Opinion

(Editor's Note: This is the thirteenth in a series of articles on Morey Skaret, who served as a captain in the Coast Guard during World War II and the Korean War. As World War II was winding down, Morey befriended a mysterious Philippine national…MORE

(Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from the autobiography of Jerry Robinson called "Listen to Your Father." In this excerpt, he recalls his mother and life with his family in the 1920's in Portland.)

Mom was born Eva Mae Scott in…MORE

For many years, “As a matter of courtesy” the State Board of Education, and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, your tax supported watch dogs for education, have been very reluctant to categorize the quality of any of the…MORE

So, how's that New Year's resolution to become a 'buff babe' or 'strapping stud' goin', eh? Yep, it's not quite as easy as those magazine covers promise, is it? "YOU CAN LOOK LIKE THIS IN ONLY TEN DAYS!" 'Hmph, talk about a pile of pies-in-the-…MORE

The woods on the hillside below our home stretched for what seemed like forever toward Puget Sound and Vashon Island across the channel. It was the private playground for the five Robinson brothers.

It was vast enough to be the imagined…MORE

Does love find us - or do we find love? Haven't we all kissed a few frogs before finding the prince or princess of our life?

Or maybe you're still in love's process of transition. If so, may Cupid soon appear with a perfect Valentine…MORE

(Editor's Note: In Publisher Jerry Robinson's travels last week he discovered Burien's Three Tree Point has gone to the birds as some chickens ran amok while their guards were apparently distracted by something fishy.)

If you've been in any of the grocery or drug stores, you'll see that they're loaded with flowers, chocolates, cards and doo-dads, which all speak of love and romance.

Yep, the retailers are ready to take your money in exchange for helping…MORE

How many times have I expounded about the animal kingdom of which we humans are all a part. Not only am I allergic to many, but I have rigid opinions about our relationship to what we sometimes term as the lower animals. In ancient China dogs…MORE

Meet Dayne Hansen. He is 84 with a smile as bright as a new penny.

He owns Dayne Hansen & Associates at 2215 S.W. 152nd St. in Burien, the former Kirk's Pharmacy. I have often wondered what was in there as I drove by.

Dayne is…MORE