Opinion

Remember when you were a kid and you wrote letters to St. Nick, ticking off the toys, the dolls, the bicycles that you desperately wanted, no..needed in the days before the Jolly Elf made his annual appearance?

I could try to pull a tear…MORE

Several times in England the English chose to bring in a new king from elsewhere. George I, was from what is now Germany and didn’t even speak English, and William and Mary came from Holland.

Federal Way, in a sense, now faces some of…MORE

By Andrew Dziedzic, staff member to 36th District Rep. Reuven Carlyle

The names, addresses and signatures of those who sign initiatives and referendum petitions would be public information under legislation introduced Dec. 7 by 36th…MORE

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Ken Robinson (managing editor), kenr@robinsonnews.com

Patrick Robinson (web editor), pr@robinsonnews.com

Steve Shay (reporter/photographer) 206.948.0394, steves@robinsonnews.com…MORE

The Seattle Community Council Federation is calling on the Seattle City Council to make major improvements in open government proposals it is considering at a Dec. 7 public hearing, Dec. 9 committee meeting and Dec. 14 full council meeting.

How can you identify a potential murderer? Do they walk different, talk different - look like everyday folks?

Do they appear as harmless as a toothless dog, when truth is their brain is brewing up a hurricane-force storm of hatred and/or…MORE

I've always wanted to be invited to one of those multi-day, wild-and-crazy wedding extravaganzas in an exotic location.

I've seen those events in movies set in Las Vegas or on a private estate with stars like Vince Vaughn or Cameron Diaz.…MORE

Aren't You Bob Snyder?

This was fun. I knew Bob Snyder almost 60 years ago when we were both members of the Early Birds Toastmasters Club in White Center.

Here he is today. He was shopping with his wife Lois at Burien Fred Meyer.…MORE

By Chris Leman and Jeannie Hale, Seattle Community Council Federation

The Seattle Community Council Federation is calling on the Seattle City Council to make major improvements in open government proposals it is considering at a Dec. 7…MORE

Leaving for work this morning I parked Old Greenie in the driveway while I locked the gate.

Walking back to the van I spot a set of muddy tracks across the asphalt that adjoins the concrete drive. I’d seen them before, last year at this…MORE