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Jeff Rhodes
Vice President for News and Information
Jeff is a native of West Virginia and a graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in journalism. He served in the U.S. Army at Fort Lewis, Wash., as a broadcast journalist and has worked at a number of newspapers in West Virginia and Washington.
Most recently, he spent 11 years as editor of the Port Orchard (Wash.) Independent, which earned the 2011 Washington Newspaper Publishers’ Association’s General Excellence Award as the top community newspaper in Washington.
Previously, he was editor of the Business Examiner newspaper in Tacoma, Wash., for seven years.
Jeff lives in Lacey; he and his wife have grown twin daughters.
Surgeon general sucking up to teachers’ union was more than embarrassing
If we learned anything during Year One of the Joe Biden presidency, it’s that he and his henchmen believe they …
America’s Veterans Fought to Secure the Freedom We Work to Preserve
Like most Americans, you probably never dreamed you’d see the day when your time in our armed forces — as well as the values you enlisted and may even have fought to preserve — would once again be under assault by your fellow Americans.
On Labor Day, pay tribute to workers, not the unions that exist to exploit them
Just as Memorial Day marks the symbolic beginning of the summer for the overwhelming majority of Americans, few think of …
NEA’s Open Contempt for CRT Opponents Marks a New Low
The National Education Association knows the public at large would be outraged to know the full extent of its true …
It Isn’t Just Independence We Celebrate
As America this weekend marks the 245th anniversary of its independence, its residents should be ever mindful of two truisms: …
A Year Too Late, Weingarten Wants Kids in School
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten on Thursday executed a whiplash-inducing 180-degree about-face on re-opening the nation’s schools …
Judge’s Ruling Underestimates the Students’ Suffering, Overestimates UTLA’s Integrity
Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel’s decision on Thursday to deny a temporary restraining order against United Teachers of Los Angeles …
SCOTUS Asked to Invalidate Union Maneuvering In Washington’s I-1501
“What if the state of Washington passed a law that gave the reigning political party access to certain state-controlled, speech-enabling …
Have a wonderful Christmas — then let’s get back to work
Christmas is a time of joy, hope, faith, tradition and family — all the things liberals hate. Is it any wonder the emboldened left wants so badly to exploit a pandemic and impose upon you a holiday stripped of its wonder?
Even In 2020, There Is Much to Be Thankful For
Was there ever a year during which less happened to be thankful for than 2020? Even 1941, the year the U.S. entered World War II wasn’t spoiled until Dec. 7.
