Opinion

Exactly what did we learn from the recent state primary election, actually the second one this year? The first one was ostensively for president, which was ignored mostly by the political parties. Yes, it was early but that turned out to not mean…MORE

The other day a caller said this writer ought to "go back to where you came from" because we dared oppose the 20-cent tax on plastic and paper grocery bags. The caller said it was obvious we were just another supporter of out-of-control business…MORE

A better way than a city 20-cent bag fee

By Jan Gee

As customers passed through the checkout stands of many of our independent grocery stores, the owners and employees asked their customers, "Did you know that the Seattle City…MORE

A better way than a city 20-cent bag fee

By Jan Gee

As customers passed through the checkout stands of many of our independent grocery stores, the owners and employees asked their customers, "Did you know that the Seattle City…MORE

A better way than a city 20-cent bag fee

By Jan Gee

As customers passed through the checkout stands of many of our independent grocery stores, the owners and employees asked their customers, "Did you know that the Seattle City…MORE

A better way than a city 20-cent bag fee

By Jan Gee

As customers passed through the checkout stands of many of our independent grocery stores, the owners and employees asked their customers, "Did you know that the Seattle City…MORE

King County Executive Ron Sims has expressed the right idea when it comes to helping West Seattle residents get to and from their daily appointed rounds while trying to cut down on high gasoline costs.

Unfortunaltely our mayor has once…MORE

The article in April started this way: "... (Aberdeen) was hemorrhaging jobs. Mother Jones tells it like this: 'Families were breaking up and moving out. There were suicides. It was really a hard time.'"

The author goes on to note that "…MORE

After only a couple of years, the U.S. strategy on biofuels and climate change has a clear record: dramatically higher food prices and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.

Government programs have encouraged farmers to use marginal…MORE

That isn't all folks, the Council has been told it may have to increase water rates by 40 percent over three year and garbage rates by a whopping 46 percent over a mere two years. Add into the mix the county's expected big increase in bus fares…MORE