Opinion

If you have been a Federal Way resident for more than a decade, you have probably been in Joe Asahara’s store.

The Oriental Garden Center has been on the corner of 306th and Pacific Highway South since Joe and his brother-in-law first…MORE

My recent article on how to survive Middle School has prompted several responses from both students and parents. Just today I was visiting a friend who has a 7th grader. He was busy in his room with his computer. When I asked the child his…MORE

(Editor's note: This article appears originally in Seattle City Council member Nick Licata's newsletter, "Point of View.")

Recently I enjoyed the opportunity to meet with members of Seattle'’s Conservation Corps. The Conservation Corps…MORE

It’s true, this October the West Seattle Herald is leaving the office in the Admiral District that it has inhabited for the last few years. But, we are not leaving the community we have served for 86 years. Not even close.

While our base…MORE

With the lure of tax-free distributions, Roth IRAs have become popular retirement savings vehicles since their introduction in 1998. But if you're a high-income taxpayer, chances are you haven't been able to participate in the Roth revolution.…MORE

My summer was filled with family. In July, I picnicked with 65 members of my extended family at my boyhood home in Burien. And a couple of weeks ago, I rented a Lincoln City beach home with Marge's family from New York City. As a kid, I figured…MORE

(Editor's Note: Tim Robinson interviewed Tom Brandes, a member of Rainier Golf and Country Club, who recently competed in the U.S. Senior Open golf tournament in Indiana. Jerry Robinson added a footnote.)

What was your first time? Your…MORE

While in Lacey a couple of weekends ago I heard my partner's mother comment on the "Swine Flu Ready to Explode" headlines in the Olympian. We all should be "bracing for a second wave of Swine Flu infections that could sicken millions of people…MORE

In my 30 years at the beach, I have never seen fishing like it is now. The humpie run includes a lot of small silvers also and the beachfront is daily lined with fishermen casting buzz bombs and spoons. John Richards, easily the best fly-rod…MORE

Girls have a way of getting noticed, and "Miss Katrina" knows how. Three years ago this August an impish, loving, then 10-month old, Shih Tzu became my roommate -- and as dog owners know happens --changed my life. In a column that month I…MORE