Opinion
It’s time for Federal Way to undergo a restoration process | Livingston
Fifty-plus years ago, Federal Way was one of many ubiquitous suburbs being built across this country. Homes for…
Opinion
City gets a black eye from Steel Lake Park proposal | Livingston
Another day — another black eye for Federal Way. This one we did to ourselves. Elected leadership and…
Opinion
Here’s what we forget about the intentions of police reform | Livingston
In the aftermath of any and every police misstep and citizen killing, we talk about reform.
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State’s drug possession laws challenge the greater good | Livingston
Many years ago, in Texas, when getting ready to leave a bar with my friends, the bartender noticed…
Opinion
Federal Way is not a five-star city | Livingston
Opinion: Why are we not maximizing the preservation of any and all open-space in the area?
Opinion
Homeowner’s behavior toward waste worker is pure garbage | Livingston
I recently witnessed an interaction between a homeowner trying to deal with having his green bin container picked…
Opinion
Let’s say our 8 billionth person was born in South King County | Livingston
The United Nations announced Nov. 8 that the world had just welcomed its 8 billionth human passenger.
Opinion
Federal Way’s field of dreams vs. the voice inside our heads | Livingston
In the movie “Field of Dreams,” a baseball diamond was built in a cornfield in rural Iowa based…
Opinion
My annual holiday ode and ‘roast’ to Federal Way | Livingston
Finding a thread to muse about in a 2022 ode to Federal Way requires some post-pandemic leniency and…
Opinion
The problem with Federal Way’s shopping cart ordinance | Livingston
Crime and poverty are political tools that our country’s wealthy and elite political class choose to use against…
Opinion
How to embrace a more inclusive holiday celebration | Livingston
Cities need to navigate their holiday celebration displays of “faith” in the public square carefully. Cities sometimes are…
Opinion
How to find leadership and courage in today’s political world | Livingston
What happens when we as residents of this community and great nation fail to realize that we are…
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Are South King County’s poverty problems here to stay? | Livingston
What does success look like?
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Dear candidate: Are you a problem solver or culture warrior? | Livingston
The season of election flyer platitudes is upon us. We are being asked to vote and select our…
Opinion
Federal Way is trending in the wrong economic direction | Livingston
Our city’s planners are encouraging us to focus on developing a plan for the 7 acres the city…
Opinion
How to navigate society’s post-pandemic behavioral changes | Livingston
Are any of you feeling a sense of loss in your daily lives and routines resulting from pandemic…
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Federal Way is stuck living in the past | Livingston
Clickity-clack, light rail is coming. Our city’s future is being discussed in coffee shops, the back rooms of…
Opinion
Election challenges that affect the 30th Legislative District | Livingston
The floodgates of America’s right-wing morality machine have opened. Their goal of overturning the 1973 Supreme Court Roe…
Opinion
What happens when local legislators bring back the dollars | Livingston
City council meetings are opportunities for public discussion as well as disseminating information. The public discourse offered at…
Opinion
Federal Way’s problems did not arrive on the doorstep overnight | Livingston
Federal Way’s streets and main pedestrian walkways have become extensions of the mean streets we see elsewhere —…