Opinion

The last three weeks in the life of the city of Burien have been full of both joy and sadness. Joy because we are moving forward with a new City Council and a new City Manager. Because of this there is a new feeling of openness and…MORE

With the Washington Legislature into the second week of its even-year 60 day session, one of the main topics is the test that must be passed to graduate, the WASL or Washington Assessment of Student Learning.

We have said before that one…MORE

I didn't think I'd get embroiled in this holiday's controversy de jour, the recoil against the politically correct "season's greetings". I'm not often in the politically correct camp.

As the Washington State Legislature entered its even-year, short 60-day session, the time has come for our lawmakers to distinguish themselves as leaders and not simply an egotistical mob bent on self-preservation.

But that does not mean…MORE

Ballard's housing stock is undergoing tremendous change. We have large condominium developments underway, we are seeing so called "mega houses" replacing smaller bungalows and we are witness to an outcrop of many new townhouses. I would like to…MORE

"How much is too much?" More specifically, what is "Excess Surplus?"

That's the question state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is wrestling with, and it may work its way into legislation when lawmakers descend upon Olympia.

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The Robinson Newspapers’ offices are moving to the Burien Elks Club building this month and it has a special significance to me.

The BPOE has held a warm spot in my heart for a long time.

People watching education of our youth across the nation are becoming more and more concerned about the failure of students to be able to write a coherent composition or read an article in a publication and understand what was read.

For…MORE

It is sad to see that Sound Food Cafe on Vashon Island may end providing food and beverage s to riders on the Fauntleroy, Vashon, Southworth ferry run. The problem is simply that the small island restaurant can't afford to maintain contract…MORE

When legislators return to Olympia in January, some will renew their push to stop "outsourcing" by imposing a whole new set of restrictions on state purchases.

Their stated purpose is laudable: Halting the flow of jobs to out-of-state or…MORE