Opinion

I'm downstairs at 7:45 to make tea and the sun is just ringing in over the horizon.

With the kettle on the fire I schlepped over to the front door to release the dogs of snore. They scampered out into 34 degree post-frosted air and with…MORE

What are School Board Members thinking?

Should the School District’s Technology Levy be rejected? I think so.

The District is proposing a new six year levy that “Will not increase taxes” but this is not the whole story. This levy…MORE

By Dan Satterberg, King County Prosecuting Attorney

Ed. Note: This column originally appeared in the Jan. 10 edition of Dan Satterberg's "The Prosecutor's Post."

It was 20 years ago when the Washington State Legislature began…MORE

If you’re tired of the upkeep, dealing with tenants, repairs and maintenance, now is a great time to sell your rental property. If you’ve owned your rental property for approximately 7 years or more, than you’ll still be seeing a profit if you…MORE

It wasn’t until I married my husband that I realized what an equalitarian really is. I used that word in the first book I wrote and had quite a time with my editor. She insisted that there was no such word. I said, “If there isn’t such a word, I…MORE

From an historic logging community to big yachts, small boats, a public boat launch, boat shows, fishing and fun festivals. Des Moines identity changed with the grand opening of Des Moines Marina, May 10th, 1970.

Recently the marina has…MORE

Probably not as fun as a champagne toast, but a New Year's tradition nonetheless, here is my arbitrary list of the top ten Highline stories of the year.

As noted last week, 2009 was the year of the big ribbon-cutting scissors. The Burien…MORE

There are seldom more spirited exchanges than when vegetarians and meat (e.g. beef, fowl, lamb, pork, and fish) eaters face off.

There are good reasons Dr. Price didn't find any long lived, strictly vegetarian societies.

Modern "…MORE

Mt Hood is only about an hour from Portland where I grew up and only a warm up peak for serious mountaineers like the famous Whittaker brothers of West Seattle

But for this writer and three novice climbers, four adventurous high school…MORE

"For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.” H.L. Menken.

This quote is often made about solving our education problems by local educators. There have to be a few corollaries to this axiom at least…MORE