As someone being allowed their weekly soapbox in a public forum, I can’t help but address the issue of personal bias. For those of you who haven’t noticed yet, I’m young, impassioned and not always so great at pulling my written punches. I…MORE
Opinion
Not one dime for more buses, routes, or service hours
Wed, 11/02/11
By Citizens Against Raising Car Tabs
Please tell us "How pray tell, does any of that benefit Seattle's neighborhoods or address it's mass transit needs?"
"And there's no money in Prop 1 for this city's most critical mass transit…MORE
Opinion: The People need to play active role in governing
Tue, 11/01/11
“We can’t get worse,” a voter noted in regard to Des Moines City Council candidates in the upcoming election.”
That and other unbelievable accusations are flying the sky like hateful, political, personal daggers.
How in this good…MORE
Competing for Jobs
Mon, 10/31/11
By Mayor Mike McGinn Many cities are struggling in the aftermath of the recession to keep the jobs they still have and attract new ones. We're still recovering from the job losses suffered during the recession from 2007 to 2009. Seattle lost 35,…MORE
Jerry's View: How to make a guy cry
Fri, 10/28/11
(Editor’s Note: In honor of Oct. 28’s seventh and deciding game of the World Series, we bring you a special column from our the publisher)
A few weeks ago I did a column on my boyhood dream of becoming a big leaguer.
I told about a…MORE
Jerry's View: Not pleasant pheasant hunt
Tue, 10/25/11
A lot of years back when White Center had the IGA Food Basket grocery we asked owner Ed Minnis, If he wanted to go pheasant hunting with us near White Swan about 15 minutes southwest of Yakima.
"You bet," he said.
We also took…MORE
Stringing the Pearls: Seeking special seniors who deserve spotlight
Tue, 10/25/11
After interviewing the local seniors for the past two years, I’ve made several discoveries –- for one thing, it’s not always easy to find those special people and its tough coming up with a believable approach.
After all, I’m a total…MORE
OPINION: Tackling county budget through new reforms
Tue, 10/18/11
By Metropolitan King County Councilmembers Julia Patterson, Kathy Lambert, Jane Hague and Joe McDermott
The King County Council has worked very hard over the last four years to keep the county’s financial health from deteriorating during…MORE
Jerry's View: Wife put ladder in place for the McMicken Hunchback
Tue, 10/18/11
When they cleared for our house on 33rd Avenue S in SeaTac’s McMicken Heights, they scraped all the topsoil off the whole block and pushed it back into open land towards Highway 99.
Hard clay makes for a great foundation base. For three…MORE
A Road By Any Other Name
Sun, 10/16/11
A Road by Any Other Name
If I could rule the Viaduct I’d pick up from the zoo Panda Bears and Bengal Tigers And a Spotted Owl or two
Then plant thousand year old redwoods On her roads where they could roam Bury Indian bones and…MORE