Highline Times - Opinion

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

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

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

To be special is to be at the right place at the right time. Every famous person had the intelligence and ingenuity to stand out from the crowd in some special way. It was the person who found themselves in the…MORE

I Can Prove the Seahawks Will Make the Playoffs (and Please Buy Real Estate).

By Matt Parker

Dear Fellow 12’s,

I wanted to let you know that I can perfectly predict both the Seahawks results and the Washington State real…MORE

Proposition 1 is a school bond that is on the ballot in the upcoming election, and it is imperative to the future of the Highline School District that it is passed. The bond covers much-needed improvements to our schools, such as rebuilding 91…MORE

All five of us Mathison kids graduated from Highline High School. My brother Phil went on to teach and coach at the school for two decades. So, any proposed changes to Highline High are hard for me. If voters approve the school construction bond…MORE

by City Council Member Jeanette BurrageDes Moines City Council Contrary to what some people want you to believe there is nothing in the State law that requires cities to enact ordinances to limit tree trimming in critical areas or shorelines.…MORE

Editor's note: Last week we presented information from Highline School Board President Michael Spear on the merits of passing a $385 million bond. Here is a response from an opposition group.

Who is HIGHLINE?

We are a very diverse…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel From the beginning of time various creatures roamed the earth. Some grew to enormous proportions during the period of the dinosaurs. Then, because of circumstances beyond their control, they were wiped out. Gradually…MORE

By Oraida RomanPresident of Senior Products, Humana’s Intermountain Region Approximately 11,000 adults become eligible for Medicare every day, reflecting a dramatically increasing senior population, and that number is only going to grow. The U.S…MORE