Opinion

“When geese fly in a “V” formation the flap of each bird’s wings create uplift for the bird immediately following. Traveling as a flock adds at least 71 percent greater flying range than if each bird flew on it’s own.

When a goose falls…MORE

For more years than I can remember, Rudy Bundas was a friend of mine.

Rudy was a talker, possibly the longest talker I knew. He often would visit Elsbeth and me at our place. Once, while out shopping, I waited with Rudy in the car while…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

When reviewing my list of possible column topics for the week, I of course was immediately drawn to the ESPN scandal otherwise known as the “Chink in the Armor” headline. On top of it being at best a horrendously sloppy bit…MORE

Categorizing has always been a way of labeling individuals so they will stay in their places. No matter how many little differences there are within the human condition we cannot escape being labeled. We are taught to conform and to fit in, to be…MORE

By Shane Harms

Tuesday night’s visiting lecture series, featuring renowned polar explorer Liv Arnesen and acclaimed educator and researcher Willy Østreng, opened with disheartening commentary about the ways the shipping industry can and…MORE

In 1952 I accepted an offer to manage this newspaper if I could also buy it someday. I had no money.

I was a trained electrician at Boeing before a neighbor mentioned that there was a job opportunity in advertising and writing for the old…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Despite the Obama administration's announcement that it is no longer requiring religiously based employers to provide no-cost birth control to all female employees and is instead giving that responsibility to the insurance…MORE

It must have 30 coats of paint.

It has changed doors and windows too many times to count. It was the former Game Collective, a medical marijuana outlet until November of last year.

In looking back, it was also a Chinese late night…MORE

Valentine’s Day will come and go, yet love stories from history, myths and legends reign eternal and likely will be told for so long as mankind sees the light of day.

Falling in love with a person is often a gamble for happiness. Falling…MORE

By Charles Ganong

Recently I was a substitute teacher in the Highline School District.

As luck, fate or karma would have it, I was often called to work at the Evergreen High campus, my alma mater. Which is weird, actually, because…MORE