Opinion

I have always been a handy guy. I have fixed any number of things over the years from the weekly honey-do list I got from my wife.

I fixed cabinet hinges, wobbly toilet handles, doors that squeak and even stepped on a spider or two. It was…MORE

They say coaches are hired to be fired.

In much the same way, newspaper editors are hired to write their farewell column.

This is mine.

My 66th birthday is Aug. 22 so I’m retiring before the government ups the official Social…MORE

By Tram Le, DVM Burien Veterinary HospitalSPECIAL TO THE HIGHLINE TIMES When your male cat takes frequent trips to the litter box, crying and straining to urinate without producing any urine this may be a sign that he is blocked (urethral…MORE

By Julia PattersonKing County CouncilmemberSPECIAL TO THE HIGHLINE TIMES Thousands of people throughout South King County ride public transit every day. Many of these riders do not own cars and depend upon buses and trains to get to work and…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

I've been awfully serious here lately. What with my hammering on the toes of Big Food industries, terrifyingly zealous Jesus camps and big-mouthed hate mongers you'd think I never find my eggs sunny-side up. I don't know…MORE

Do kids ride bikes anymore? I see scores of school kids walking through Burien coming from Highline High but rarely any on a bike. Do they have them and only ride after school?

I got my first bike when I was ten. My 12-year brother did…MORE

Former Highline Times freelance photographer Jerry Gay is forever linked with Burien by one photographic image snapped 39 years ago.

It’s a photo of four exhausted volunteer firefighters resting after battling an early morning blaze at…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Some weeks I struggle for column topics. No matter how I wrack my brain, I just can't get impassioned about anything. And then some weeks, for better or for worse, inspiration falls into my lap.

This week, at…MORE

By Marjorie Young

Since my previous column dealt with the (thankfully rare) ‘darker’ side of my work, I’ve received requests to describe more ‘uplifting’ episodes. My only challenge; having so many amazing incidents to choose from.

By Peggy Sturdivant

There’s a bulletin board just past the yoga room at Ballard Health Club. From it, looking right at me after class, was the face of a young man, his fair skin especially pale against a gray backdrop. “My name is Asher,”…MORE