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Mon, 03/12/12

I will be so happy when the presidential election day finally arrives. The campaigning should be wrapped up in three or four months instead of dragging out over a year.

Then the candidates could share wealth with the desperately poor,…MORE

Mon, 03/12/12

I just felt I had to respond to a Highline Times web posting I read recently.

The article was about the theater and it's new owners.

I am very glad somebody is going to pick up the ball and re-establish a theater there (the Des…MORE

Mon, 03/12/12

Governor Chris Gregoire is anticipating a vacation as her second term in office is coming to an end. Over the years I have had the opportunity to visit her mansion home, standing majestically on a low rise behind the state capitol building. My…MORE

Thu, 03/08/12

By Bill Burkland

It is not often that one is presented with the opportunity to learn about a foreign culture and meet new people without ever having to leave one’s home, but through the Ergon Student Exchange program, that is indeed the…MORE

Wed, 03/07/12

In case you have forgotten, hot summer days still happen here and will again. Many kids in Burien will run through sprinklers or frolic on slip and slides. One thing they will not have is a local free pool.

Normandy Park has a pool, Arbor…MORE

Mon, 03/05/12

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Many years ago I wrote a letter to my adult children. I wanted to convey my thinking about letting go of the role of managing parent while accepting the role of friend, mentor and advisor. Here is what I wrote…MORE

Fri, 03/02/12

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Things are looking brighter in Highline after we stole Dr. Susan Enfield away from both the state’s largest district and the glittering Eastside.

I tend to be your usual reporter skeptic, but I’…MORE

Mon, 02/27/12

“When geese fly in a “V” formation the flap of each bird’s wings create uplift for the bird immediately following. Traveling as a flock adds at least 71 percent greater flying range than if each bird flew on it’s own.

When a goose falls…MORE

Mon, 02/27/12

For more years than I can remember, Rudy Bundas was a friend of mine.

Rudy was a talker, possibly the longest talker I knew. He often would visit Elsbeth and me at our place. Once, while out shopping, I waited with Rudy in the car while…MORE

Mon, 02/27/12

By Kyra-lin Hom

When reviewing my list of possible column topics for the week, I of course was immediately drawn to the ESPN scandal otherwise known as the “Chink in the Armor” headline. On top of it being at best a horrendously sloppy bit…MORE

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