Opinion

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

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

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

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

Referendum 67, which will appear on the November ballot, purportedly targets insurance companies, but make no mistake, it's all about money - your money.

It will mean more money out of your pocket for higher insurance premiums and more…MORE

Ref. 67 will cost you

By Don C. Brunell

Referendum 67, which will appear on the November ballot, purportedly targets insurance companies, but make no mistake, it's all about money - your money.

It will mean more money out of…MORE

Seattle public officials love to spend a lot of time and money "getting the pulse of public opinion, but sometimes the gap between the "show" and the "tell" is more like a yawning chasm.

Is it 'to hell with the rest of you?'

By Jennifer Hall

It's Sunday afternoon. My husband and daughter are out of the house and I'm at my usual weekend station: at the kitchen sink, by the kitchen window hurriedly scouring the dishes…MORE