Opinion

By Tom WatsonKing County Solid Waste

While most people in King County say they recycle, the fact is that more than half of what ends up in the regional landfill could have been recycled.

In the 1970s, curbside recycling was all but…MORE

Don Peter, a Highline Times/Des Moines News reader and Des Moines resident, wrote a letter to the editor saying my column is delightful, yet I'm wrong writing about immigration on June 4th.

Now most savvy guys know from experience that you…MORE

It's a bird

In the yard I snapped a picture and sent it to Cyndi Upthegrove, driving force of the Highline Historical Museum and asked her what it was.

She lives on Lake Burien and knows a lot of stuff and she e- mailed me back…MORE

My Father’s Chair

Our dinner table seated four And with a leaf had room for more But since our count was only three It suited Sister, Mom and me

There was a time, till I was five When our whole table was alive Because in that now…MORE

By Mike Wayte

The June 4 issue of the Herald published an invitation to a TOWN HALL meeting on the King County Water Taxi and King County Ferry District. I was mildly interested until I read the Special to the Seattle Times on meeting day…MORE

Armed guard at the Social Security Office, middle school students performing sex acts on the school bus, school district hires “Success Coordinators” to monitor the progress of students who are in danger of dropping out, local Superintendent of…MORE

By Heidi Henson, Tobacco Cessation Specialist

When asked, most people who smoke or chew tobacco admit that they don’t enjoy it anymore. Typically, the reasons include cost, health, family and friends’ comments and the fact that it’s not…MORE

By Nick Licata, Seattle City Council

Ed. Note: This piece originally appeared in Nick Licata's newsletter, "Urban Politics."

The question that has dominated the discussion of the deep-bore tunnel replacement for the Alaskan Way…MORE

Meet Bill Jensen

Bill is well known for his gift at raising a huge garden every year in his Three Tree Point acreage that is full of exotic calla lilies and Begonias.

Bill, a retired tool and die maker, did it again this year.…MORE

One thing Water District 54 commissioners and Des Moines officials can agree on is Commissioner John Rayback's comment that "the City and this District seem to have communication problems."

Water commissioners are still sore about having…MORE