As a teen-age box boy at Meier and Frank's department store in Portland, my daily duty was to waggle a wheeled cart through the first floor, artfully dodging shoppers while I gathered mail order packages from various stations, then hustled them…MORE
Opinion
ELECTION SPECIAL: What local Democrats want you to do Nov. 2
Fri, 10/29/10
By Peter House, 36th District Democrats
This year’s election is again “one of the most important in recent memory.”
On the national level, this will be the first referendum on President Obama, his record and his proposals. At the…MORE
ELECTION SPECIAL: Stop corporate interests at the ballot box
Fri, 10/29/10
By Jody Grage, 36th District Green Party
Elections are about choice, and governments are about the common good. There are some clear choices for the common good on this fall's ballot.
The Green Party doesn’t accept contributions…MORE
ELECTION SPECIAL: Republican gains change landscape
Fri, 10/29/10
By Glenn Avery, 36th District Republicans
The world in which our politicians operate will be significantly changed on Election Day even if there is no difference in the roster of elected officials representing Ballard and the 36th District…MORE
Classic Northwest lodge experience is just minutes away in SeaTac
Fri, 10/29/10
I've got a nephew down in the high tech Silicon Valley whose wife packs him into the car and drives to the airport for a surprise getaway.
They jet off to Vegas or some fancy wine festival. He grew up in a singe-income family with six kids…MORE
OPINION: McGinn deserves support for opposition to tunnel cost overruns
Wed, 10/27/10
It seems like a lot of officials and politicians want a tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct. But not our Mayor Mike Mcginn. Well, bless his courageous heart.
His underlying view is that Seattle residents should not get stuck with the…MORE
McGinn deserves support for his opposition to the tunnel cost overruns
Wed, 10/27/10
It seems like a lot of officials and politicians want a tunnel to replace the Alaska Way Viaduct. But not our Mayor Mike Mcginn. Well,bless his courageous heart.
His underlying view is that Seattle residents should not get stuck with…MORE
Humanity for the holidays
Tue, 10/26/10
I think we've all heard the reports that this winter could be a real monster with snowstorms and record cold temperatures. Of course, you know how that goes - if we get prepared, nothing will happen, and if we don't, then it will!
And even…MORE
Closing the Kent RJC Jail to bookings Will put South King County at risk
Tue, 10/26/10
By Sgt. Doug Justus
King County's budget crisis is real. Property values are down, and people just aren't making as many purchases, leading to reductions to the County's property and sales tax revenues. Most of the County's general fund…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Where have all the salmon gone?
Mon, 10/25/10
Autumn means the return of the salmon, fallen leaves and Halloween. Jerry Robinson looked for them around Three Tree Point last week.
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