Opinion

In response to the articles on North Highline annexation in the July 26 Times/News, I would like to offer this clarification on behalf of the entire Burien City Council.

After studying the potential annexation of the North Highline area…MORE

Last Wednesday, July 26, the Washington State Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, a law enacted in 1998 that limits marriages to a man and a woman. The upshot of the decision is that gay couples, pinning…MORE

School closures are over and everthing went the way we wanted. We can relax, right?

Wrong.

West Seattle's representative on the Seattle school board told reporter Rebekah Schilperoort (story, Page 1) that the hardest part of…MORE

The message I got from Elsbeth the other morning when I went down to fix my breakfast while she was poking around in the closet, trying to decide which of 97 tops to wear, was the remainder of a loaf of olive bread I found on the kitchen counter…MORE

The Kinks were not referring to Boeing and Airbus when they observed, "It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world...." but they could have been.

Earlier this decade, Boeing was bedeviled by multiple problems including the resignations of…MORE

With a trend toward focusing on outdoor living more than plant collecting, theme gardening takes on a new life.

The right palette of plants helps define the outdoor living style of your garden. The garden becomes a place in which to live,…MORE

It is good to hear that the city will really fix California Avenue and not just slap some oil and little rocks over the top and call it a job.

We got the idea that was the plan at first. Now the city street folks are agreeing that there…MORE

I was disappointed to see an anti-annexation group take part in Burien's annual Fourth of July Parade. My disappointment turned to concern when I learned that this group was petitioning citizens along the parade route.

My concern is that…MORE

Imagine the scene of a placid bullock standing quietly tethered in the middle of the dense jungle clearing. The thick forest around the animal is teeming with the sounds of predators moving stealthily in the bush. Hungry eyes glitter in the…MORE

If you're considering volunteer work, you have to decide how much your time is worth, and what you'll get for it. In the case of the Municipal League, it's an opportunity to help make government better. It's a no less lofty goal than many other…MORE