Opinion

By Kyra-lin Hom

Wonder Woman, in all her thigh-bearing, corset-wearing glory, is arguably one of the most iconic female characters in American media. She originally emerged onto the comic page in 1941 as the first female superhero under…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

It would be exciting to obtain a time machine and set it to ages past in order to observe the dating rituals from time immemorial. Then I got to thinking, maybe there was a time when there was no dating. Maybe the…MORE

By Marjorie Young

A recent extraordinary incident captured world-wide attention. A car went over a bridge near a small town in Utah. The accident wasn’t discovered until twelve hours had passed. Rescue workers belatedly arrived to find the…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Easter is a surprisingly controversial holiday. No one's entirely positive where it – let alone it its rituals – come from. It's supposedly a Christian celebration of resurrection and rebirth, but some purist Christians…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

No, I don’t really want to return to the age of dinosaurs because according to the experts there weren’t any people in the beginning. But I would like to improve conditions in this techie world of ours. You have…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

The newest emerging trend in skin care – be you male or female – is all about natural or organic ingredients. The 'newly rediscovered' regimens are back to basics, minimizing what goes on and into our skin. But are these…MORE

By Stanley Cohen

Editor's note: The following article was written by a Ballard resident whose grandchildren attend a local school.

December 14, 2012, a day which will “live in infamy.” No, I’m not talking about Pearl Harbor. I am…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

There is a modern, 'tried and true' narrative of addiction. It involves chemicals, brain structure, something called the reward circuit, maybe another thing called the pleasure principle – and quite simply it's all very…MORE

Dear Editor,

I’m glad to see the uproar about measles vaccination. It’s high time this issue is addressed. One of my biggest obstacles as a school nurse in the Highline School District was unimmunized students. Parents objected, fearing…MORE

By Megan Wildenradt

By now most of us living here have heard about the challenge for this year’s state legislative session—too many obligations and not enough revenue to support them all. That gives our state lawmakers a tough job to…MORE