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In the August 31 edition of the Ballard News-Tribune, readers were asked to consider the Southwest Airlines proposal to move its operations to Boeing Field. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air also announced their intent to seek equal access to the…MORE

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I am so proud of the Times/News' home city of Burien where volunteers turned the vacant Gottschalk's building into one of the biggest collection centers in the Puget Sound area for aid to victims of Hurricane Katrina.

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In the Aug. 31 edition of the West Seattle Herald, readers were asked to consider the Southwest Airlines proposal to move its operations to Boeing Field. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air also announced their intent to seek equal access to the…MORE

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The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in the stars, but in ourselves.

from Shakespeare's

Julius Caesar

The most refreshing headline I've seen in a long time appeared above an editorial in last week's West Seattle…MORE

I never have envied anyone but now I have changed my mind. I have decided to envy Peter Jacobsen.

If you play golf you know who he is. If you don't he is the boy wonder of Portland, Oregon, who has won many tournaments, has won millions…MORE

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John P. Welch

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Highline Public Schools

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There's more than one way to live.

I was reminded of that again in August when Marge's family stayed with us during part of our vacation.

The three of them live in a tiny apartment on the lower east side of New…MORE

Have you heard this one? The federal government says your boss can tell you not to talk with your co-workers when you're off duty. Can you imagine not being able to say "hi" to your co-workers at the local coffee shop or department store?

As voters begin to receive their absentee ballots for the Sept. 20 primary, a foreboding will creep into many minds about when - and whether - their votes will be counted.

When election snafus first surfaced two years ago, most King County…MORE

If you are a resident of West Seattle, then the idea that Boeing Field will become a major short-haul airline terminal for Southwest Airlines, and maybe others, is one to be immediately and strongly resisted.

But, if you are a frequent…MORE