West Seattle - Opinion

By Kyra-lin Hom

I had the joy of watching Pixar's new film Inside Out in theaters this week. It's an adorable, clever, moral-driven story about the complex emotional life of an eleven year old girl. The main characters are quite literally…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Please excuse me for a moment, while I interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you a little #SaveHannibal and a reflection on the changing nature of television entertainment.

In the beginning,…MORE

By Amanda Kay Helmick

West Seattle has been working to resolve its transportation challenges for 125 years. We initiated Puget Sound's first ferry service in 1888 and we built America's first municipally funded commuter rail system in 1906…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

This last week, I had the wonderful experience of being awoken by a phone call from an unidentified number. For months now, I've received several of these mystery calls. I generally refuse to answer – automatically…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

There's nothing like moving (even temporarily or just changing work locale) to make you think about relationships, specifically the relationships you have with other people. The last handful of years have been pretty…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Have you ever stumbled across an article online that is so inflammatory and absurd that you can't help but read it? There you are, minding your own business, just casually perusing your regular news site when – BAM! Your…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

When the economy was on the downswing, employers couldn't stop talking about how unqualified were their millennial applicants. It was all of this (arguably legitimate) hemming and hawing about a dearth in writing and…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Wonder Woman, in all her thigh-bearing, corset-wearing glory, is arguably one of the most iconic female characters in American media. She originally emerged onto the comic page in 1941 as the first female superhero under…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Easter is a surprisingly controversial holiday. No one's entirely positive where it – let alone it its rituals – come from. It's supposedly a Christian celebration of resurrection and rebirth, but some purist Christians…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

The newest emerging trend in skin care – be you male or female – is all about natural or organic ingredients. The 'newly rediscovered' regimens are back to basics, minimizing what goes on and into our skin. But are these…MORE