Opinion

On July 16, the City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 30990, establishing the parameters for a Zero Waste Strategy for Seattle.

The Zero Waste Strategy is based on a policy framework that treats waste as a resource. Under this…MORE

That was a headline in one of the downtown newspapers the other day. How correct that is.

It took 9/11 for us to begin to look seriously at terror in the previously impervious United States. Now we have chaos at the airports when doctors…MORE

Zero Waste will save city $50 million tab

By Richard Conlin

On July 16, the City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 30990, establishing the parameters for a Zero Waste Strategy for Seattle.

The Zero Waste Strategy is…MORE

Zero Waste will save city $50 million tab

By Richard Conlin

On July 16, the City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 30990, establishing the parameters for a Zero Waste Strategy for Seattle.

The Zero Waste Strategy is…MORE

Last week, Forbes Magazine ranked Washington as the fifth-best place for business in the nation. However, the small business community views the Washington State business climate very differently and says more needs to be done before anyone in…MORE

If you shop at a Safeway, Fred Meyer, QFC or Albertson's, you probably noticed the yard signs saying, "Share the Success" posted on the lawn outside your grocery store recently. I work at West Seattle's Safeway in Jefferson Square, and I am one…MORE

Threat in a condo court ruling

By Paul Guppy

A little over two years ago, the Supreme Court handed down one of the most far-reaching decisions in a generation. In June 2005, five of the nine justices ruled in Kelo v. City of New…MORE

Back in 1988 I wrote a paper for an urban studies class at the University of Washington entitled, "West Seattle - Backing into the Future." It was an unflattering piece, to say the least.

At the time, I had some gripes with West Seattle…MORE

Once upon a time in what was a much smaller and less toney Washington State, there was a fellow from Spokane who served as both the state's insurance commissioner and its fire marshal. He was an elected official and had every intention of…MORE

Jury service woes

By Mike Perry

In addition to the judges, for whom this letter should be a direct concern, copies are being sent to the local news media, government officials, and law firms.

It concerns two serious…MORE