Opinion

This year's alternative to the annual Robinson Newspapers office Christmas party at the West Seattle old folks home was really exciting.

The new activity combined two of my fond memories -- sailing on an Argosy tour boat and seeing the…MORE

Last week my car was in the shop for a couple of days, so I decided to take the bus home. It takes an hour and a half to get home on the number 18 bus to downtown, followed by the number 36 bus making its way south on Third Avenue, through the…MORE

As King County Executive Ron Sims pointed out recently, over 59 languages are spoken in the unincorporated North Highline which includes the areas of White Center and Boulevard Park. Almost 50percent of our 32,000 residents are from communities…MORE

In journalism, as in most enterprises, even the best and strongest of rules are made to be broken. We have such a case here because of a letter to the editor that was published on Nov. 16.

This will be the last week any letters on this…MORE

There has been a spate of stories on the Internet, the music channels and even in the mainline printed press over the subject of a new style of youthful fun called Freak Dancing.

The Seattle School District has been urged by one city daily…MORE

Is SeaTac the Grinch that stole Christmas from a genuine tree farm in the city?

SeaTac businessman Gene Fisher says this is probably the last holiday season he will be selling Christmas trees on his nearly two-acre tree farm at 2857 S.…MORE

Last week I went with Elsbeth to the supermarket to buy a turkey for Thanksgiving.

She wanted a Butterball and she wanted a hen, not a Tom. But the darn things are covered with plastic and you can't see through it and maybe see something…MORE

Special to the Times/News

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. Maybe because it revolves around food. And family. And fending off the daunting winter gloom with feasting and festivity. Plus, what other holiday comes with an…MORE

You can do the over-the-woods and through-the-river thing if you want, but I’m warning you, once you get to Grandmother’s house, don’t be expecting your usual Thanksgiving feast.

Grandma has no time to cook. She’s much too busy trying to…MORE

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