Smugness and I told you so aren’t exactly conversation starters. It is, however, hard to not be a little smug and to remind you that I told you so when I consider the state you must be in on the mornings that you commute by car from West Seattle…MORE
Opinion
Is it time for us to redefine “Public Education?”
Wed, 08/11/10
I am writing this within walking distance of Horace Mann’s birthplace ,and I hope that I do not disturb his legacy too much, but I think that it is time that we re-examine what Horace had in mind and how this may have become distorted by “Mission…MORE
Many excellent reasons to spay or neuter pets, Burien veterinarian explains
Mon, 08/09/10
By Leslie Kasper, DVM
Why should I spay or neuter my dog or cat?
Dogs and cats that have not been "fixed" are likely to bite, leave the yard, get hit by car, and encounter other hazards. Pets that are left intact have a natural…MORE
Year's first tomato is a little squirt
Mon, 08/09/10
Big Tomatoes
For many years I had been in competition with my brother-in-law in Portland in raising tomatoes. Big Tomatoes.
He was very good and regularly trounced me by raising huge beefsteaks using his secret fertilizer and some…MORE
Former Burien couple living it up in Sequim
Mon, 08/02/10
Meet Bill and Margie Ellis Forty years ago Bill Ellis was selling houses on Sunland golf course in Sequim and twenty years ago Margie was acting in stage plays at Carco Theatre in Renton.
Now they are living full time in Sequim and Bill is…MORE
Walk in Saltwater Park should not be taxing
Mon, 08/02/10
"One thing that should not be taxed is a walk in the park," said state Sen. Karen Keiser of the 33rd Legislative District. "I've learned in Olympia that nothing's ever over - it's just another chapter."
The year was 2003 when I wrote that…MORE
Car Dealers Are All Alike? Not on your money!
Mon, 08/02/10
Let's play a math game - okay? What's the difference between $99 and $25? How about $118.95 and $25?
So, do you want to know what in the blue blazes I'm talking about? I'm talking about the price differences of having a key made at…MORE
Jackie Lewis' Highline schools story twists and turns
Wed, 07/28/10
Reporters, like fishermen, have tales of the big one that got away. For journalists, it's the fascinating story that didn't get written. Most likely the reporter got too busy and the story lost its timeliness. But unlike anglers, we can sometimes…MORE
Jackie Lewis' Highline schools story twists and turns
Wed, 07/28/10
Reporters, like fishermen, have tales of the big one that got away. For journalists, it's the fascinating story that didn't get written. Most likely the reporter got too busy and the story lost its timeliness. But unlike anglers, we can sometimes…MORE
White Centerites are ambitious and talented
Mon, 07/26/10
Meet Gil Loring He stepped out of the White Center Jubilee Day's booth during the annual celebration and was vehement in his enthusiasm for having his hometown annexed by Burien and not by Seattle.
Why?
'The county doesn't want it…MORE