By Amanda Knox It all started when I watched Prescription for Change, a new documentary about the opioid epidemic hosted by Macklemore. Thinking to write a column about it, I sat down in front of my computer with a cup of coffee and a notebook…MORE
Opinion
LETTER: Why not build new schools instead of new prisons?
Tue, 10/25/16
To the editor: I hope my Normandy Park neighbors will carefully consider the benefits of passing the Highline School District Proposition 1. Highline residents have not passed a levy for 10 years and prior to that there were many years when…MORE
Amanda's View: Champion
Tue, 10/25/16
By Amanda Knox
A world away, I still heard the stories. My friends wrote me letters. January to June, my childhood best friend was deep in Hillary Clinton’s primary campaign, extolling her virtues to folks who still owned a home phone.…MORE
Conquering the Homelessness Crisis
Tue, 10/25/16
By Frank Hillary, Mackenzie Martinez, Tristen Mickelson and Jaden Powell
Since the declaration by Mayor Ed Murray November 2015, Seattle has been in a state of emergency due to the homelessness crisis. Despite this emergency, the majority…MORE
Amanda's View: Champion
Mon, 10/24/16
By Amanda Knox A world away, I still heard the stories. My friends wrote me letters. January to June, my childhood best friend was deep in Hillary Clinton’s primary campaign, extolling her virtues to folks who still owned a home phone. Other…MORE
Alaska Airlines launches 'Paint the Plane' sweepstakes for Alaska students
Tue, 10/18/16
information from Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines is inviting school age children from across the state of Alaska to help paint a new plane, as part of its "Paint the Plane" sweepstakes. The Boeing 737-700 cargo jet will feature a special…MORE
Amanda's View: Photo Sphere
Tue, 10/18/16
By Amanda Knox The first Photo Sphere I ever saw transported me to the Valle de Cocora. I was standing in the middle of rolling hills so green they looked radioactive. I turned around myself, slack-jawed and gazing up at impossibly tall palm…MORE
Pat's View: “Niche TV”
Tue, 10/18/16
There was a movie on TV the other night. Lots of them, actually. But the one I watched had various sub-plots, none of them compelling.
But what makes the film notable is that it all centered on people eating a huge, fabulous meal. It…MORE
OP-ED: Time for some adult supervision at City Hall
Mon, 10/17/16
by Jordan Royer
Outside the bubble that has settled over Seattle City Hall, it is easy to come to the conclusion that our city’s government has become untethered to reality and common sense.
The same city government that often…MORE
Amanda's View: Photo Sphere
Mon, 10/17/16
By Amanda Knox The first Photo Sphere I ever saw transported me to the Valle de Cocora. I was standing in the middle of rolling hills so green they looked radioactive. I turned around myself, slack-jawed and gazing up at impossibly tall palm…MORE