Opinion

In just five weeks, the people of Canada will hear campaign rhetoric and then vote for 308 members of the Canadian Parliament. The election was called by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in early September and election day is next Tuesday.

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There is a common concern in Burien these days, and well?.someone has to tell it.

It is a real estate agent and landlord's dream, and a renter's worst nightmare. Rent just went up?way up. Guess why. The common phrase landlords are…MORE

No matter what the city does, the homeless just will not simply go away.

This was evident when police shoved campers off city land near West Seattle - urged on by a mayor who says homeless should have permanent homes while doing little to…MORE

There may be a little ray of sunshine in the unmitigated financial disaster that has befallen the American people, a disaster brought on by greed and complete failure of our federal government to oversee the runaway train called Wall Street.…MORE

No rose colored glasses

By Jean Godden

The economic news is downright gloomy: King County is looking at a large budget shortfall. So is the state. And we all know the federal government has been borrowing to meet its obligations at…MORE

There is no question the city is facing budget challenges that could put many community services and programs on hold or severely reduce them, but we ask that Mayor Greg Nickels and City Council members carefully consider the impacts these cuts…MORE

The economic news is downright gloomy: King County is looking at a large budget shortfall. So is the state. And we all know the federal government has been borrowing to meet its obligations at home and abroad.

Energy prices are up; housing…MORE

Based on some media coverage of the Democratic National Convention two weeks ago, some people might have had the impression the most important story was the "angry" Clinton supporters who were not planning to back Obama. But we know from first-…MORE

November's Sound Transit proposal to expand express bus service, enhance commuter rail, and add 36 miles of light rail will have enormous benefits for West Seattle and the entire three-county region.

The 15-year plan - known as Mass…MORE

We often hear people say they have written, called or stopped by a local public official's office only to feel rejected or ignored. People will write an e-mail expressing dismay, anger, support or questions for a project, proposal or new rule or…MORE