Garden tours are the "field work" for both the serious and the curious gardener, and the lookey Lou as well. It's the annual opportunity to sneak a peak at other people's work product and be a bit nosey. It's also the best opportunity to learn…MORE
Opinion
Getting our priorities straight
Wed, 05/17/06
The Seattle City Council should feel a moral obligation to "just say no" to the Sonics request to remodel Key Arena. Maintaining our public spaces (parks, schools, community centers, roads, etc.) are necessary investments in our infrastructure,…MORE
Keeping the estate tax is a better idea
Wed, 05/17/06
Let's get the real story behind Initiative 920 (proposing to abolish the Washington State estate tax). People need to understand what's really going on here.
As a Certified Financial Planner practitioner serving high net worth and…MORE
More bus service needed in south county
Tue, 05/16/06
Today in King County, our gas prices are rising, more people are commuting than ever before and our employment base is growing.
King County’s overall population will soon top two million. Meanwhile, our bus service levels remain stagnant…MORE
The right choice
Tue, 05/16/06
We applaud the decision by West Seattle High School Principal Susan Ders/ to continue honors programs for the 2006-2007 school year.
Not only was the decision made too late to permit parents and students to decide to either accept the…MORE
West Seattle High School's honors mistake
Wed, 05/10/06
Ending the ninth-grade honors program at West Seattle High School may meet the requirements of a federal grant, but we question the value to the children they are supposed to educate. We hope a review by new chief academic officer Carla Santorno…MORE
I-946 aims to punish the poor
Wed, 05/10/06
Several years ago, I was part of a team leading a retreat for Lutheran pastors in northwestern Washington on the theme of the church's mission to work for social justice. We asked each minister to review his or her family history going back two…MORE
Cody's take on the legislative session
Tue, 05/02/06
Lucille Ball used to joke that she never sat next to legislators at dinner, because they never pass anything.
Our state Legislature proved her wrong in 2006, especially on health care.
MOREImmigrants mean diversity
Wed, 04/26/06
I must have been about ten years old when I read the United States Citizenship Test questions for the first time.
The test was not for me, I was born in the United States and that made me a citizen.
In grade school, I learned who…MORE
Sonic the tax hog: We don't need greedy basketball team owners to be a great city
Wed, 04/26/06
The Sonics have a deal for you! They need tax payers to cough up a quarter of $1 billion to spruce up Key Arena and for that, the basketball team will keep all of the money the arena makes, and pay the city $1 million a year to help cover rent.…MORE