Why I didn’t attend Seattle’s Jewish vigil | Opinion / Donna Gordon Blankinship column
The Seattle Jewish community held a vigil in solidarity with the people of Pittsburgh on Monday night. I was not there, because I was afraid....
Donna Gordon Blankinship
Donna Gordon Blankinship is a freelance journalist who previously was a member of The Seattle Times editorial board and worked as a reporter for The Associated Press.
So many successes yet so far to go in regional homeless crisis | Donna Gordon Blankinship / Times editorial columnist
Seattle Times editorial columnist Donna Gordon Blankinship writes: Not every dollar spent to combat homelessness is going to bring people inside, but no public program...
Take marching orders from youth on gun debate | Donna Gordon Blankinship / Times editorial columnist
The youth are ready for their parents and grandparents to step aside and let them lead on the gun debate.
Muster the political will to close the achievement gap now, not later | Donna Gordon Blankinship / Times editorial columnist
Some proven education reforms really do help close the achievement gap between children from different economic and ethnic groups.
Tired of K-12 funding excuses? Imagine how Stephanie McCleary feels | Donna Gordon Blankinship / Times editorial columnist
Everyone at the annual reunion of people involved in the McCleary education funding lawsuit seem to have grown a lot more frustrated as the 2018...
Betsy DeVos has come and gone: Act locally for school change | Donna Gordon Blankinship / Times editorial columnist
I worry too many people are wasting their energy protesting the U.S. Secretary of Education and not spending enough time putting pressure on the state...
Why can’t school funding be fair? | Donna Gordon Blankinship / Times editorial columnist
Washington doesn’t need simply equitable school funding. The state needs ample enough funding so every child has the opportunity to succeed in life, no matter...
Does Sound Transit, Metro want me to get back in my car? | Donna Gordon Blankinship / Times editorial columnist
Why are Sound Transit and Metro diverting buses from downtown Seattle to address traffic congestion? Buses should stay and cars should be diverted.
Protest, but not violence, is part of the DNA of this nation and The Evergreen State College | Donna Gordon Blankinship / Times editorial columnist
Free speech and protest are at the core of our political system, no matter if the words are yelled or whispered. But the First Amendment...