Opinion

By Randall Felts DVM Marine View Veterinary HospitalSPECIAL TO THE HIGHLINE TIMES Is your dog or cat overweight? It is estimated that up to 75 percent of all pets in the United States have been swept up in what is an epidemic of obesity.

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By Jerry Gay

Now, we all see our need to take more precautions in the things we do. This will help save lives while giving support to others.

Being the best we can be brings our hope to 2013. Our passion and prayers create a divine…MORE

I suppose I knew when I said goodbye last summer to a lifelong family friend that it was probably forever. My husband had been trying to warn me, and also prodding me to finally talk to Bill about purchasing one of his paintings. “I don’t like to…MORE

I live in the Angle Lake Manor neighborhood in SeaTac. One of my pet peeves (other than the owners not picking up their dog’s poop; remember: dogs don’t have hands) is pet owners who blatantly ignore leash laws that, apparently, apply to…MORE

(Editor’s Note: This is a reprint of a column that first appeared in the Highline Times in 2003.)

Visions of sugarplums or dandy new computers may dance in our head as Santa warms up his trusty reindeer for another gift-giving trip; yet it…MORE

From the moment I entered John Newmaster’s home, there was very little to remind me that I was talking to an 87 year old man. John moves as fast as he talks. He’s a bit of a Speedy Gonzales--Philly style

Although John and his wife Sandy…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

This week I'm going to explicitly go against the wishes of a friend and infect the Northwest with a bit of Los Angeles slang. It all started when I first heard the term “jelly” used as an abbreviation for “jealous.” I…MORE

When I was a boy in Portland, Oregon, sometimes we got to go downtown at Christmas time where the Elks had rented the Hippodrome building and put on a big show for poor kids. When it was over we lined up and each got a net stocking full of candy…MORE

By Corbin Lewars

One of my favorite parts of working with other writers is the unfolding process that occurs when they begin to write their story. They start out with a clear intention, usually based in the intellectual more than the…MORE

By Brian LeBlanc

Over the past few months, one of the biggest topics of conversation around Ballard has been the issue of coal trains. In an effort to learn more about the issue, I recently attended the Washington State Rail Plan Public…MORE