Opinion

By Emily Newcomer Waste Management, Public Education Manager

Eating fresh vegetables straight from the garden is one of my favorite things about summer. Beyond enjoying delicious food, I also "close the recycling loop." I compost my food…MORE

Puget Sound is fish heaven this week as the salmon continue to migrate to area rivers. I've been fishing for close to 83 of my 91 years starting with scrap fish in Renne Lake near Portland, Oregon in 1928, so I've learned a few tricks in that…MORE

I nearly fell out of my chair Saturday when neighbor John Richards pounded on my backdoor to display a silvery Pink Salmon he'd hooked moments before off Three Tree Point. The shiny scales glistened in the half-light. Stunned with delight I…MORE

By Chris Foster, Intern

After a long weekend of sun, experiencing new bands and making tough decisions, there is finally time to sum up my thoughts on this year’s Bumbershoot.

There seemed to be a shared feeling amongst many fans—…MORE

Webster's defines a prank as "a mildly mischievous act". The opposite of a "sudden act of kindness." Sort of the Devil and the Angel on my shoulders. Goodness was my forte as a youngster in Portland, Oregon in the 20's so I never mildly…MORE

By Councilmember Larry Phillips

When Metro Transit officials first came to my colleagues and I in 2008 with news of a budget gap due to rising fuel costs and declining sales tax revenues, transit ridership was increasing at record rates,…MORE

By Charles Ganong (Publisher's Note: I asked son-in-law Charley Ganong to give me a list of what he likes about White Center. Charley was captain of the Evergreen High football team and a graduate of Harvard. He has not addressed the prolific…MORE

By Justice Bobbe J. Bridge (ret.)

Gang violence seems to be everywhere today, even right here in our own suburban neighborhoods – and it’s mobile, moving across city borders. So, how can South and East King County communities work together…MORE

Last week while driving past Beverly Park Elementary School I noticed it was boarded up, a victim of its age (circa 1945).

Saddened, I also noticed the chain link backstop in the playground where I coached neighborhood baseball in the…MORE

Grafting unincorporated White Center and North Highline onto Burien would be good for the community. It would give the new city an area of about 11 square miles and a population of 65,000, making it the state’s 12th largest city. If it’s true…MORE