Opinion

By Marjorie Young

One recent news event captured my attention, proving at once both bizarre and distressing. A man in his seventies, living in a small Kansas town, attacked a Jewish Community Center, shooting down a grandfather and his…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Instincts get a bad rap. We have them for a reason, but we've managed to reason our way out of listening. In our era of science and logic, thinking with the gut or heart is often ridiculed as romantic, feminized intuition.…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Sixty years after its original Japanese incarnation, America and Hollywood are finally paying a real tribute to the monster to end all monsters, Godzilla. After Roland Emmerich’s 1998 AmericanGodzilla travesty, geeks like…MORE

With the U.S. experiencing its highest period of income inequality since 1928, it makes sense that what constitutes a living wage has risen to the fore of our national debate.

From the Ballard News Tribune to The Seattle Times and the Wall…MORE

By Traci Bruckner, tracib@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs

USDA’s Census of Agriculture provides statistical information that should help the agency respond to opportunities in American agriculture, such as the 14,000 more farms claiming…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

E-Cigarettes are heralded as the new 'safer' way to smoke – oh, excuse me. The word is 'vape.' Despite the catchy product name, those in the industry are very careful to make this distinction. E-cigarettes rely on an…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Sexual harassment. What is it? What constitutes it? How big of a deal is it really? Prior to working in a large office, I thought I had a handle on this issue. I'm a smart, strong woman. I recognize when I'm being harassed…MORE

By Eric Minor

The $15 per hour minimum wage proposal being considered by the Mayor and the Seattle City Council is, in a word, disastrous. Many economists agree that minimum wage laws do more harm than good as they make it impossible for…MORE

I went to the meeting in the Council Chambers last night. I came away deflated and saddened.

There were the usual strange people there. One man was "saluting" the Council members with the German Heil, mein Führer!" and another woman had…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

I'm sure you've heard the term 'night owl' before. What about its counterparts 'morning lark' and 'hummingbird?' All three are common references for human sleep patterns: night owl and morning lark are self explanatory…MORE