The principal wonders if the “Ellen” show has called yet. The teacher marvels at the power of what has been created. The freshman students are demanding the opportunity to do what juniors and seniors did last year. Hundreds lined up for the book…MORE
Opinion
Op-Ed: City Budget addresses Human Services, but doesn’t go far enough
Tue, 10/23/12
by Elena Carter, Rachel Livengood, Zak Meyer, Claire Star and Kelsey Tyas
The authors are seniors at The Center School, a public high school located on the Seattle Center campus.
While the Presidential candidates are focused on…MORE
Jerry's View: Driving sparks awkward moments
Mon, 10/22/12
Most people who drive cars have had some embarrassing moments when they did something wrong during their beginner days, not just getting a ticket for going too fast or going through a red light.
I had been lucky and had a clean driving…MORE
Pro Normandy Pk. Prop. 1--Lifting Normandy Park’s Levy lid makes city viable
Mon, 10/22/12
By Karen Steele Chairman, Pro Committee for Prop. 1SPECIAL TO THE HIGHLINE TIMES (Editor’s Note: A statement opposing Proposition 1 will be posted later.)
As Chairman of the Pro Committee for Proposition 1 (Normandy Park) along with Clark…MORE
Pets feeling the cold in their aching bones, too
Mon, 10/22/12
By Dr. Liz CongerDes Moines Veterinary HospitalSPECIAL TO THE HIGHLINE TIMES
As we say farewell to a truly beautiful summer, we greet vibrant fall colors and cooler, more humid nights. The cooler weather brings a change to joint comfort…MORE
Jerry's View: A Halloween kiss to last a lifetime
Mon, 10/22/12
Aqualina was a very pretty 14 year old neighbor girl I knew. Her real name was Mariana Aqualina Capitosti. I used to play sandlot football with her brother Sammy Capitosti.
The family shortened the last name to Tosti years later after…MORE
Take Two #52: Gangnam Style
Mon, 10/22/12
By Kyra-lin Hom
All right, enough of this zombie silliness. I get it. The predatory undead aren't for everyone. I mean, we're in serious political times here. This is no time to be joking around – *cough**Jimmy Fallon* *cough*. Excuse me,…MORE
At Large in Ballard: My Missing Link
Wed, 10/17/12
For almost as long as I have lived in Ballard there’s been reference to “the missing link.” This refers to the gap in the Burke-Gilman Trail that completes a dedicated path from Redmond’s Marymoor Park to Ballard’s Golden Gardens. But I’m not…MORE
LETTER: Meeting was political rally
Mon, 10/15/12
The Oct. 4 supposed informational forum sponsored by the NHUAC, struck me as a political rally put on by the King County Executive’s Office to promote the annexation on Area Y/White Center/North Highline to Burien.
The letter from Dow…MORE
LETTER: Godden contradicts Robison
Mon, 10/15/12
At a public debate Oct. 2, Burien City Council member Jerry Robison stated that "if White Center does not vote to go to Burien now, next year, Seattle would annex White Center and could do it without a vote of its residents."
It is the…MORE