By Pat Cashman
Every time Star Trek fans hear those famous words spoken by Captain Kirk: “…to boldly go where no man has gone before…”---they get as giddy as mosquitoes in a nudist colony.
But if my college English teacher…MORE
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Pat's View:The Loss of Schmaltz
Mon, 09/07/15
By Pat Cashman
Labor Day weekend is set up to honor the working people of this country. So far there is no national holiday honoring the shiftless do-nothings.
But for the occasionally shiftless do-nothing who writes this…MORE
Green Day’s American Idiot and the pursuit of the American dream at ArtsWest Theatre
Fri, 09/04/15
By Amanda Knox
ArtsWest Theatre’s 2015-2016 season bears a loaded title: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Success. It promises to confront a theme with which all Americans are familiar but appreciate across a full spectrum of…MORE
Kitchen Talk: My Fish Rocks! Does Yours?
Fri, 09/04/15
By Chef Jeremy McLachlan
Summer is deflating and we are entering the months where you can break out that frayed sweater you love. This month I want to introduce you to a great flavored local fish that is overlooked in a lot of fish markets…MORE
Good for You! Oregon Rocks!
Fri, 09/04/15
by Kathryn Kingen
Oregon rocks, oh, yes it does. The Oregon State has spawned some seriously famous rock music talent over the years, such as the Kingsmen, whom the University of Washington owes for its fight song "Louie Louie." (Isn't it…MORE
Portrait of a Lady: The Mermaid
Mon, 08/31/15
By Amanda Knox
On a hot and sunny Saturday morning in early August, families wearing shorts and baseball caps basked in lawn chairs on the grassy knolls above the rocky beach flanking Salty’s restaurant on Alki and wielded binoculars to…MORE
Pat's View: Not-so-Handyman
Mon, 08/31/15
By Pat Cashman
I sneaked up to my young son’s bedroom door and peered inside. There he was, with his tiny toy toolbox, pretending to do home repairs. He was pounding away with his plastic hammer---and I remember thinking how very cute…MORE
Foxes at the Log House Museum?
Thu, 08/27/15
If you happen to drive by the Southwest Historical Society Log House Museum and notice some foxes in the garden, don't be alarmed. They were put there by the students of Schmitz Park Elementary School.
The Schmitz Park Foxes travelled to…MORE
Deputy honors career with final class act at retirement
Tue, 08/25/15
information from King County Sheriff
Dan Shaw, who worked as a KCSO deputy in White Center for the last 27 years, completed his final service to the community by feeding the homeless.
The Sheriff’s Office hired Shaw in 1988 after…MORE
Pat's View: In Dreams
Mon, 08/24/15
By Pat Cashman
“Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.” David Thoreau, seminal figure in the history of American thought.
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” Thomas Jefferson,…MORE
