By Amanda Knox Oma’s first Thanksgiving in the United States wasn’t much of a Thanksgiving. She shipped off before the end of Opa’s deployment in Germany, alone except for their first child, my uncle Mickey. She spent the unfamiliar American…MORE
West Seattle - Opinion
Amanda's View: "Amanda stands with Trump"
Mon, 11/14/16
By Amanda Knox Tuesday, I dressed up for a big celebration—pearl tie, rainbow-plaid pantsuit—and attended The Stranger’s countdown party at the Showbox. I rubbed shoulders with colorful Democrats sipping “Donkey” cocktails made with Bombay…MORE
Editorial: No taxation without transparency -- Residents want more information
Mon, 11/07/16
Residents of the Highline School District are being asked to vote in favor of a $299 million bond issue Tuesday.
We're hearing some grumbling from the community on this issue -- and a few of our readers have raised some challenges to the…MORE
Amanda's View: Addiction, face-to-face, part two: Tricks and triggers
Mon, 11/07/16
By Amanda Knox I accelerated into the mostly empty parking lot and veered a wide arch into a spot. I pulled up the parking break at the same time that I unclipped my seat belt. Chris already had the passenger side door open. We were on a last-…MORE
Amanda's View: Addiction, face-to-face: Part One
Mon, 10/31/16
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
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
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
Amanda's View: Costumes
Mon, 10/10/16
By Amanda Knox It was partly travel fatigue, but mostly the placement of the the TV screens. Splitting huevos rancheros for breakfast at the airport, Chris and I kept catching ourselves trailing off in conversation and looking over each other’s…MORE
Amanda's View: International Wrongful Conviction Day
Mon, 10/03/16
By Amanda Knox
International Wrongful Conviction Day celebrates its third anniversary on Tuesday, October 4th. In honor of that, here’s a layman’s crash course in the causes of wrongful conviction, and a brief introduction to the Innocence…MORE