Opinion

To the Seattle Parks Department:

There are a great many individuals and organizations that need to be thanked for bringing the Ballard Commons to Ballard. On Saturday, March 4, Parks Superintendent Ken Bounds and a number of elected…MORE

It all sounds too familiar.

A feisty public agency describes a grand vision; a future where north and south transit arteries whisk commuters away from the gridlock of street grade traffic. The project will revitalize neighborhoods along…MORE

The Sonics did not get what they wanted from Olympia this year but the backroom maneuvering will continue because there seems to be an everlasting desire of our political leaders to build stadiums for multimillionaires even when the people oppose…MORE

Next Tuesday, voters in the Highline School District should approve a $148 million bond measure to keep the momentum going on the district's replacement of aging school buildings.

If approved, the bond will fund the construction of four…MORE

Next Tuesday, voters in the Highline School District should keep the momentum going on the district's replacement of aging school buildings by approving a $148 million bond measure.

The bond would fund the construction of four elementaries…MORE

Despite a lot of negative press, the Medicare Part D Prescription drug plan is helping many seniors who need assistance paying for their medications. Of course, the plan can't help you until you've done your homework. The first step for…MORE

My neighbor's dog died the other day. The cyclone fence between our homes didn't insulate me from the loss as much as I would've liked.

The first day I met Prince was the only day I didn't like him. I was considering renting this house,…MORE

Hanging in the balance at the end of the Washington Legislature's session and some rather muddled objections, the approval of a news reporter's shield law is iffy.

Why does a reporter from newspapers, television, radio and a host of other…MORE

Supporters of the newly filed Energy Independence Initiative say their measure protects electricity consumers from volatile fuel prices, boosts the state's green energy economy and decreases dependence on foreign oil, but is their real goal to…MORE

A wise man once suggested that we do an editorial that inserted after ever other word a snarl to note yet another big, smashing bump in the roads of West Seattle. We thought the idea over, but rejected it as being a boring repetition.

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