Opinion

"Also in the planning stages is a proposed 16-mile long "Lake to Sound Trail," writes Times/News Editor Eric Mathison in his front-page story, "Can elms, bikes coexist on road?"

Sure, sometimes dangerously.

How safe do you feel…MORE

Nearly 40 years ago, near Gregory Heights Elementary School, I shared a "peeler-log" home with a roommate. Designed and built by Bill Hines, the 680 square-foot, two-bedroom bungalow was perfect for a couple of bachelors with low paying jobs.…MORE

I am an idea man. I've known it for sometime but it took a hobo in the Depression to help me understand how to sell them.

I'm a win-win guy. Here is my story:

When I was ten and alone down by the northwest side of the Vancouver…MORE

By Tom Fucoloro

As anticipated, opponents of the plan to complete the Burke-Gilman Missing Link through Ballard have appealed the city’s recent Determination of Non-Significance (DNS). This appeal will further delay the project.

The…MORE

By Deborah Ann Frederick, Attorney

Fear strikes your heart as you notice the red and blue lights in your rearview mirror or worse, suddenly hear the police siren behind you. As you pull over many things might cross your mind, including, “…MORE

Few would argue against the theory that weather and living conditions affect folk's attitude, some for good, some bad. And watch out for a Full or New Moon. It's written that we are creatures of the universe and all the influences that go with…MORE

When I heard that somebody on Vashon Island had a collection of photos of naked guys on display in a makeshift showroom and that some of Seattle's television studios had plans to do an expose (so to speak) on an evening program I took notice.…MORE

The days are long gone, when neighbors wander by and stop in for a cup of coffee or just to chew the fat. "Chew the fat" what an odd saying.

Well, I thought those days were gone, until Des Moines resident Dick Anderson stopped by my micro-…MORE

When the Seattle Times last week came out with an editorial endorsing the decriminalization of the use and possession of marijuana, I squirmed a bit. I wanted to see their view as enlightened and had I not been a reader of that paper for about…MORE

On Sunday, the 27th of February, my wife and I were onboard our boat at Shilshole Bay Marina, when at 11 a.m. we heard the first of a long, series of sirens. Twenty minutes later there were a total of, at least, 17 response vehicles: seven that…MORE