West Seattle - Opinion

By Kyra-lin Hom

I loathe the small talk ice breaker, “So, what do you do?” You know it. You've been asked it. I'm sure you've even asked it of someone else. As for me, it seems I'm asked that question every single time I meet a new person…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

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

By Kyra-lin Hom

I've never been shy with my opinions regarding our current education situation. So it should be no surprise to any of you that, though I treasure my undergraduate education, I fully acknowledge its failure to prepare me…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

I apologize if I offend anyone this week, as the topic I'm about to broach is a sensitive one. Relatively recently (I've been debating on whether or not to touch this for a few weeks now), a Duke University student was…MORE