Opinion

By Peggy Sturdivant

I cannot explain why I have always wanted to take advantage of Seattle’s participation in the international event whereby parking spaces can be turned into popup parks every year on the third Friday of September. Mine…MORE

By Rev. Judith Laxer

September arrived suddenly. Serious harvesting and preserving continues. The season demands our attention or all will be for nothing. Like how the worms got to two of my three apple trees before I did. If, like me, you…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

When I called they already knew my name. When I arrived they had flowers for me. How many of us have people waiting for our call that we don’t even know about?

Several folks had suggested that I do a column on a…MORE

By Lee Ryan

We appear to have an epidemic on our hands. There’s something in our food, water or atmosphere that’s causing an over abundance of saliva.

What I don’t understand is that most everyone that I know, personally, does not…MORE

By Lee Ryan

– Actor, Mark Ruffalo, recently sent a letter to a rally at a Mississippi abortion clinic. The organizers are touting “Reproductive Rights.” It sounds so noble, doesn’t it – asking for rights?

Here is the abbreviated…MORE

By Holly Brown, Publisher, Foodie, WebTV/Radio Hostwww.TheBrownLounge.com

Eggplant is in peak season during the late summer and early fall. Now is the perfect time to enjoy this voluptuous vegetable! When selecting one of these stylish…MORE

By Scott Anthony

Saturday 3:15 pm, I was on assignment from the boss. “Honey..there’s another mole hill in the yard,” she said, and my partner Zeke and I went to work. I put on my hunting clothes and battle helmet and Zeke grabbed a quick…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

In the iconic words of Jubal Early, as he floats through space untethered, and the final line of Firefly's TV run, “Well... Here I am.” Hopefully, I'm not slowly drifting to death in an endless frozen vacuum, but I do have…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

My favorite farm stand visitors so far have been the Queen Anne couple killing time in the neighborhood because they were having their cat washed in Ballard. But we’ll come back to them later.

Like many others I’…MORE

by Jack Block

Once again I’m faced as a voter with a nice-sounding ballot initiative that the proponents claim is just a “simple, common sense” proposal. But, after doing some checking, it turns out to be a poorly written and very…MORE