Opinion
Federal Way mayor’s re-election strategy unfolds | Roegner
Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell has been in re-election mode for several months.
Opinion
Be a champion for preservation of local historic sites | Guest column
By Barbara Lloyd McMichael, South King County Cultural Coalition
Opinion
Hydrogen gains momentum as replacement fuel for trucks | Brunell
In the coming decade, European Union leaders are investing heavily in hydrogen fuel research, believing it is a…
Opinion
Change is ahead for both political parties | Roegner
President Donald Trump changed the national political landscape. Both political parties have internal divisions with the resulting need…
Letters to the Editor
Help for at-risk renters | Letters
By now, most Federal Way citizens have received their most recent economic impact payment from the U.S. government.
Opinion
Key to reconnecting community amid the pandemic | Livingston
The COVID-19 pandemic crisis of 2020 is a change opportunity as well as a community health check. It…
Opinion
Local and county election forecast for 2021 | Roegner
With Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announcing she is not running for re-election, she makes the fourth in the…
Opinion
Bracing for bigger changes in a COVID world | Brunell
Now that vaccines are available, we hope our lives will return to the way they were before the…
Opinion
Legislators of color will have impact on 2021 session | Roegner
The 2021 session of the Legislature has kicked off with virtual participation in deference to the coronavirus.
Opinion
Let the 2021 political games begin | Livingston
The Legislature is in session starting Jan. 11. Let the 2021 political games begin.
Opinion
Local cities have progressive legislative agendas | Roegner
There are 281 cities that belong to the Association of Washington Cities (AWC), and their mayors and councilmembers…
Opinion
A legislative session like no other we’ve seen | Roegner
In even numbered years such as 2020, the legislative session is only 60 days long so that all…
Opinion
Public officials say and do the darndest things | Roegner
As Will Rogers used to say, “I only know what I read in the paper.”
Opinion
A Christmas card that was lost in the clutter | Guest column
While clearing out and boxing up my parents’ home recently, I discovered a few items I didn’t know…
Opinion
Wind turbine blades become key ingredient in cement | Brunell
Would you believe in the future when a cement truck shows up to pour your foundation or patio,…
Opinion
Election reflections on mail-in voting | Roegner
Even though all the election results showed him losing, President Donald Trump has said “the only way I…
Opinion
Local governments to add racial equity staff | Roegner
The 1960s were about Black people getting the right to vote, and we thought equality would naturally follow.
Opinion
Let 2021 be a fresh start with kindness | Livingston
2020 has changed America as our country and the world at large are affected by a coronavirus pandemic.
Opinion
E-waste reduction requires innovative approaches | Brunell
One of the biggest challenges of the 21st century is dealing with the progress of the 20th century…
Opinion
Why not call a special session of the Legislature? | Roegner
Why not call a special session of the Legislature? That question has come up several times through out…