Opinion

People watching education of our youth across the nation are becoming more and more concerned about the failure of students to be able to write a coherent composition or read an article in a publication and understand what was read.

For…MORE

Ballard's housing stock is undergoing tremendous change. We have large condominium developments underway, we are seeing so called "mega houses" replacing smaller bungalows and we are witness to an outcrop of many new townhouses. I would like to…MORE

When legislators return to Olympia in January, some will renew their push to stop "outsourcing" by imposing a whole new set of restrictions on state purchases.

Their stated purpose is laudable: Halting the flow of jobs to out-of-state or…MORE

It is sad to see that Sound Food Cafe on Vashon Island may end providing food and beverage s to riders on the Fauntleroy, Vashon, Southworth ferry run. The problem is simply that the small island restaurant can't afford to maintain contract…MORE

We needed to say that just because some narrow-minded seasonal grinches have stained the season by demanding that all stores abandon such greetings at "Happy Holidays" or "Seasons Greetings." One loud-talking mental midget even suggested a…MORE

Walking through Costco with an empty buggy on my exercise walkathon, I nearly collided with a lady driver at an intersection of Vitamin Pills and Aspirin.

Elsbeth had preceded me with her own cart so she did not witness my near collision…MORE

I don't own a business in the Junction but do work in one three days a week. On average this small business receives a minimum of two to three requests for donations each week.

That makes 150-200 yearly requests. I am constantly amazed by…MORE

Last week as we were about to enter Big Lots in Burien, Elsbeth and I spotted Santa. He was standing by his red kettle waving a little silver bell and I said, "Are you really Santa Claus?"

He smiled and said, "Well, I was until I burned…MORE

The big wave going through the avant-garde world of Internet publishing these days is the old but suddenly newly found idea of publishing readers' writings on everything from a child's football game to latest happenings in a community. It already…MORE

This year's alternative to the annual Robinson Newspapers office Christmas party at the West Seattle old folks home was really exciting.

The new activity combined two of my fond memories -- sailing on an Argosy tour boat and seeing the…MORE