Opinion

When my friend heard there was an opportunity for 90 Ballardites to receive emergency preparedness training, she thought it would be good to do together. She was so busy contacting me that she didn’t read the small print. So while I got excited…MORE

by Marjorie Young

I’ve been blessed, on very rare occasions, with what I consider ‘Nirvana Moments’…when I mysteriously connect with something utterly beyond comprehension and expression; when ‘the painted veil, which those who live call…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

America is fat. Surveys shows this fact is easy to ignore so I figured blunt is best. Very, very blunt. To be more specific, nearly 70% of the American adult population is overweight. About a third of the adult population…MORE

Years ago I saw changes in Ballard in black-and-white terms. Development = bad. Original single-family residences = good. I was young. I was foolish. I was short-sighted.

Over the last few years I have watched William Parks, better known…MORE

By Mwiza Kalisa, Schools First campaign

This week, voters will receive ballots in the mail for the renewal of two property tax-levies. The levies are the only measure on the ballot and will bridge state funding gaps and support facility…MORE

Paul Bauer lived on Russett Street and Union Avenue in Portland. He was about 16 and inspired by Tex Rankin flying his WACO to the airport near the Columbia Slough.

So he built one in the basement of his dad's grocery store but he could…MORE

I swear it was not a set-up.

When I heard the Highline Historical Society was mounting a Burien Community Center display of the “Extraordinary Women of Highline,” I thought my mother might be picked.

Most guys think their mother is…MORE

What could a lawyer, librarian, insurance agent, bus driver, corporate executive, nurse and school teacher possibly have in common? How about a love of acting?

Until Bophary Du, recreation specialist for Burien Parks and Recreation, asked…MORE

By Brian LeBlanc

Last month while writing an article about the coal train controversy, I talked to Herb Krohn, a railroad union representative at a WSDOT rail transportation public workshop. Krohn made several points that I felt needed…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Inspired by Apple and Steve Jobs, San Antonio's Bexar County, Texas has revealed its plans for BiblioTech, the nation's first book-less public library. The $1.5 million plan includes a 4,989 square-foot space, 100 e-…MORE