Every once in a while, an election comes along that decides not just the next four years but the next 20.
Fill the gas tank or stock up on Top Ramen?
Nurse: “Doctor! There’s an invisible man in the waiting room!”
The last week of April is a the time to start feeding your vegetables, roses and flower beds because plants that you want to produce need energy now. Liquid plant foods work the fastest, but don’t last as long in the soil.
The King County Charter is currently open for a review that occurs once every 10 years.
A new study has weighed in on the topic of tolls and road congestion. This one is different. It considers all tolls, all the time.
Put aside for a moment the pros and cons of Dino Rossi’s recently released transportation plan and consider this: It outlines what direction we should go in, why, how to get there, and how we’ll pay for it.
Todd Myers is director of the Center for the Environment at Washington Policy Center, a non-partisan public policy research organization in Seattle and Olympia. For more information contact WPC at (206) 937-9691 or online at washingtonpolicy.org.
We’re number five! We’re number five! We’re number five!
In an ironic turn of events, Howard Schultz is trying to go from zero to hero among the Sonic faithful.
Once in a while I get to test-drive a car that gets so much reaction from people, it’s almost embarrassing.
The City of Seattle offers subsidies to residents to buy CFLs. Meanwhile, the state is considering adding a fee for the bulbs to fund mercury disposal.
Love chile rellenos but don’t want all the fat and calories?
Q: I’m still using Outlook Express for e-mail and everything seems to be working fine, but I have a concern. I’ve heard that when I delete emails from my Inbox, Sent Items and Deleted Items folders, Outlook Express continues to store the emails I’ve deleted?
What’s the best way to combat car prowls: Remove all valuables and lock your doors.
Spring’s here!
Fill those indoor flats, seed trays, egg cartons and small plastic pots, because this is the week to start seeds indoors for setting out later. Warm-season crops like tomatoes, corn, cucumbers, peppers and eggplants need to be started six to eight weeks before the middle of May, which is when it is warm enough for them to survive outdoors.
Fill those indoor flats, seed trays, egg cartons and small plastic pots, because this is the week to start seeds indoors for setting out later. Warm-season crops like tomatoes, corn, cucumbers, peppers and eggplants need to be started six to eight weeks before the middle of May, which is when it is warm enough for them to survive outdoors.
Elsewhere on this page is an article by Julia Patterson and Ron Sims. It’s worth reading. Patterson is head of the Metropolitan King County Council. Sims is County Executive. Both are astute politicians, the kind of people you want helping run our government.
The subject of shelter animal care is an emotional issue, and one that until just recently divided us in county government.
