Opinion

It's a New Year and what a turbulent 2009 it replaces. War, rumors of war, economic tragedies, greed, unstable people killing police officers and children abused by their own families.

Somewhere good news thrives, yet seldom found in Web…MORE

The street scene you see was the way things looked in 1924. And 26 years later when we bought the White Center News from then publisher Dean Phares, the historic intersection was not too different.

Roxbury Street, the city limits for…MORE

By Tim Burgess, Seattle City Council

Ed. Note: This column originally appeared in the December issue of Tim Burgess' newsletter, "City View."

My first two years on the city council are coming to an end soon. People keep asking me if…MORE

With New Year's upon us, it is ever more important to think about safety on the road.

The holiday season, between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, has a significantly higher number of drunk driving crashes, this according to MADD.org (…MORE

"Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives, and when he isn't around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?" -- Clarence Oddbody, A-S-2 (Angel, Second Class)

Hello. My name is Lauri and I am a Christmas-holic. I love…MORE

Meet the real Santa Claus

You can tell he is the genuine guy because the pin he fished off of his shirt front is his wife Carol.

Now that is a true sign of pride and devotion. He has to be a saint.

He is Ron Vailencour and…MORE

By Sally Clark, Seattle City Council

This column originally appeared in the December issue of Sally Clark's newsletter "City View."

At the end of my first two years chairing the Seattle City Council’'s Planning, Land Use and…MORE

"Even a month before Christmas, I would stand outside on the porch and look up at the sky - just in case Santa and his reindeer were out there flying around somewhere," she said, with the facial expressions of a young girl.

At 85, I…MORE

"That" time of year is upon us, the familiar plump sugar plum fairies hovering everywhere with their sweet wares. How could you possibly say no to all those tempting tarts, cakes, cookies, candies and alcoholic beverages that spice up our…MORE

At noon in the parking lot of a local grocery last week I heard a low flying airplane roaring westward.

This startled me. If it was landing or taking off from Sea-Tac, a plane should be flying north or south. Maybe it was lost in the fog…MORE