Opinion

Charlie Chong's ironic imprint on the city of Seattle will continue to benefit residents for years to come.

His famous distrust of government ran from healthy skepticism to angry derision.

Choosing an option for the Viaduct that permanently removes freeway capacity will increase congestion on I-5. This will likely have a negative influence on the economy, endanger public safety and further restrict freedom of movement.

We apparently did not make it clear in our editorial, "Sound Transit looms," April 11. We are not now, nor have we ever been opposed to light rail transit. We are opposed only to the political inertia that seems to doom Ballard to a future of no…MORE

The Swedish government announced recently that it was eliminating its property tax on houses and apartments and would soon eliminate its so-called "wealth tax" as well. That tax, implemented back in 1947, is imposed on family assets - the car,…MORE

The real problem right away for our new superintendent of schools is to keep from being smothered and hogtied by the helpful people of Seattle, each and every one of them believing they and they alone have the key to success in the Emerald City.…MORE

The Swedish government announced recently that it was eliminating its property tax on houses and apartments and would soon eliminate its so-called "wealth tax" as well. That tax, implemented back in 1947, is imposed on family assets - the car,…MORE

For the past three years, I have been the chair of the Metropolitan King County Council. Now that my term as chair has ended, the aspect of my job I am most excited about is having more time to focus on the people, communities, and businesses of…MORE

One of the basic tenets of government since the early 20th century, both nationally and locally, has been to protect. Protect consumers, employees, employers, and many more stratifications. Sometimes protection was warranted; and other times…MORE

All sides can agree that the region's transportation system is woefully insufficient to handle the demand on our road system. The state's November Congestion Report concludes that travel times increased on most every major route monitored in the…MORE

We in West Seattle tried to get an innovative monorail system only to have it shot down because of gross incompetence of the monorail leaders and rejection by the city's political leadership more beholden to downtown business interests and the…MORE