Opinion
Behind the scenes in the quest for fame | Whale’s Tales
I watched a documentary 15 years ago in which a reporter asked a group of kids what they…
Opinion
Politicians need to emulate the late Dan Evans | Brunell
America needs a statesperson of the stature, capability, and perspective of Daniel J. Evans as our next president.
Opinion
Natural gas is under siege in Washington state | Brunell
Whether you call it a ban or a significant deterrent to future natural gas consumption, voter approval of…
Opinion
When your mind wanders into heavy traffic | Whale’s Tales
Before I even set out from my chemotherapy and radiation treatment in Puyallup on Monday to the office…
Opinion
Winning the battle against cancer by a whisker | Whale’s Tales
It all came to my attention one morning that formerly bewhiskered areas of my face were now bare.
Opinion
One of the most beautiful things I have ever read | Whale’s Tales
I am a fool for a great read.
Opinion
With prescription labels, try reading the tiny fine print | Whale’s Tales
It has been one of the chief frustrations of my daily battle with the awful side effects of…
Opinion
We are facing an epidemic of blame shifting | Whale’s Tales
Now I’m starting to do all the healthful things I should have been doing all along. It won’t…
Letters to the Editor
Article on Project 2025 group needed more info | Letters
Letter to the editor.
Opinion
Once upon a time when the truth still mattered | Whale’s Tales
We’re beating each other over the heads with “alternate facts.” It’s the tolling of our death knell as…
Opinion
Open wide, Federal Way | Cartoon by Frank Shiers
RE: Sound Transit facility slated for megachurch property in Federal Way.
Opinion
Thoughts on writer’s block and other first word problems | Whale’s Tales
I once heard an anecdote about a writer who’d spent a week in his apartment working on his…
Opinion
The challenges and future of an aging Federal Way | Livingston
Many longtime residents of Federal Way are still operating within its past perception of once being a bucolic…
Letters to the Editor
The Mirror’s LGBTQ reporting and my letters | Letter to the editor
Letter to the editor
Opinion
A little bit of Federal Way flavored satire | Livingston
“I assure you that our future will be bright and secure in Federal Way.”
Opinion
Ready for another cold apple from life’s vending machine | Whale’s Tales
Call it the sweetness of life.
Opinion
We’re still here, long after declaring independence | Livingston
Our current culture wars are remnants of many grievances our nation has been trying to outgrow and manage.
Opinion
Cold War fallout shelter survives in childhood memories | Whale’s Tales
Dad never finished the bomb shelter.
Opinion
Have we become residents in the land of the absurd? | Livingston
We are four months away from selecting our next president.
Opinion
Here’s a theory on the fate of conspiracy theorists | Whale’s Tales
If you try to reason with people like that, that the conspiracy they are going on about isn’t…