Opinion

High school teachers and people who publish opinion pieces should probably consider getting unlisted phone numbers. I'm not considering it yet, though. The people who call offer interesting perspectives and plenty of advice . . .

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Sometimes we want to just scream, "Take a position, blast it. Stop dithering and ducking for cover."

That is the feeling we have with Proposition 1, the regional measure that would raise a lot of money to fix roads and extend Sound Transit…MORE

A child's poor performance in school can be caused by many things, but should be a signal to parents to take a closer look.

As kids go back to school, parents should take note.

Last week's West Seattle Herald article "Port Cool on condos near Terminal 5" (Oct. 10) may have left the wrong impression with West Seattleites about the proposal by Sound Legacy Partners to develop the former CEM site on Harbor Avenue in Alki…MORE

If the Roads and Transit measure is rejected on Nov. 6, taxpayers may wake up on Nov. 7 with the feeling they will have a little more money in their pockets.

But they will still be stuck in our traffic nightmare.

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Vote for a rainy day fund

By Don C. Brunell

When I was in sixth grade, my brother and I got a newspaper route. When we collected our first paycheck and paid our paper bill, my mom took us to the bank and opened a college savings…MORE

It seems in vogue these days to dismantle by initiative our electoral form of government, piece by piece. The bazarre method of that dismantling is actualy by creating more elected office holders.

Case in point this year is another…MORE

What a difference a few blocks make. While downtown Ballard is experiencing furious growth and development, nearby Phinney Ridge is hoping to remain just a quiet backwater with none of those awful condos.

The views of the area were made…MORE

Seattle School's academic chief Carla Santorno hit the nail directly and properly on the head last week when she told a meeting at West Seattle High School that there will always be someone who "will not agree with this decision, regardless."…MORE

More than 23,000 children in King County are suffering from a health condition that is largely preventable and manageable, yet their families are largely unable or unaware of how to help.

The majority of these 23,000 children come from…MORE