Opinion

By Michael Miller On a recent visit to the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle I was saddened to see that yet another landmark has disappeared. The Totem House, Seafood and Chowder, Family recipes since 1948, has given up the fight leaving a note on…MORE

There is an air of mystery about her that hauntingly recalls fairytale stories of a beautiful princess beckoning from the castle to her prince passing by. Perched high on a hill she is irreplaceable, one of a kind, a past haven to many, and…MORE

By Mark Davis

“Ballard is rapidly becoming a community of carpetbaggers and commuters.  More than 100 years after the first land boom in Ballard, another land boom is making affordable housing a faint but fond memory.” - quoted from Early…MORE

(Editor's Note: As promised last week, Jerry Robinson recalls some of the highlights of over half a centuryof bringing readers the local news. He starts with the White Center News.)

Though main street on the county side of White Center in…MORE

I have always gloried in being the father of a flock of boys.

Macho thing? Perhaps. But it gave me a sense of uniqueness. Just lucky, but I have always liked being envied for my brood. Of course, it is just chance at work.

Those…MORE

"In with the new and out with the old." Diet today and forget about it tomorrow. It's that time of year when changing is both fact and too often just wishful thinking. Happy New Year!

Des Moines has seen two significant changes at year's…MORE

I have often heard criticism of some of my articles because they offer no solutions to the educational problems that America seems to be facing.

While visiting my son in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area a significant news item dominated the…MORE

How high a “Priority” is academic achievement in Washington’s schools?

At a recent school board meeting there was recognition of some of the scholars at Todd Beamer High School. There was a National Merit Semi-Finalist, the first in the…MORE

When the very wonderful guys at Fire Station 26 told me that they thought they really needed to take me to Highline Medical Center in Burien, I thought, "How embarrassing. Here I am in my polka dot, flannel jammies and no makeup!"

However…MORE

December 13 marked the cut off line of the Viaduct Replacement Project comment period and here's what your Ballard District Council submitted after taking a close look at the supplemental DEIS for the Deep Bored Tunnel.

"Dear Ms.…MORE