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A functional and happy parent-to-child relationship comes from relating to and respecting your children, not controlling them.

This is the foundation of Sanity Circus, a seven-week parenting course coming to West Seattle this month.

The Washington Legislature went back into session this week and West Seattle's Sen. Erik Poulsen, focuses frequently on environmental issues, an arena where he has clout as chairman of the Senate Water, Energy and Environment Committee.

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The city council career of Mike Park has become the closest thing to a political dynasty as ever existed in Federal Way's short history.

In a unanimous vote last Tuesday from the seven-member council, Park set a new first for the city with…MORE

Crown Hill will not be sprayed with pesticide to kill gypsy moths in 2006, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture, though the department's Plant Protection Division will propose aerial spraying for approximately 100 acres of…MORE

Like a palette with an array of colorful pigment ready to express a painter's inspiration, the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center is about to change the West Seattle arts scene.

The grand opening of the four-story facility is planned for Feb…MORE

A young driver lost control of the car he was driving Dec. 27, hit a parked car, which then caromed down Othello Street and into the front wall of the Cat's Eye Cafe. The cafe had to close until the damaged building can be repaired.

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People always seem to be talking about North Highline's Kevin Berg. He has this effect on people because he is always up to something.

2006 will clearly be the year of Kevin Berg.

The biggest story in the pages of the Ballard News-Tribune in 2005, measured in pages, was the life and death of the monorail. 30 monorail stories graced the pages of this newspaper, edging out news about schools and education (26 stories) and…MORE

ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery announced the appointment of Alan Harrison as its new executive director, effective yesterday.

Harrison has served as a leader in the nonprofit arts and entertainment field locally and nationally for more…MORE

As the New Year begins, top 10 lists and year-in-reviews for 2005 appear everywhere.

Crowning Burien’s 2005 year in review should be the Hurricane Relief center, which was forged by the compassion of local leaders and sustained with the…MORE