Opinion
Cashman: Remembering my dad – an instinct for whimsy
Fathers Day is coming up this week, and so is my dad’s 85th birthday. I sure wish he…
Opinion
Bellevue does good job of maintaining street projects
The city of Bellevue re-surfaced my street last week. I didn’t know it needed it. If the city…
Opinion
Ron Paul campaign lends excitement to state Republican convention
The Washington State Republican convention last weekend in Spokane should have been dull and uneventful. All they had…
Opinion
Affordable housing boosts everyone’s quality of life
How hard is it for some people who work in Bellevue to find affordable housing here? Consider these…
Opinion
Motorists must share the road
It was a drizzly, cold evening May 21 at the James Street Park and Ride lot in Kent.
Opinion
Top-two primary allows elections as they should be
The election season is approaching and the state’s two major political parties are in a twitter. The reason?…
Opinion
WIRED magazine: going green perhaps not all it’s cracked up to be
Wanna buy a car that’s gentle on the environment? Then don’t buy a new hybrid. Are you buying…
Opinion
Don’t let alcohol stand in the way of your graduate’s future
Thousands of mortar boards will be tossed into the air across Washington this June; a time-honored sign that…
Opinion
Obama, Bush and appeasement
OK, you decide. Last week President Bush, in a long speech commemorating the 60th anniversary of Israel’s founding,…
Opinion
Editorial
The countdown has started for hands-free calling here in our state. It can’t come soon enough.
Opinion
Microsoft brings the universe home
People who live around here pretty much have given up exploring the galaxies with a tiny telescope in…
Opinion
Transportation: What went wrong when
It’s expected that transportation will be the biggest local issue in the 2008 elections. Most people aren’t happy.…
Opinion
An attainable goal: affordable housing in Bel-Red
With the costs of real estate development increasing daily, building housing affordable to the full range of income…
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Editorial
For County Executive Ron Sims and County Council chair Julia Patterson. The two high-ranking politicians came up with…
Opinion
Lifelong learning is key to bridging new generation gap
The high-altitude thinkers we invited to project technology trends earlier this year concurred on one key insight we…
Opinion
Health isn’t just a personal choice
A recent study underscores the fact that good health isn’t just a matter of personal choice for Americans.