Opinion

Program gives little to hardpressed homeowners

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…MORE

Senator wants broad look at property tax

By Jeanne Kohl-Welles

Last Thursday, Nov. 29, lawmakers met in Olympia for a one-day special session. With the regular legislative session only six weeks away, many in the public were…MORE

A climbers dilemma: How to cut footprint

By Susan Heller

Whether it be hybrid cars, the development of alternative energy sources, or calculating and offsetting one's carbon footprint, global warming is no longer a concern relegated…MORE

We are like most cities, we never seem to do much about ending homelessness, we just move it from one place to another. People often are caring and give to food banks, to those feeding the homeless and to other groups which do their best to give…MORE

Senator wants broad look at property tax

By Jeanne Kohl-Welles

Last Thursday, Nov. 29, lawmakers met in Olympia for a one-day special session. With the regular legislative session only six weeks away, many in the public were…MORE

Commission President

Port of Seattle

This year, the Seattle Port Commission made environmental stewardship one of its top priorities.

Teaching failures shown in study

By Mathew Manweller

This summer I wrote about a nationwide survey conducted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, in partnership with the University of Connecticut, of 14,000 college students…MORE

'What now?'

By Don C. Brunell

On Nov. 6, voters rejected Proposition 1, the $17.8 billion highway and transit measure to fund transportation projects in the Puget Sound region. In light of that defeat, the obvious question is, "What…MORE

In many parts of the world, seniors are considered important and treated with great respect. But, somehow, in the United States, we seem to talk about caring of our older people, but our actions seem to belie our words.

In Seattle,…MORE

We have a few applicants for teen columnist in the West Seattle Herald, but we were hoping for more, even hoping we could have two or three to trade off weeks.

The first word we wrote on this said that teens had to be in one of our four…MORE