Opinion

By Kyra-lin Hom

Does anybody else feel like the Northwest is going crazy? For the last several weeks, I swear every time I turn around there is a new report of a local shooting, stabbing or sexual assault. And let's not forget that a good…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Looking through my diaries which I have kept for many years I realize that I have chronicled all those people who have made an impression on me. As the saying goes, no person is an island. Well, actually the…MORE

I had to laugh when I heard that carpetbagger Chris Hansen, the San Francisco hedge-fund manager who wants us to help him build a basketball arena in Seattle, said he would pay for traffic studies.

Talk about the fox guarding the henhouse…MORE

By Paul Byers

April marks the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Researching conspiracy thearies for his book Arctic Fire, Northwest Author Paul Byers came across many different theories about the sinking of the titanic. For…MORE

By Brenda Chrystie

Domestic violence affects people from all racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds. It is a serious public health and safety problem with many consequences for individuals and families regardless of ethnic or racial…MORE

I have driven my 1979 Cadillac Coupe deVille daily since 1995. The car, now 33 years old, is showing signs of its age.

It was called "A personal luxury car" when it was issued in 1979.

That was the year grandma and Papa bought it…MORE

By Peg Rutchik and Kathie Belsky

April 16, 2012, is the fifth annual National Healthcare Decisions Day. The focus of this day is to think about and document our wishes related to healthcare provision. Called “advance directives,” these…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Surely, you've heard of them, this Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins that's swinging the world around by its sensitive bits? Well if not the books, perhaps you've heard of the recent release of its major motion…MORE

By Rep. Zack Hudgins and Rep. Barbara Bailey

Most cars sit idle 23 hours a day. But there’s a new business model that lets people rent cars and trucks from private citizens.

Peer-to-peer car sharing is one of those solid policies…MORE

When I look back at my heritage I find evidence of the pioneer spirit. My grandfather William Stanley McLaughlin bought into the Puget Sound Co-operative colony in Washington Territory in 1887 for the sum of $50. This entitled him to one 50 foot-…MORE