Opinion

Maybe someone has an answer for me. When did the term "tea party" become a bad word ?

It wasn't that long ago when I was is school, that in American History class I was taught of the exploits of this group and the reasoning behind their…MORE

Some years back I was in New York traveling with former partner Al Sneed.

We were looking for printing equipment but we had some time for sightseeing and noticed Jack Dempsey's restaurant.

For youngsters reading this, Dempsey was…MORE

Friday the 13th has always had a legend of bad luck, but this July was a very lucky day for Richard and Virginia Johnson. Or was it luck? We’ll get to that later.

In 1948, long before Normandy Park became its own city, Richard (90) and…MORE

Dr. Jon CullomMARINE VIEW VETERINARY HOSPITAL In the last three months, three cats have been presented to our veterinary hospital by their owners, dead on arrival.

These were not outdoor cats exposed to potentially fatal circumstances on a…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

I have Dark Knight on the brain. Plain and simple. Watching Nolan's new Dark Knight Rises has re-inspired my Batman fangirl, and ever since I've been hopped up on old Batman cartoons. I do a lot of craft work and need…MORE

Wearing a nametag that spells out just her first name in capital letters, Shirley presides behind the cash register at the gift shop in the visitor’s center at Hiram M. Chittenden Locks. She has been managing the gift shop since a month after she…MORE

Watching the garbage collection strike unfold is almost amusing save for the fact that it will eventually cost us all more money. Allowing trash to mount for a few days isn't that big of a deal. It is more of an annoying symbol of the…MORE

It has been reported that property tax revenue in Burien is down 8.8 percent for 2012 and revenues will be down another 4.5 percent in 2013.

These figures are from the city of Burien's finance director.

This will put a strain on…MORE

(Editor’s Note: This letter was sent to King County Councilmember Julia Patterson with a copy to the Times/News. The writer included a news article on Normandy Park resident Erlin Garcia-Reyes. Garcia-Reyes pleaded guilty to felony hit-and-run…MORE

I suggest the cities of Des Moines and SeaTac and the Port of Seattle collaborate to upgrade the Des Moines sewage treatment plant to Level Three so the water going into the creek and Puget Sound is fit for humans and sea life to drink.

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