Richard Elfers

Rich Elfers, "In Focus"

Opinion

The difference between cowardice and courage | In Focus

It’s not enough to acknowledge fear. You have to take a stand, even if it’s a risk.

Rich Elfers, "In Focus"

Opinion

The difference between cowardice and courage | In Focus

It’s not enough to acknowledge fear. You have to take a stand, even if it’s a risk.

Rich Elfers, “In Focus”

Opinion

Past, present, or future: Which are you stuck in? | In Focus

We should strive to hold all three in balance.

Rich Elfers, “In Focus”

Opinion

Cook, Slaughter rulings protect the wealthy | In Focus

These SCOTUS decisions seem contradictory on their faces. However, they have a unified goal.

Rich Elfers, “In Focus”

Opinion

A golden age, or a gilded age? | In Focus

The most-well off are benefiting from the middle- and lower-class.

Rich Elfers, “In Focus”

Opinion

Overwhelmed? It’s time to focus on just a few | In Focus

The temptation to block everything out is strong. Now’s not the time to bury your head in the…

Rich Elfers, “In Focus”

Opinion

Can Golden Ages last? Comparing the U.S. to Rome | In Focus

Can this country again unite under one banner and come out stronger than before?

Rich Elfers, “In Focus”

Opinion

Do we take our neighboring nations for granted? | In Focus

Does the United States take Canada and Mexico for granted? The United States is in a unique geopolitical…

Richard Elfers is a columnist, a former Enumclaw City Council member and a Green River College professor.

Opinion

Age of insanity for the left and the right

Do you feel that, like the COVID-19 pandemic, insane behavior is spreading like a plague? I do. Whether…

Discerning fact from opinion

Opinion

Discerning fact from opinion

It can be more difficult than people first think, according to the Pew Research Center.