Opinion

Dr. Andrew Weil is a medical doctor who favors herbs and organic food products over pharmaceuticals and the food produced by the congloms.

To me, and I’m certain, to a lot of folks he looks a bit like Santa Claus, albeit without the red…MORE

District 4 of the Federal Way School Board has two candidates running for this position that share, at least minimally, some similar concerns about our school district.

The district has according to “Education Week” only 45.7% of its 9th…MORE

Last week Mayor Greg Nickels presented his 2010 proposed budget to the Seattle City Council. One of the major elements accompanying his final budget is legislation to the council requesting that we approve a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the…MORE

The other night, I was on my Facebook page. I pasted in a video clip to Michael Jackson, singing a beautiful rendition of "I'll Be There" when he was a child.

It made me feel better to watch him sing, to listen to the innocence of his…MORE

The recent run of salmon allowed even little kids with bent pins or lures painted pink to catch a fish.

It is unprecedented in my memory. And all I could do was read about it and accept a share of the bounty from generous friends.

As promised a few months ago I have done interviews with all of the candidates for the Federal Way School Board elections.

These are important elections as clearly you will see that some candidates believe that education in Federal Way…MORE

(Editor's note: This notice was originally published online August 31, 2009.)

It’s true, this October the Ballard News-Tribune is leaving the office on Market Street that it has inhabited for 34 years. But, we are not leaving the…MORE

Resolution 30990, the Zero Waste Strategy, which I initiated and which was approved by the council in 2007, includes an array of strategies to prevent or reduce the use of problem products, those that are hard to recycle, are significant elements…MORE

(Editor's Note: This is the second in a three-part series on "learning how to walk before starting to run.")

When fitness enthusiasts and their trainers are stumped by a client's inability to lose fat, the immediate tactic is to cut…MORE

While visiting England this summer I picked up a copy of the London Times and noticed that there was a debate going on about holding “Secondary School Proms”.

In the past I have watched on English TV a series of documentaries on the “…MORE