Opinion

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

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

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.

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

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

It appears there will be three major transportation issues on the November ballot, one from the city, one from the county and a third issue from a three-county regional transportation consortium to pay for larger projects.

No price tag is…MORE

On the other side of I-5 in Auburn, the debate over the banning of pit bulls and similar breeds has escalated into a fury.

As the nature versus nurture battle endures, local lawmakers have found themselves somewhere in the middle, forced…MORE

Loyal Heights Community Council

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels' recent Ballard News Tribune interview finally gets to the heart of the ongoing flap over Loyal Heights Playfield between residents and the Seattle Parks Department. Nickels'…MORE

I have been teaching the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, in West Seattle at our church, over the past three years. It's a four week class wherein a schedule is provided to help the students read straight through the entire Qur'an in a brief time…MORE

I have been teaching the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, in West Seattle at our church, over the past three years. It's a four week class wherein a schedule is provided to help the students read straight through the entire Qur'an in a brief time…MORE