By Peggy Sturdivant
It seemed so wrong to be in a bad mood on such a beautiful day. All night the magnolia tree had glowed in our back yard. The grass looked too green to even be real, but for some reason I was seeing red.
I had no…MORE
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At Large In Ballard: Ballard Mama Bear
Wed, 04/02/14
By Peggy Sturdivant
It seemed so wrong to be in a bad mood on such a beautiful day. All night the magnolia tree had glowed in our back yard. The grass looked too green to even be real, but for some reason I was seeing red.
I had no…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Lift your performance with healthy breakfast bars
Wed, 04/02/14
By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD
As a dietitian, I always tell people they should eat breakfast. It is indeed the most important meal of the day. Studies back up my advice: kids who eat breakfast do better in school, and adults who eat breakfast…MORE
Keep King County Moving
Wed, 04/02/14
By King County Council Chair Larry Phillips
This Earth Day voters will finally have the opportunity to save Metro Transit service. For years, threats of impending Metro Transit cuts have worried commuters and transit riders who rely on…MORE
Lou Whittaker to speak at West Seattle High School and screen documentary, ‘A Life in the Mountains’
Tue, 04/01/14
information from SWSHS
Join renowned mountaineer and West Seattle native Lou Whittaker for a special presentation, “A Life in the Mountains,” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 19, 2014, at West Seattle High School Theater.
The event is a…MORE
Going Berserk for the Right Cause
Mon, 03/31/14
by Lee Ryan
The other day, I was on the elliptical machine at the gym. They always have four TV monitors going, at the same time. However, I don’t normally watch TV and am quite content to not have any earphones and just enjoy the silence…MORE
Jerry's View: Johnny and the Elk
Mon, 03/31/14
I got a call this week from an old neighbor who lived across the street from me in McMicken Heights, near SeaTac airport years ago. He is an avid reader of this paper and has a million stories to tell about his life as a soldier in the Far East…MORE
Park West Skilled Nursing Center adopts cats Ethel and Lucy
Sat, 03/29/14
By Emile Monte
“Kitties! Kitties!” Joan, a resident of Park West Skilled Nursing Center’s Memory Unit, seemed to be channeling her inner little girl as she squealed and shuffled after the two chubby black cats in her wheelchair. Clinical…MORE
Historian Judy Bentley, co-author of Free Boy, presents at ‘Words, Writers & West Seattle’
Fri, 03/28/14
information from Southwest Seattle Historical Society
Next up in the “Words, Writers & West Seattle” series is West Seattle author Judy Bentley, who will speak about her book, Free Boy: A True Story of Slave and Master (University of…MORE
