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by Pat Cashman

A couple of weeks ago, the big company Toys r us made the momentous decision to pull a particular collection of toys off their shelves. They were six-inch figurines depicting characters from the TV show Breaking Bad---…MORE

by Chef Jeremy Mclachlan

There are many great things about cranberries and one of the best is the health benefit that Kathy Kingen discusses in her food nutrition blog Red Goodies in a White Box. In my Kitchen Talk blog this month, I give…MORE

by Kathryn Kingen

I'm excited because this month my white cardboard box will arrive. It's an early Christmas present sent from my Aunt Diane. Thoughtfully each one of my siblings gets the same parcel and every year the question at hand is…MORE

By Katy Wilkens

There are many ways to add sparkle to your meals without using salt. What else can help flavor your food? Sweet things!

Sweet is an inborn taste all humans have from birth, while the taste for salt is learned. Honey…MORE

Northminster Presbyterian Church (originally the First Presbyterian Church of Ballard) was organized on November 9, 1989, by the Rev. A. J. Canney as an outgrowth of a Sunday school held in a boarding house. The original church had eight members…MORE

By Amanda Knox

Two years ago, when Malaika Stevenson was diagnosed with eczema and prescribed a diet devoid of lactose and gluten, little did she knew that it might lead to the key to her future. Having turned five only last week, she…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

“I love it here,” Debra Roberts tells me. “It’s the best view and the best patio in town. And I’m part of a big family.”

She’s talking about Anthony’s Homeport Shilshole. Roberts is like a cheerleader without the…MORE

Terence Mckenna, writer, psychonaut, conduit of the mushroom and frequent lecturer in Seattle, said, “Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal…MORE

by Pat Cashman

My son Chris was born on October 24th--one of the happiest of my life.

I’m not saying how many years ago, but back then there was no internet, no cell phones, no Facebook---and no Twitter except for an occasional…MORE

By Amanda Knox

With just over a week left until opening night, Literature and Drama teacher Andrew Finley and his cast and crew are busy sawing, stacking, and securing old wooden pallets into what looks like a horseshoe formation. Is it a…MORE