Opinion

Editor's note: Tay Yoshitani, chief executive officer of the Port of Seattle, last week wrote an open letter to the community about a recent performance audit that was critical of the port. Yoshitani succeeded Mic Dinsmore as port CEO in March…MORE

The angst over remodelling Chief Sealth High School and building a new Denny Middle School adjacent has some good argument on both sides, but this is a simple case of the cost for anything will skyrocket if the School Board dithers.

The $…MORE

Rezoning opposed

By Richard Conlin

On Dec. 17, the City Council approved legislation reducing the size of commercial and retail uses that can be constructed in areas zoned industrial.

History is what a community thinks it is, and we think the former Denny's will be a far better gateway to Ballard than another rather shapeless and characterless condominium designed in cookie cutter fashion by developers seeking to cut costs,…MORE

Rezoning opposed by Conlin

By Richard Conlin

On Monday, Dec. 17, the City Council approved legislation reducing the size of commercial and retail uses that can be constructed in areas zoned industrial.

Seattle is best choice

By Richard Conlin

On Monday, Dec.

Rezoning opposed by Conlin

By Richard Conlin

On Monday, Dec. 17, the City Council approved legislation reducing the size of commercial and retail uses that can be constructed in areas zoned industrial.

The fact so many people are mystified as to how the Alaskan Way Viaduct Stakeholder Advisory Committee was formed worries us.

How about a tax cut?

By Paul Guppy

"On the surface it sounds good." That was one lawmaker's first reaction to a law signed by Governor Gregoire that lets some taxpayers defer up to half of their yearly property tax bill. This…MORE

Besides the noise of the political races for president, governor, Congress and the Legislature, we hope some things happen during 2008 in the more limited world inhabited by you and by us.

We have an important job these days, more…MORE