Opinion

State gets it right - and wrong, too

By Don C. Brunell

Washington lawmakers are considering a "connector" bill that emulates efforts in Massachusetts to attain universal health care coverage by requiring every person in the state to…MORE

What is it at City Hall that keeps making the Council stop worrying about the real problems of the citizens, like the accelerated loss of affordable rental housing, and get mired in another boondoggle.

The latest one actually was born in…MORE

As the discussions at West Seattle High School over the four period school day drag on, it appears the problem is the teachers and a large number of parents are on opposite sides of the issue.

Teachers and staff appear to be solidly on…MORE

When Seattle decided to brace and prepare for becoming a much larger city, it decided that more of us needed to live more closely in proximity with each other. Urban villages were to be created where mid-rise apartments and condominiums would be…MORE

[Former Burien City Manager Gary] Long's opinion piece of May 16 week about the controversy surrounding the demolition of the Lora Lake Apartments was long on accusations and short on facts.

We proudly present you with a small glimpse at the past of the place we know and love, even with its problems, its challenges and its drawbacks.

It was a challenge to put all this together for you in the context of a 16 page newspaper when…MORE

When you imagine what West Seattle was like in 1907 and look around today, it nearly blows the mind to think of the vast changes in the next 100 years.

Will we be using the West Seattle Bridge, still, with its soaring beauty of today or…MORE

There ought to be a law about all these earlier and earlier primary elections. If this game of "we wanna be first" keeps up soon there will be all-year elections not only for president but for every political office.

That will be chaos,…MORE

I ride my bike year-round as my main means of transportation. My bike is not a toy. I don't aspire to be Lance Armstrong. I'm not too poor to afford a car. I choose a bicycle because its healthier for me, and healthier for the city I live in. I'm…MORE

I ride my bike year-round as my main means of transportation. My bike is not a toy. I don't aspire to be Lance Armstrong. I'm not too poor to afford a car. I choose a bicycle because its healthier for me, and healthier for the city I live in. I'm…MORE