This blog is designed to give readers a glimpse of our editorial-page operation and how we make our decisions. We’ll let you know who we’re meeting with, what they’re telling us, what events and issues we’re looking at. We’ll also pass on information and observations that may not make our print editions. In addition to the editorial board members who post on this blog, the board includes Publisher David Zeeck, Executive Editor Karen Peterson and Managing Editor Dale Phelps.
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Editorial page editor Patrick O’Callahan oversees the online and printed opinion sections of The News Tribune. He came to The News Tribune in 1987 and has worked at Washington newspapers since 1979. E-mail him at patrick.ocallahan@thenewstribune.com
Editorial writer Cheryl Tucker, in addition to writing commentary, manages the daily production of the editorial and op-ed pages and edits letters to the editor. She began her journalism career in 1974 at a Virginia newspaper and came to The News Tribune in 1978. E-mail her at cheryl.tucker@thenewstribune.com.
Editorial writer Kim Bradford manages the online opinion section of The News Tribune and writes commentary. She joined The News Tribune in 2005 after working 11 years at newspapers in Washington and Maryland. E-mail her at kim.bradford@thenewstribune.com.
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Editor emeritus David Seago retired from The News Tribune in 2008 after 41 years at The News Tribune. E-mail him at sds99@harbornet.com.
Richard Davis’ column on state politics frequently runs in the print edition of The News Tribune. He was president of the Washington Research Council, a statewide think tank, from 1986 through 2006. Currently, as a principal with The Simeon Partnership, Inc. he coordinates the activities of the Washington Alliance for a Competitive Economy, a business coalition founded by the Research Council, the Association of Washington Business and the Washington Roundtable.
Karen Irwin of University Place, a mother of four, has been a frequent contributor to The News Tribune's print editions. She has also written for Seattle's Child, Puget Sound Parent, the Tacoma Weekly, the Fayetteville Observer Times and the political blog Right Meets Left. She graduated from California Lutheran University with a degree in English literature and is currently working toward a history degree.
Michael Allen, professor of history at the University of Washington Tacoma, was born and raised in Ellensburg. He served with the U.S. Marines in Vietnam from 1969-70. He has written five books, including the prize-winning "Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus' Great Discovery to the War on Terror," "Rodeo Cowboys in the North American Imagination" and "Western Rivermen, 1763-1861: Ohio and Mississippi Boatmen and the Myth of the Alligator Horse." Allen lives in Tacoma and Ellensburg and has three children.
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This editorial will appear in Tuesday's print edition.
President Obama, in taking aim at tax benefits enjoyed by U.S. companies operating overseas, is hoping public sentiment against outsourcing will help him balance his budget.
The president has long said he would pursue overseas tax evaders. Now with the federal government struggling to deal with the recession, Obama needs to recoup that money more than ever.
But his plan, announced Monday, is more than a crackdown on tax cheats. It also represents a large tax increase on U.S. businesses that employ millions and are struggling themselves to weather the economic downturn.
This editorial will appear in Tuesday's print edition.
Report leaves FWay court in healthier light
Getting information about a dispute within Federal Way’s municipal court has been as hard as pulling teeth from a crocodile. What has emerged tends to discount a claim that Judge Michael Morgan has posed a threat to others.
Last November, a court supervisor, Cindy Rocque, told the police and others that Morgan had spoken of suicide and about taking “others down with him.” Police Chief Brian J. Wilson reacted as he should have, recommending that the judge be placed on leave and evaluated. Wilson also concluded that there was no cause for a criminal investigation. The police took no further action.
Rocque was subsequently fired. Getting a full picture of what actually happened has been greatly complicated by her threat of a wrongful termination lawsuit. Given the potential of legal action, city employees and officials have been reluctant to say much. For that matter, Rocque and her attorney have repeatedly refused to return phone calls to a News Tribune reporter.
Getting information about a dispute within Federal Way's municipal court has been as hard as pulling teeth from a crocodile. What has emerged tends to discount a claim that Judge Michael Morgan has posed a threat to others.
President Obama's proposal for new curbs on offshore tax havens is likely to be just the opening salvo in what will be a hard-fought war to overhaul the corporate tax system.
If you have comments or questions about these topics, please email them to kim.bradford@thenewstribune.com. Editorials represent the consensus view of The News Tribune's editorial board.
Want to sit in on a daily ed board meeting? Email cheryl.tucker@thenewstribune.com to make an appointment.
Seems like the folks at the Secretary of State's office are cheering the Pierce County auditor's bid to switch to all-mail elections this year. Spokesman Dave Ammons sent us some stats prepared by elections chief Katie Blinn that show vote-by-mail participation is a lot higher than poll voting.
If you'll recall, the Secretary of State supported a bill in the Legislature that would have forced Pierce County, the last poll voting holdout in the state, to go all-mail. The editorial board opposed that effort because we believe Pierce County should be free to make that decision for itself. But in today's paper, we endorsed the idea of (voluntarily) giving all-mail a go to save money this year.
Something else of interest for you election junkies: Blinn is moderating a panel discussion this afternoon on ranked choice voting. One of the panelists: Jan Shabro, who beat out the highly respected Blinn for the Pierce County auditor appointment.
