Ending ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ will be worth the wait
This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s print edition. The most fervent proponents of lifting the ban on gays serving openly in the military worry a new compromise in Congress amounts to a whole lot...
View ArticleWelcome – but insufficient – relief from ‘don’t ask’
This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s print edition. Next month – more than four years after Maj. Margaret Witt was discharged from the Air Force for being gay – she may finally get the justice due...
View ArticleMaj. Witt’s legal win no remedy for ‘don’t ask’
This editorial will appear in Sunday’s print edition. A skilled Air Force flight nurse got the justice due her in a Tacoma courtroom Friday, but military order took a beating in the process. Maj....
View ArticleBack and forth on ‘don’t ask’ undermines order
This editorial will appear in Thursday’s print edition. So much for promoting good order and discipline. The longer the military’s indefensible “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy remains on the books, the...
View ArticlePentagon study provides ammo: End ‘don’t ask’
This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s print edition. At some point, gays will be able to serve openly in the U.S. military. The question is: Will this Congress act to make it happen? If not,...
View ArticleA landmark day for gays in the military – and for equality
This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s print edition. It’s a new world for the U.S. military today, and for the people serving in it. It’s a world that took too long to come about, but now that it’s...
View ArticleA banner year for same-sex couples and pot smokers
This editorial will appear in Monday’s print edition. 2012 was the year that Washington voters made history on the national stage. This state became the first in the nation to allow same-sex marriages...
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