Opinion

Editor's note: Carmen Parrinello is a Greenwood resident. She was recently assaulted by a man in France and the terrifying encounter gives her a unique insight in the French justice system and how it handles perpetrators like Dominique Strauss-…MORE

If you think the times are tough now you should have been around in 1932. Mom and Dad were feeding ten kids with some help from the state of Oregon and various agencies like the Elks Club, the Oregon Dental Aid agency the Portland Police Sunshine…MORE

I'm back, Burien.

I haven't lived full-time in Burien since September 1966 when my parents drove me across the state to attend Washington State University. At the time, this sheltered Burien boy couldn't wait to see the lights of my…MORE

If there's anything that's fun and rewarding to do it's making something that needs a little spiffying-up into something beautiful.

Maybe it's a vase of flowers on a rainy day, a colorful tablecloth on a well-used table, neighbor's freshly…MORE

I’m back, Burien. I haven’t lived full-time in Burien since September 1966 when my parents drove me across the state to attend Washington State University. At the time, this sheltered Burien boy couldn’t wait to see the lights of my hometown in…MORE

By Holli Johnson Washington State Grange

More than 800,000 Washington citizens live in rural areas. These citizens – about 12 percent of our state's population – face many challenges accessing healthcare.

Whether it's a simple…MORE

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Meet Ray Rice He and his wife Louise have lived in Burien next to the lighthouse on the tip of Three Tree Point for fifteen years.

He is an occasional fisherman…MORE

(Editor's Note: Mt. Rainier High School student Scott Ritchie wrote this op-ed piece as part of his senior project. We asked Scott, "Do you think your Highline School District education prepared you for college, career and citizenship. Why or why…MORE

Well, I got a haircut today.

Nick the barber was walking in front of his shop yesterday holding up a sign that read "NO HAIRCUT, NO NICK."

I hated the thought of him starving to death, so I hired him again this month.

I have…MORE

By Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles

The medicinal benefits of marijuana are now recognized throughout most medical communities and are steadily resonating among political circles, law enforcement agencies and the public at large. Today most people…MORE