OPINION: Keep the USPS in place for voters
MACKENNA ROWE, Evergreen columnist
September 3, 2020
Shockingly, there is another problem in the news, this time with President Donald Trump and some mail. Relief funding for the USPS has been going back and forth between different political parties, the House and Senate, and even people on Facebook. The issue limiting funding to the United States Po...
OPINION: Satire: Meeting the lesser-known presidential candidates
JACOB HERSH, Evergreen opinion editor
August 26, 2020
It’s that time again, everybody. 2016 seems like it was yesterday in the collective American memory, but four years pass by almost immeasurably fast. It’s time, once again, to trudge to the polls, ballot in hand, and pick between two rich pedophiles to run the free world for the next term. What...
Guide: Being an activist from home
JENNA GEELAN, Evergreen columnist
June 15, 2020
With the current social and political climate, many people want to use their voice to make a social impact. However, with the threat of COVID-19 still present, it might be hard for some people to go outside. Here are some things you can do from your computer. Register to vote Voting is one of the best ways...
Local hospital considers expanding tax base
ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter
May 18, 2020
Pullman Regional Hospital will consider expanding the hospital district in order to broaden its tax base, which is the area where people living in it can be taxed by an institution. This will be discussed during the Board of Commissioners meeting in June. Jeff Elbracht, PRH’s Board of CommisAsione...
Scholars discuss voting politics in a pandemic
LAUREN ELLENBECKER, Evergreen reporter
April 17, 2020
Political scientists discussed the politics of voting in a pandemic and possible voter suppression during a Thomas S. Foley Institute online forum Thursday. Cornell Clayton, WSU Foley Institute director, said recent Wisconsin elections presented both technical and political challenges posed by the ...
Candidates for the Whitman County Commission debated Thursday night about the county’s role in handling the pandemic, support of small businesses and...
