Ground

We are already awash in misinformation and disinformation on the internet and on social media, some provided intentionally and systematically by foreign governments, material that oftentimes relies on sharing by people taken in by their own confirmation bias. The article adds a new twist, pointing out how AI and unscrupulous actors already can monetize thoughtless and deceptive, but plausible, lies that could further loosen our grasp of what is and isn’t real.

This is not reason to despair, but it is a wakeup call.

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON • Letters from an American

Today a report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed strong economic growth of 3.3% in the U.S. in the fourth quarter of 2023, setting growth for the year at 3.1% (by comparison, in the first three years of Trump’s term, before the pandemic, growth was 2.5%). A year ago, economists projected that the U.S. would have a recession in 2023, and forecast growth of 0.2%.

JERRY LECLAIRE • Indivisible—The High Ground

There will always be those who, for one reason or another, denigrate the public schools. The schools don’t adhere to this or that parent’s view of how certain things should (or shouldn’t) be taught, often sex education, evolution, or race relations; the public schools cost too much; the public schools are administratively top heavy, teachers are paid too well, they get too much vacation. The direction of these complaints are two fold: either, as we’re seeing now at school board meetings across the country, an activist minority decides they will bend the curriculum to suit their particular ideology—or such a minority wants to establish private schools of a particular bent—and wants public money to fund them.

JERRY LECLAIRE • Indivisible—The High Ground

This article critiques the longstanding economic formula advocated by U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers and many Republicans, emphasizing tax cuts for the wealthy and reduced regulations as a means to spur economic growth. Tracing the roots of this approach to Reaganomics, the essay highlights its adverse effects on wealth inequality, middle-class erosion, and rising homelessness over the past four decades.

Range Media • Spokane

Seems like there’s an election every year. Maybe we should make them better.