Opinion
Painful pattern emerging
The story of 18-year-old Corey Pierce’s death due to a heroin overdose, as reported by Diana Hefley on…
In Our View
Shorecrest RB quits football for soccer
One of the area’s best running backs won’t play football this season.
Opinion
End hypocritical Cuba ban
Lifting the U.S. travel ban against Cuba and making food sales to the country easier would benefit both…
Opinion
One plan worth supporting
A teacher-contract showdown in Seattle Public Schools has the rapt attention of education stakeholders throughout the state.
Life
Experience the hidden Paris
PARIS — You’ve posed for a picture in front of the Eiffel Tower, checked out the Mona Lisa…
Opinion
Circus could score PR coup
If you live on the West Coast and want to see the Ringling Bros. and Barnum &Bailey circus,…
Opinion
Look beyond political ads
Regretfully, that recent deluge of political ads on TV, radio and in mailboxes was just the beginning. With…
Opinion
‘Suspicion’ bar seems low
Last week legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, 68, was detained by police after a resident called to report a…
Opinion
A culture in need of change
The U.S. Army reported a record number of suicides for June. Soldiers killed themselves at a rate of…
Opinion
A race our state can’t sit out
Learning gains in Washington’s public schools have hit a worrisome plateau, judging from test results released Friday.
Opinion
The challenge of our age
Sometimes these days, it seems like no one can get along, even in the sacred bosom of family.…
Life
Linda Savage, etiquette specialist
This story is part of a series on aptly named people. To read the previous stories, go to…
Opinion
Rush job wasn’t necessary
The Port of Everett Commission has gone all maverick, doing something few others dare — putting a measure…
Opinion
Eat peas, don’t grow them
Since we’re in the dog days of summer, let’s take a look at some of the less Sirius…
Opinion
Key priority needs stability
Staring down the barrel of a $3 billion budget deficit for 2011-13, a figure that’s likely to grow…
Opinion
Meat cleaver is wrong tool
A Legislature that needed a month of overtime to balance the current budget, despite solid Democratic majorities, isn’t…
Opinion
Citizens deserve better
The fuse that ignited Lynnwood’s latest political blowup was lit months ago. The explosion left scars all around,…
Opinion
Passengers can only dream
Oh, JetBlue, we just can’t quit you. The American discount airline, which in 2007 single-handedly inspired the tarmac-delay…