By Marjorie Young
The recent Academy Awards featured a number of memorable moments, but for me there was one that particularly resonated; the acceptance speech of Graham Moore, winner of best adapted screenplay for ‘The Imitation Game.’ He…MORE
Opinion
College Majors and National Values
Mon, 02/23/15
By Kyra-lin Hom
When I was in undergrad, we film school students used to play 'guess the major' when killing time in our film school lobby. We'd lounge under the monitors displaying recent student projects sans volume and point out the…MORE
It’s time to stop walking and start running to complete the Burke-Gilman Trail
Wed, 02/18/15
By Ed Feeley
The Burke-Gilman Trail is the crown jewel of our regional trail system. Every day, thousands of people walk, run, bike and inline skate this multi-use trail connecting Bothell to Golden Gardens—well, everywhere on the trail…MORE
Game theory goes real world
Mon, 02/09/15
By Kyra-lin Hom
Last week I shared my experiences as a brand new video game player – or 'gamer,' as the lingo goes. I find the games fun but not exactly the addictive thrill of which I've heard so much. That doesn't mean I'll stop playing…MORE
Animal Treatment in the Food Industry
Tue, 02/03/15
By Lucy Cavener
Animal treatment in factory farms is dangerous for humans, disastrous for our future, and unethical to the extreme. The way that factory farms raise their chickens, without light or space, injecting them with antibiotics…MORE
The Psychic View – Heeding the Call
Tue, 02/03/15
By Marjorie Young
It was a seemingly ordinary moment that entirely changed my life. I was thirteen, newly arrived in San Francisco after my parents’ divorce, when my married older sister phoned to invite my elder brother to the movies. An…MORE
Door-To-Door Transit: The only solution to our traffic nightmare
Mon, 02/02/15
By James Robert Deal, Attorney Traffic is bad and getting worse. Our population and our economy are growing. Finishing Link Light Rail, widening the freeways, eliminating choke points will take decades and cost billions of dollars. After…MORE
Rats, Feces and Mold, oh my!
Tue, 01/27/15
If the Evergreen High School Campus was a restaurant instead of a school, health inspectors would have shut it down long ago. However, less stringent health standards seem to apply for school kids. Rats scurry around nighttime Evergreen halls…MORE
OP-ED - Teaching Through Historical Fiction
Mon, 01/26/15
By Kyra-lin Hom
Historical dramas have always captured our imaginations. Like fantasy and science fiction, stories from our past transport us to another time and (often) place. When done well they are immersive, engaging and educational.…MORE
Free Community College?
Tue, 01/20/15
By Kyra-lin Hom
The latest Obama news spike to hit the air is his proposal for 'free' community college nationwide. If the proposal passes Congress and then the states, community college will be funded 75% by the Federal Government and 25…MORE
