Opinion

The continuing drama of the Seattle School District looking under rocks and in backs of drawers to save money in the face of looming deficits sometimes takes on the reality television series look. Ideas are floated, a long discussion follows,…MORE

The City Council (last) Friday passed a series of bills about the future of the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

The council votes included: Passage of an ordinance designating a tunnel as the preferred alternative; passage of an ordinance against an…MORE

It is comforting to know we have at least one Seattle City Council member who considers sticker shock and listens to the people of our city. Council President Nick Licata writes on this page a cogent discussion about his lone vote against Seattle…MORE

A new editor talking over a community's newspaper is sort of like a strange family moving into that long-vacant house next door. Will he clean up the overgrown weeds, paint the house and make the place respectable in the neighborhood? Or, will…MORE

Someone said the other day that the subject of whether the North Highline Unincorporated Area should be annexed to Seattle or Burien has been going on for years and people are plain getting sick of it.

Regardless of the ever on-going…MORE

Now, let's get this clear. When you see or hear an ad for Bellevue lawyer John Groen you hear that "Change Pac" pays for it.

Groen is running against Chief Justice Gerry Alexander of the state's Supreme Court. Alexander's campaign says the…MORE

How much is a waterfront tunnel worth? The governor's blue ribbon panel has studied the financing alternatives for the two options (see cover story) and says such plans - building a new viaduct or a tunnel, are reasonable. What's unreasonable is…MORE

Can you name the three sitting Washington State Supreme Court justices seeking re-election in the Sept. 19 primary election? How about just one of them?

Don't feel bad if you can't. Only a tiny percentage of residents know who are the…MORE

Next week will be my 52nd and last issue of the Ballard News Tribune as its editor.

A friend recently asked me why unions hate Wal-Mart so much. He said that, while he wishes Wal-Mart employees made more money, he shops there occasionally and he doesn't like being made to feel like he is doing something evil.

Here's what…MORE