Opinion

By Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles

The medicinal benefits of marijuana are now recognized throughout most medical communities and are steadily resonating among political circles, law enforcement agencies and the public at large. Today most people…MORE

I drove the Viaduct today And as I sailed along its way I had to ask for old time’s sake Is her demise a big mistake?

Like what’s the sense of taking out Such an important north south route? Is linking waterfront and town Worth what we’ll…MORE

Dad didn't have to wake us at 4:30. We hardly slept that night in April, 1950. It was Opening Day of lowland lakes trout fishing.

We struggled into flannel shirts, tennis shoes and jackets and waited near the oil furnace while Dad packed…MORE

By C. Edmund Wright

The children are celebrating and taking credit for the death of Osama bin Laden, but make no mistake about it, this is a win for the adults. This will give Obama a short-term boost in the polls, but I submit after a…MORE

As I get around the Highline area and talk with celebrated seniors, I'm seeing a pattern, here. Most of the people that are considered special, by others, are those that gave of themselves - most never stopped. They're almost always volunteers or…MORE

"Birds flyin' high, you know how I feel, Sun in the sky, you know how I feel, it's a new dawn, it's a new day - and I'm feeling gooood!"

Don't those lyrics just lift your spirit and mood? We can hope for sunshine.

Heaven knows, with…MORE

Nearly thirty years ago we were visiting Portland. We were impressed by their gigantic success with an open-air collection of booths and tables they called the Saturday Market.

It started largely as a venue for local farmers to sell their…MORE

State Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson

Allowing people to fall back into the abyss of untreated mental illness is cruel, wasteful and sometimes extremely dangerous. But this is the inevitable result of state budget cuts that are shredding our…MORE

Of all skills of leadership, listening is the most valuable -- and the one least understood," wrote Heath Herber of the Herber Company.

Two world leaders captured this truth when President Woodrow Wilson said, "The ear of the leader must…MORE

Why do we favor some golfers over others? Or baseball players? We all root, root, root for the home team; but why golfers, prizefighters or the boys of summer who carry the single burden of winning your love along with the paycheck?

With…MORE