Highline Times - Opinion

Was it only yesterday that we had a “Ships Log” and a Des Moines Chamber of Commerce and was it such fun to do a monthly article entitled “Business of the Month”?

Did there prevail a feeling of joy at heralding the merits of a new or…MORE

This week I celebrated my dear departed brother Russell's birthday. I will grieve alone. His wife lives in California. I will send a message to her. Russ would have been 95.

He used to pound me a bit but never anything fatal. I was two…MORE

If you are a city of Des Moines community resident and feel like you’re missing something –- guess what-- you will be and pronto!

It’s a sad day when the Des Moines community loses it’s one and only downtown grocery store that so many…MORE

Some things in the news lately can really make a guy's blood boil. Here are some examples:

The former police chief of Medina, Washington, an enclave of wealthy business people, was recently awarded $2 million by a jury for a perceived…MORE

(Editor’s Note: Although th Seattle show has apparently been cancelled, Independence Day fireworks displays are set for the marina in Des Moines, Angle Lake in SeaTac and Fort Dent Park in Tukwila.)

Why is it such a surprise that Seattle…MORE

By Dr. Jonathan CullomMarine View Veterinary Hospital

Does your pet seem to have “morning breath” all day long?

Have you looked in their mouth lately? It has been estimated that up to 75 percent of dogs and cats have some form of…MORE

In early April of 1980 some of my friends threw a 60th birthday party for me at Kingston Village. It was a thrill to see so many friendly faces.

As a surprise my kids arranged to have King County Executive John Spellman come to the party.…MORE

I admit I am lazy.

So lazy that I need some goading to get me to exercise. When my friendly housekeeper, Dorothy, reminded me that I had not done my 20 minutes on the "dreadmill" I tried to make up some excuse like the agony of de feet or…MORE

I love vegetable gardening….and trees.

Trouble is, they are incompatible.

Trying to turn over the soil just got me a shovelful of roots. And with all that shade, forget about growing big, juicy vegetables that resemble the ones on…MORE

I was fishing with my brother Russell in the Columbia River Slough one summer day in 1928. I was eight, he was ten.

The murky, slow moving river had lots of crappies, perch, catfish, carp and chubs and hundreds of logs next to a shingle…MORE