Opinion

By John Rankin Normandy Park City CouncilmemberSPECIAL TO THE HIGHLINE TIMES

(Editor’s Note: The elected-mayor issue has been a hot topic in Highline. SeaTac has voted several times on changing its form of government to a strong mayor…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Now that I've regaled you all with my rather spontaneous opinions on dating etiquette (see last week's column), let me return to the topic I had originally intended for last week. As of September 18th, headlines exploded…MORE

By Brian LeBlanc, a.k.a., the 21st Century Viking

The 2012 Election is a month away, but part of it is already over. In the August primary, the top two vote-getters for the open 36th Legislative seat were Noel Frame and Gael Tarleton, both…MORE

Tomatoes are this summer’s zucchini in Ballard. One almost can’t give them away. Meanwhile, the raccoons are feasting on Asian pears and escargots. Fifty-six days without a trace amount of precipitation, a good year for tomatoes. What is the…MORE

By Marjorie Young

When I was no older than eight or nine, I distinctly remember my father alluding to one of our relatives. “He must be worth (x amount) per year.” Somehow, even at that tender age, I was disturbed by his choice of words.…MORE

This editorial is by Demian Godon, an opponent of I-1240 -- an initiative that would allow charter schools in Washington -- and a parent of two kids at Ballard High School.

It’s no secret that we need to improve education in this state.…MORE

The Town Square Apartment project will be very bad for Burien. It will turn prime property into a ghetto.

Already the adjoining properties have excessive vandalism and robberies because of the many apartments that are located a few blocks…MORE

I want to say first and foremost that I am not a racist or a xenophobe. There, I said it and got that over with.

I am the son of immigrants who is very proud of his heritage, who made an effort to learn its language and culture, but I…MORE

We are now in the most contentious election season in U.S. history, caused primarily by Barack Hussein Obama, his personality and policies.

He has been endorsed by the Communist Party of the USA/aka socialism/aka progressivism/aka social…MORE

Burien resident Marco Spani had quite a fish tale to tell me the other day.I thought I would pass it on to my readers:

OK Jerry, here’s the story.

My daughter, Jesann and her boyfriend, Nate were visiting from southern California…MORE