Opinion

I have been teaching the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, in West Seattle at our church, over the past three years. It's a four week class wherein a schedule is provided to help the students read straight through the entire Qur'an in a brief time…MORE

On the other side of I-5 in Auburn, the debate over the banning of pit bulls and similar breeds has escalated into a fury.

As the nature versus nurture battle endures, local lawmakers have found themselves somewhere in the middle, forced…MORE

Loyal Heights Community Council

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels' recent Ballard News Tribune interview finally gets to the heart of the ongoing flap over Loyal Heights Playfield between residents and the Seattle Parks Department. Nickels'…MORE

President Ford once said, "The American wage earner and the American housewife are a lot better economists than most economists care to admit."

That might explain why, despite the sky-is-falling cries of "neo-economists" who predict…MORE

But inevitable does not have to mean our Junction must become a concrete canyon that is inhospitable to pedestrians and shoppers.

It is the time for the property owners, the people who lease their stores and the residents nearby and from…MORE

Many faithful readers of the Herald wondered why we so strongly supported the monorail. You are seeing the reasons coming forward now as we all wonder how we will get downtown under the plan the state has drawn up for the tunnel that will allow…MORE

Dear Ballard:

Some amazing friends of ours and the Salmon Bay Eagles are trying to help a friend who has cancer. You might know her.

Our friend, Michelle Moyer, is a familiar face to anyone that has stopped by the Ballard Smokeshop…MORE

Last year the Seattle School District attempted to force the closure of Alki Elementary, move students from Cooper School and replace them with those attending alternative Pathfinder. The resulting tumult caused the district to beat a fairly…MORE

Enron is breathing its last gasps. Trials are in progress for its former chairman, Ken Lay and president, Jeffrey Skilling. Before the year is out, we'll likely know whether they're found guilty of crimes relating to misleading investors in the…MORE

In a unanimous ruling, the Oregon Supreme Court recently upheld a controversial property rights measure known as Measure 37. Approved by voters in 2004, the measure requires the state to compensate owners when land use regulations reduce the…MORE