Opinion
The Czar hangs up his hat | If I Were Czar
I always knew that someday I would hang up my Czar hat.
Matthew Jarvis
Opinion
Here’s what South King Fire should do to earn ‘yes’ vote | If I Were Czar
If you voted no on the last South King Fire and Rescue bond because you were trying to…
Opinion
Tammy Campbell: Putting the SUPER in superintendent | If I Were Czar
Since being selected as Federal Way Public Schools superintendent in April, Tammy Campbell has spent hundreds of hours…
Opinion
Voters voices still silent over costly PAEC | If I Were Czar
No matter how you spin it, the Performing Arts and Events Center will cost our community a TON…
Opinion
What would it take to change your vote on South King Fire bond? | If I Were Czar
Why would more than 7,500 vote against the South King Fire and Rescue bond?
Opinion
5 ways new superintendent can repair damage, rally community | If I Were Czar
Dear Superintendent Tammy Campbell,
Opinion
$2 million question for Federal Way city officials | If I Were Czar
As Warren Buffet likes to say about poker: “If you’ve been in the game 30 minutes and you…
Opinion
Federal Way fire district needs couples therapy, investigation | If I Were Czar
If I were Czar, I would fire South King Fire and Rescue Chief Al Church (“for cause” so…
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Five steps to stop Federal Way school district’s downward spiral | If I Were Czar
Just when the fire chief of South King Fire and Rescue (SKFR) set a new low for our…
Opinion
Fire and water districts make the mark, city and schools do not | If I Were Czar
My two daughters recently brought home their report cards from Sherwood Forest Elementary. After my recent opposition to…
Opinion
Why I am voting no on Federal Way school levy | If I Were Czar
In recent months I have talked to hundreds of people in Federal Way who are planning to vote…
Opinion
Bringing Federal Way from ‘Felony Way’ to ‘Freakin Awesome Way’ | If I were Czar
I’m tired of living in “Felony Way.” I’m tired of getting up each morning wondering if the windows…
Opinion
Finding solutions to this grading system hell in Federal Way | If I Were Czar
All of the excitement about the Federal Way School District’s grading system is enough to make a person’s…
Opinion
Mad as hell about Federal Way schools? Do something about it | Jarvis
It seems everywhere I go in town, people are mad as hell about Federal Way Public Schools.
Opinion
1,100 new apartments are a wakeup call for Federal Way | Jarvis
During the course of 2013, more than 1,100 new apartments have been announced in Federal Way.
Opinion
If I were Czar: Public deserves better communication | Jarvis
When was the last time the City of Federal Way, Federal Way School District, Federal Way Police Department,…
Opinion
The Czar is mad as hell about poorly rated schools | Jarvis
Like many parents and community leaders, I was disappointed when I read the Washington Board of Education’s ratings…
Opinion
The Czar’s 1 percent solution for Federal Way | Jarvis
In an effort to improve our fair city (which is always my goal), I am proposing the 1…