Opinion

When I was first married we lived in a run down summer house on Star Lake in Federal Way.

As we entered the house one day I saw a large furry critter run across the floor into the bathroom.

I ran ahead of my bride, who had not seen…MORE

I imagine that Tom Warp might be referred to as 'that seagull guy' around the Des Moines Marina, as he has an uncanny way with seagulls.

He said, "I walk two miles every morning along the marina. The seagulls recognize me and fly over to…MORE

After three months of interning at the Highline Times, this is the last byline I'll write for a while, though I may live on for a few weeks in the form of backlogged articles. As a bona fide little person in the media world, I'd like to thank…MORE

Recently while traveling through airports in America I was struck by the “Headline News” that seem to be a fixation for much of the news media, and presumably the nation, about a recent parochial school graduate who has excelled as an “Indoor…MORE

I missed the 45th reunion of my Highline High Class of 1965 last week. It was a low-key affair at Lake Burien School Park held during a Music in the Parks concert.

But our big 5-0 reunion is lurking in five years.

Among other 50th…MORE

I am up at five. Read paper. Go on computer to write. Open mail.

Beth comes downstairs, reads paper in prone position on couch

First thing, I make coffee while my love takes her pills.

I find small pot to boil some eggs…MORE

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

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

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

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