Opinion

While I feel an urge to pay homage to Chicken Little and run screaming “The sky is falling!” many a news crew has already done that. I don't think it remains any mystery that Seattle's recent white weather has been beautifully disastrous for many…MORE

By Nancy Woodland

With the snow melting outside my window, I think of the families served by local food banks, WestSide Baby, and other important social service agencies that have been closed by the snow. I woke this morning wondering…MORE

I admit, I never slalomed with grace in my skiing days on Mt Hood. Catching an edge to me was getting in front of the ticket line at 7:59 a.m. Getting in line early meant one more run down the slopes before lunch. In those days there were no…MORE

Believe it or not, I haven’t had a serious session at a beauty salon for about eighteen years. I am not counting a little trim I had a couple of years ago when I thought it was time to even up the spots that I had cut by myself and decided the…MORE

Take Two #13: The Time of our Lives

The New Year's resolution is all about getting a fresh start, about examining your life and seeing which parts of it you like and which parts you might want to tweak for the better. I know I'm not the…MORE

At age 12, I, like my four brothers, became an indentured servant at the weekly newspaper published by our father.

Dad told us we needed to learn the meaning of work. We dutifully headed to the office on our bikes after school. There, in…MORE

[Insert epic movie trailer voice.] Oh. My. Gawd. It's the year two-thousand and twelve, and we're all gonna die. You have been warned. [End epic voice.]

Or something like that, right? In 2008-9 Columbia Pictures launched a stealth…MORE

Every culture has its patterns of communication but eye contact, at least in Western culture, seems to be important in establishing relationships. Since young women learn informally that men expect them to give the come-on signal, they lower…MORE

Innovative recycling changes have flown into SeaTac, making recycling more convenient than ever for its residents.

Allied Waste Services now accepts more recyclables in your curbside-recycling cart. By keeping all recyclables out of your…MORE

(Editor’s Note: This column was written before the Jan. 5 Des Moines City Council elections for mayor and mayor pro-tem.) 

In comes the New Year of 2012 bringing with it some new and some not-so-new local politicians. It’s been an…MORE