By Kyra-lin Hom
This has been one heck of week so please forgive me if I seem less eloquent and more scattered than usual. One of the disadvantages of trying to cultivate a writing (screenwriting for film specifically) and otherwise…MORE
West Seattle - Opinion
Take Two #30: Growing Up
Mon, 05/14/12
By Kyra-lin Hom
One of my best friends is getting married. (!!!) It's been a long process and a three-year engagement, but it is finally happening. Just a couple of days ago, a few of us bridesmaids and the bride-to-be met up in north…MORE
Take Two #29: College Is Not High School
Mon, 05/07/12
By Kyra-lin Hom
Before I begin, I want to add an addendum to my previous column on the USDA Food Pyramid in response to a couple comments I received. First off, yes, the famous stacking pyramid is no longer the official USDA recommended…MORE
Take Two #28: Lies in the Food Pyramid
Mon, 04/30/12
By Kyra-lin Hom
You all know of the famous, USDA Food Pyramid, right? Grains on the bottom, fruits and vegetables on the next level, dairy and protein after that and fats, oils and sweets on the top? It's in our textbooks, on the backs of…MORE
Take Two #27: The College Care Package
Mon, 04/23/12
By Kyra-lin Hom
For most college students, the school year is about to come to an end. And unfortunately, blocking that glorious if temporary exodus are the finals. Papers, tests, projects – they're all due soon. Now, speaking from…MORE
Take Two #26: Laws reveal incredibly strange fear of sexuality
Mon, 04/16/12
By Kyra-lin Hom
Back in mid-February I wrote a column about the difference between abortion and contraception. This was in response to employers being unwilling to provide contraceptive health insurance for their employees. As you may…MORE
Take Two #25: I like guns, but guns and kids don't mix
Mon, 04/09/12
By Kyra-lin Hom
Does anybody else feel like the Northwest is going crazy? For the last several weeks, I swear every time I turn around there is a new report of a local shooting, stabbing or sexual assault. And let's not forget that a good…MORE
Modeling career behavior
Mon, 04/09/12
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
Looking through my diaries which I have kept for many years I realize that I have chronicled all those people who have made an impression on me. As the saying goes, no person is an island. Well, actually the…MORE
Put the new arena in White Center
Mon, 04/09/12
I had to laugh when I heard that carpetbagger Chris Hansen, the San Francisco hedge-fund manager who wants us to help him build a basketball arena in Seattle, said he would pay for traffic studies.
Talk about the fox guarding the henhouse…MORE
Free workshops on health care directives set for April 16
Mon, 04/02/12
By Peg Rutchik and Kathie Belsky
April 16, 2012, is the fifth annual National Healthcare Decisions Day. The focus of this day is to think about and document our wishes related to healthcare provision. Called “advance directives,” these…MORE
