Opinion

I was at the water cooler the other day when Rebekah said "If you want to find a story, get out of the office." She was passing on an old piece of journalistic wisdom that I chose to follow, only so far. I went down to Tully's Coffee on the…MORE

Last week, my third-grade son and I attended an all-school show put on by the students at Schmitz Park Elementary School. "Honk!" played to a soldout crowd for two nights in West Seattle High School's beautiful theater.

The students were…MORE

It can be upsetting to have a carefully nurtured educational program transferred from a school building in one neighborhood to another school in a different neighborhood.

Much can go wrong during a move. The little things that make a…MORE

To sleep, or not to sleep

By Sharon E. Best

Loyal readers of the Herald might remember that I wrote an article last year that described my bout with liver disease and obesity. I hired a personal trainer, lost 60 pounds (all of…MORE

Once a respected liberal politician in our state, Congressman Jim McDermott has become an embarrassment whose time to retire has come.

The political reality of the 7th District is that a Republican has no chance. The entry into the race of…MORE

A president once told the American nation on the edge of war that the only thing we had to fear is fear itself.

We can apply that to those parents and offspring who are facing the possibility that their school will be closed and the…MORE

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

All human situations have their inconveniences.

Benjamin Franklin

A recently completed investigation by an independent agency into the conduct of two Burien City Council members, which found there was no intentional wrongdoing by…MORE

When I heard Lettie Gavin Gudmestad had hit her final typewriter key, I knew we had to have some special recognition for the work she did for the Highline Times as editor of the Women's section. This was back in the days when weekly papers had…MORE

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