Opinion

By Rev. Judith Laxer

It’s taken me a while to get the hang of composting. I was afraid of it, afraid I wouldn’t get it right, that I’d only make putrefied muck that would stink and draw vermin to my back yard. Of course I knew not to throw…MORE

By Dr. Jonathan CullomMarine View Veterinary Hospital

Does your pet seem to have “morning breath” all day long?

Have you looked in their mouth lately? It has been estimated that up to 75 percent of dogs and cats have some form of…MORE

In early April of 1980 some of my friends threw a 60th birthday party for me at Kingston Village. It was a thrill to see so many friendly faces.

As a surprise my kids arranged to have King County Executive John Spellman come to the party.…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Already inspired to write on the questionable effectiveness of online classes by a recent Seattle Times article, I suddenly found myself with a much more personal connection to the issue this week. By now I should be done…MORE

I admit I am lazy.

So lazy that I need some goading to get me to exercise. When my friendly housekeeper, Dorothy, reminded me that I had not done my 20 minutes on the "dreadmill" I tried to make up some excuse like the agony of de feet or…MORE

I love vegetable gardening….and trees.

Trouble is, they are incompatible.

Trying to turn over the soil just got me a shovelful of roots. And with all that shade, forget about growing big, juicy vegetables that resemble the ones on…MORE

By Brian LeBlanc

In February 2013, the first residents started to move into the AVA Ballard complex on NW Market St and 14th Ave NW where Sunset Bowl once stood. Back in 2008, there was hope that the Sunset could be saved and moved to a…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

If you've ever been around children, you've probably noticed that they can watch the same movie or read the same book or play the same game again and again pretty much indefinitely. As of this week, my niece's favorite…MORE

By Rev. Judith Laxer

The year grows. The third month marches in and flowers begin to bloom in the northwest garden. Primrose and Crocus boast the first welcome colors in the landscape. Lenten Rose hangs delicately from her yellow green…MORE

I was fishing with my brother Russell in the Columbia River Slough one summer day in 1928. I was eight, he was ten.

The murky, slow moving river had lots of crappies, perch, catfish, carp and chubs and hundreds of logs next to a shingle…MORE