Opinion

It's more than too bad that shoddy planning and money mismanagement could come at the expense of community centers and educational programs. But if the Seattle School District wants to, or says it needs to, that's just what will happen.

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This year posed some unexpected challenges. After being chosen for the two-year position of council president, I immediately faced hiring an outside investigator to review our department's management-employee relations. That the council president…MORE

'Bodies' exhibit is unethical

By Dianne Rider

When I drove into Seattle, one of the billboards made me throw up a little, in the back of my throat. Maybe you've seen it? It's the one for Bodies, the Exhibition and it flaunts having…MORE

Sally Soriano may have made the most inportant statement of her career as a member of the Seattle School Board when she said the district needs to chage its "window dressing process" of dealing with the public.

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When I drove into West Seattle, one of the billboards made me throw up a little, in the back of my throat. Maybe you've seen it? It's the one for Bodies, the Exhibition and it flaunts having "real human bodies."

Now, I didn't almost throw…MORE

Let's do something about Darfur

By Tyler Smith

Today, we are witnessing yet another genocide unfold. In Sudan, the Islamist government based in Khartoum has slaughtered nearly 400,000 black Africans in the country's western Darfur…MORE

We wonder what the world would be like if we awoke in 2007 and these events were taking place:

- Mayor "Cut'n'cover" Nickels suddenly has a major stroke of genius and decides that the tunnel was not the best or cheapest idea and began…MORE

Today, we are witnessing yet another genocide unfold. In Sudan, the Islamist government based in Khartoum has slaughtered nearly 400,000 black Africans in the country's western Darfur region. Over 2.5 million people have been driven from their…MORE

What could possibly be the connection between school desegregation and the mystifying phrase "Bong Hits 4 Jesus?" Something critically important, it turns out. Both have spurred legal battles that have risen to the U.S.

Today, we are witnessing yet another genocide unfold. In Sudan, the Islamist government based in Khartoum has slaughtered nearly 400,000 black Africans in the country's western Darfur region. Over 2.5 million people have been driven from their…MORE