Opinion

The squabble over the future of the distinctively roofed former Denny's seems to boil down to two issues, plain economics and whose taste in old buildings we want to agree with.

When the Landmark Preservation Boad agreed to stay the…MORE

More regulation is not the housing cost answer

By Don C. Brunell

Recently, a researcher from the University of Washington reported land use regulations - most notably the state's Growth Management Act - added $200,000 to the price…MORE

We wonder why it is that disputes involving parents, students, the administration of the Seattle Public School District and its board of directors always end up in a squabble that includes charges, counter-charges and even name calling.

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The legendary "Seattle Way" of doing government business is to hold a slew of hearings and make a ton of Power Point presentations, take a bushel of incoming paperwork from the people and give them a bushel of stuff back - then have a couple of…MORE

Homeless need our help

By MaryLee Smith and Jean Darsie

Citizens of Ballard: Some of our neighbors are in trouble. But for the grace of a higher power, it could be any one of us. They are veterans of our wars, Native American…MORE

The legendary "Seattle Way" of doing government business is to hold a slew of hearings and make a ton of Power Point presentations, take a bushel of incoming paperwork from the people and give them a bushel of stuff back - then have a couple of…MORE

An outstanding opportunity

By Jeff Clark

Dear West Seattle community members,

As you probably are aware, thanks to the Seattle voters, a new Denny/Sealth campus plan has been funded, complete with a new building for Denny…MORE

Every day there seems to be a new woe for the Washington State Ferry system, a service that carries 24 million passengers and 11 million vehicles a year on 10 cross-Puget Sound runs. Bulletins are issued often, sometimes hourly of late, telling…MORE

Burien Little Theatre has a wonderful Valentine gift opening that opened last weekend.

The musical comedy review I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is a great way to spend an evening with your sweetheart.

The review by Joe…MORE

This year Highline Community College will make a significant addition to the community - the new Marine Science and Technology (MaST) Center in Redondo.

This one-of-a-kind facility will bring together science education, research and…MORE