Opinion

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

Ballardite Karoline Morrison released her memoir, "Twilight of the Blondes", last month and has since been promoting her book throughout the greater Seattle area, even starring in a segment for a documentary film about her days as a model at the…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…MORE

Did you ever pick a fresh tomato from the vine for immediate in-the-tummy deposit as kids, or pull a carrot from Mom's garden for instant chomping, or watch corn stalks loaded with yellow beauties while counting the days before harvest?

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I don't know what can be done to make White Center more valuable.

The City of Seattle does not want her. Burien does and this makes me question the motivation of the alliance.

The roads are okay; they have libraries, a swim pool…MORE