A good plan to fix King County juvenile center | Editorial
The King County Council has made a good decision to put a $210 million levy on the Aug. 7 Primary ballot to rebuild the rundown Youth Services Center in Seattle. The project is needed and the cost is reasonable.
May 11, 2012
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What has President Obama done for us, anyway? | Andrew Villeneuve
These days, especially on channels that provide cushy employment for right wing pundits, we often hear Barack Obama’s presidency described as a failure, even though he inherited two foreign occupations and an economic mess of epic proportions left by his predecessor, George W. Bush, even though he has yet to complete his first term, and even though the economy has improved in virtually every respect since he took office.
May 11, 2012
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Protect yourself from bothersome phone scams | Richard Hill
We have survived decades without serious botheration, but all of a sudden the telephone scammers have our number. We have had multiple calls in the past two or three months that have been variants of two scams that are currently in vogue. I’ll describe them both, hopefully in enough detail that you can catch the drift early in the conversation.
April 27, 2012
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Don’t put jobs at risk for proposed Seattle stadium | Editorial
The Port of Seattle and the Manufacturing Industrial Council raised an interesting $3 billion issue last week: a third sports stadium in the area of the Mariners’ and Seahawks’ facilities might cripple the marine-cargo business along the Seattle waterfront.
April 26, 2012
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Lake Washington School District needs new policy to inform parents of sexual misconduct | Editorial
The Lake Washington School District acted quickly when a Lake Washington High School student alleged that Kangs basketball coach Barry Johnson sexually harassed her late last year.
Don’t be a victim once — or twice | Editorial
Many of us have heeded police officers’ advice to make our vehicles less attractive to thieves.
Store your valuables out of sight or take them out of the car if you can. Do not leave purses or briefcases where potential thieves can see them.
Apparently, this may not be enough anymore.
April 13, 2012
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Learning to live with the risks of power drilling | Richard Hill
When the media stumble across something unfamiliar they tend to treat it as something new.
That seems to be the case with hydraulic fracturing, a technique used to stimulate the flow of oil and gas from a well, either a newly drilled one or one that is in a state of diminishing yield.
April 13, 2012
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Supreme Court weighs challenge to health care act | Andrew Villeneuve
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held three days of hearings on a series of challenges filed against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the landmark health insurance reform bill signed into law by President Barack Obama in early 2010 after nearly a year of discussion and debate in Congress.
April 6, 2012
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Is Romney the best choice for the Republican nomination? | Andrew Villeneuve
This past Saturday, Republican activists and voters in each of Washington's 49 legislative districts met in homes, schools, and churches around the state to participate in the 2012 GOP precinct caucuses, which took place less than a hundred hours before Super Tuesday.
March 9, 2012
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Get ready for some major mudslinging | Richard Hill
As Cavalia winds down, we have had a brief flurry of a different kind of circus, leading to the Republican caucuses on March 3. Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney already have been here, but the main events and prizes lie elsewhere. The campaign is lurching towards Super Tuesday, March 6, when 10 states, some crucial, hold elections or caucuses.
March 2, 2012
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Legal notice bill bad news for the public | Editorial
Citizens should be aware of – and opposed to – House Bill 2801 and the provisions that would allow local governments to cease publishing public notices in their local newspapers.
February 27, 2012
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