Opinion

Many experts believe that the more separate and distinct transportation agencies there are, the more chance there will be that chaos will set in, driving up costs and lowering effectiveness to the public that pays for it.

We in Seattle…MORE

Why do Mayor Nickels, the majority of the City Council, King County Executive Sims and Seattle downtown interests insist an elevated Alaskan Way Viaduct (Alaskan Way Viaduct) solution would be so terrible?

Web site needed

By Jason Mercier_

Is the state spending money in the right areas to help our students succeed? How much has congestion improved for the billions spent on transportation? Are the investments taxpayers make in the…MORE

Changing face of Ballard

By Maureen Kearney

Ballard. A separate city until it was annexed by Seattle in 1907. Originally, Ballard was settled by Scandinavian mill workers, boat builders, and fishermen.

Ballard is where my…MORE

The upkeep, maintenance and replacement of aging freeways, state highways, bridges of all types and many of our ferries is woefully inadequate, even dangerously so.

But, we wonder just why anyone is surprised.

The latest problem is…MORE

Now, we all know that Burien is a family-friendly type of town. It is the kind of place where good folks can raise a family and enjoy a good evening of quality, clean entertainment right in their own backyard.

So, let me assure you, that…MORE

Editor's note: Tay Yoshitani, chief executive officer of the Port of Seattle, last week wrote an open letter to the community about a recent performance audit that was critical of the port. Yoshitani succeeded Mic Dinsmore as port CEO in March…MORE

The angst over remodelling Chief Sealth High School and building a new Denny Middle School adjacent has some good argument on both sides, but this is a simple case of the cost for anything will skyrocket if the School Board dithers.

The $…MORE

Rezoning opposed

By Richard Conlin

On Dec. 17, the City Council approved legislation reducing the size of commercial and retail uses that can be constructed in areas zoned industrial.

History is what a community thinks it is, and we think the former Denny's will be a far better gateway to Ballard than another rather shapeless and characterless condominium designed in cookie cutter fashion by developers seeking to cut costs,…MORE