Opinion

By Tram Le, DVM Burien Veterinary HospitalSPECIAL TO THE HIGHLINE TIMES To deworm or not to deworm

It amazes me how many people say, "my pet doesn't have worms, I don't see anything," or "we live in the Northwest, we don't have that…MORE

By Rev. Judith Laxer

Urban gardeners know the labor of love that keeps us connected to the Earth within city limits. The changing of the seasons in the garden are metaphors for the cycles of our own lives. They help us make sense of the…MORE

Editor’s note: This opinion is written by Save Our Sodo, which is co-chaired by Max Vekich, a marine clerk in Seattle, and Warren Aakervik, the owner of Ballard Oil, a small business in Seattle for the past 75 years

As a grassroots group…MORE

Hello neighbors.

I feel that in these tough times for our local businesses, now more than ever it is time for us to “SHOP LOCAL.” How many times have you driven down our streets and seen empty or boarded up storefronts?

All to often…MORE

The Port of Seattle CEO is performing below the expectations of many taxpayers.

The simple fact that the CEO has enough time on his hands to perform a second job raises a simple question. Should that $366,825 position be abolished as not…MORE

HEY, I KNEW THAT MAN! He was my neighbor in 1928. He lived on Lombard street, a block away from our old house on Russet street in north Portland.

He had a boy my age; eight, who went to Hill Military Academy. He had a snazzy uniform. Which…MORE

The persuasive skills of Mr. Chris Hansen, with support from his generous investors, will make Seattle history, when and if, they reach official approval to build a new professional teams basketball arena in the Sodo District. There’s little…MORE

This week has been intense for me. A hectic-crazy-busy (it's a word, I swear) real world trial by fire kind of week, and it won't be stopping for anything as mundane as the weekend. I mean, seriously, I thought I was busy before taking on another…MORE

I needed a break from Ballard. As Martin and I flew east to humidity and an overfilled cottage gritty with 140 years worth of beach sand, we both felt thankful for a break from everything that had consumed us for the first nine months of the year…MORE

Kevin Carrabine has lived in Ballard for 24 years. He co-founded Friends of the Burke-Gilman Trail and serves on the Board of the Cascade Bicycle Club.

Seattle’s diverse neighborhoods are a source of pride and joy, and each contributes…MORE