Elsbeth is adept at peeling a pair of hot soft-boiled eggs without getting yellow yolk all over her hands like I do. She just rolls the hot five-minute eggs around on the counter, then casually peels them without wincing .
Then she…MORE
Opinion
Grown-ups rescue Des Moines
Wed, 10/19/05
Times/News
Around Halloween, my thoughts wander down to Des Moines.
Des Moines used to be the home of the Scare House, which brought autumn thrill seekers into the Waterland City.
Invoking Des Moines' nickname reminds me of…MORE
Where's my wife?
Wed, 10/19/05
When Elsbeth takes me shopping at the sooper dooper market she goes her way and I go mine, each with our own four-wheeled buggy. I usually head for the magazine racks, grab a couple of fishing mags and head for the mocha counter, where I…MORE
Reliable power makes us strong
Wed, 10/12/05
When we get up in the morning, we flip a switch and the lights go on; we turn a valve and shower in hot water; and we pop a bagel in the toaster.
Reliable and safe electricity is something we take for granted in America. We assume it will…MORE
Voters need to send gas-tax back
Wed, 10/12/05
Times/News
What's driving [the Initiative 912] campaign is ... an anger about the arrogant, out-of-control culture of the Democratic aristocracy that runs the state of Washington.
MOREWe need a plan
Wed, 10/12/05
Along with a basic silence on our ongoing question about how we in West Seattle will get to downtown if there is no monorail, there is a persisting muttering but little action on statewide and Puget Sound transportation plans.
We are…MORE
M's fans wait for 'next year'
Wed, 10/05/05
Times/News
You have to pay the price to win ... Most important, you must pay the price to stay there ... Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
Legendary Green Bay Packer
Coach Vince Lombardi
Early autumn is…MORE
No on Initiative 912
Wed, 10/05/05
The South Park Bridge is in even worse condition than the Alaskan Way Viaduct and will likely fall down during the next big earthquake, if it doesn't stop working altogether first.
The Page One story in this week's issue says the South…MORE
Consider Southwest? A bad idea
Wed, 09/21/05
In the August 31 edition of the Ballard News-Tribune, readers were asked to consider the Southwest Airlines proposal to move its operations to Boeing Field. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air also announced their intent to seek equal access to the…MORE
So many gave so much to help Katrina victims
Wed, 09/21/05
Times/News
I am so proud of the Times/News' home city of Burien where volunteers turned the vacant Gottschalk's building into one of the biggest collection centers in the Puget Sound area for aid to victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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