Opinion

Well, we don't have to vote at local precincts anymore -- we don't attend city council meetings much, Sunday family dinners are sorta out of style, and we're way too busy to read a newspaper or visit neighbors. Aha --but computers by the hours -…MORE

(Editor's Note: Jerry Robinson is recovering after slipping in the shower and breaking his left hip on July 13. He had a partial hip replacement a few days later and rehabbed at Des Moines Caldwell Health Center.)

This is not the first…MORE

In February 28th of 2001, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the Puget Sound region at 10:54 a.m. There were fewer than 400 injuries and no deaths reported in the quake. Dubbed the 'Nisqually Quake', the epicenter was located about 35 miles northeast…MORE

There are many aspects of education that are quite like that of manufacturing and assembly. Only in a few Socialist countries are there any "automobile manufacturing" plants. In the Western world we have "automobile assembly" plants. These…MORE

By Jonathan McAfee

Have you ever taken a walk along the streets of West Seattle just to look at some of the houses on our streets? We have a very diverse selection of house designs from Victorian to Cape Cod to Post War in a community…MORE

On Monday, July 13, the city council unanimously adopted an ordinance designed to curb the abuse of disabled parking placards in Seattle.

The ordinance makes the use or display of a disabled placard or license plate that is stolen,…MORE

By State Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Kent), Chair of Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee, and State Rep. Eileen Cody (D-West Seattle), Chair of House Health Care and Wellness Committee

Now that Congress is in August recess, those who want…MORE

I just got through reading a host of candidate ratings, questionnaires, blogs and endorsements from various group's around town.  It's enough to make George Orwell (and me) laugh and cry. 

You've got groups who make up "FUSE" a self…MORE

By King County Council member Kathy Lambert and Division Director of King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division Christie True

Most people are busy and need to fit their housework into crowded schedules. It’s no surprise that cleaning…MORE

How do you know whether a neighborhood's growth and change has matched projects and whether it's synching with the neighborhood plans developed by residents a decade ago? You don't unless you ask.

As part of the work updating Seattle's 38…MORE