Opinion

By Kyra-lin Hom

By age 12, we all know Hollywood is fake. We’ve learned about wires, prosthetics, and special effects. If you’re like me, you’ve converted hours of behind the scenes footage into hours of messing about with friends and a…MORE

By Gwen Davis “What does it say about us, the Democratic Party, when we elect a socialist? What does it say when a union gives up a hard-fought fight to a corporation, even when we have Democrat elected officials? What does it say about us?”…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas – if that’s your thing. If not, hopefully you had a wonderful Hannukah, Kwanzaa, and the like. Some of my friends have celebrated Aslan Day (Aslan, the lion from the Narnia series)…MORE

With New Year bells chiming, some Ballard readers might be thinking of their own mortality. How many years will we amble about in occupied splendored haze thinking about the job, global warming, commerce, Facebook, smartphones, play-dough, and…MORE

By Marjorie Young

South Africa and the world recently lost Nelson Mandela, a towering figure whose impact on humanity is nearly beyond measure. To be sure, he fought against the horrors of Apartheid, ultimately gaining freedom and equality…MORE

Jim McNerney, CEO The Boeing Company 100 North Riverside Chicago, IL 60606

Dear Mr. McNerney:

The squeeze that you and Boeing are putting on your machinist workers’ pensions, pay scales and your stance on other labor issues…MORE

There has been a lot of talk in recent years about the over compensation and gross salaries of corporate CEO types. According to GMI Ratings, who conducted a survey of over 2,000 American CEO’s, 2013 saw the top ten highest paid CEO’s making more…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Blatantly eavesdropping during my lunch break today, I overheard two women discussing their decisions to be working moms and that whole issue in general. Both were high-powered go-getter types with, it seemed, the salaries…MORE

By Howard Garrett, Orca Network

The campaign for Lolita's retirement is based on research by Ken Balcomb at the Center for Whale Research on San Juan Island. In 1995, Governor Mike Lowry, Sec. of State Ralph Munro and Balcomb announced the…MORE

By Howard Garrett, Orca Network

The campaign for Lolita's retirement is based on research by Ken Balcomb at the Center for Whale Research on San Juan Island. In 1995, Governor Mike Lowry, Sec. of State Ralph Munro and Balcomb announced the…MORE