After reading the cover story “Jim Ferrell’s Florida connection” Sept. 5 in The Mirror, one thing is abundantly clear. The…
As we’d expect, the elected mayor argument gets repeatedly off track. Worse, the spins are inevitable. After all, this is…
Regarding the upcoming mayoral election issue: The choices are hiring an educated, trained, experienced city manager or a politician. The…
Reference is made to the Aug. 26 article “Federal Way mayor says no to elected mayor,” written by Jack Dovey….
Of the 18 cities incorporated in the state of Washington since 1966, 17 have chosen a council/manager form of government….
In response to the Aug. 26 letter from Federal Way Works (FWW): FWW statement 1: Strong mayor will be the…
Thanks for showing your readers a slice of life from Bangladesh. The Mirror recently ran a story (Aug. 29) from…
I’m glad to see that few people these days dispute the pollution in Puget Sound. However, the effects of that…
(RE: Walter Backstrom’s Aug. 22 column “Sit down and eat some candy”): Having been notified by the IRS that I…
I thought the opening line of Bob Roegner’s Aug. 19 article was great: “Oh what a tangled web we weave.”…
In my opinion, we have another crop full of candidates spewing political pap in an effort to get elected. They…
Marriage equality is a human rights issue. Let us protect Washington families and provide equal benefits for everyone. We are…
In the Aug. 22 edition of The Mirror, Barbara Reid (spokesperson for the group opposing ACT, Accountability Comes to Town)…
Citizens of Federal Way are once again being asked to vote on changing the form of government in Federal Way…
Despite all the furor over health insurance, not much is really going to change for those of us who are…
Good news has come to town! I’m delighted to see that the citizens of Federal Way will once again have…
Walter Backstrom’s columns are a combination of information, facts and opinion all rolled into one. They are interesting and usually…
Recently I’ve learned that there is a movement to have our current form of city government changed from one run…
Well, it’s that time again. Time to elect our city leaders. More to the point, it’s time to decide which…
In Clara McArthur’s Aug. 15 letter in The Mirror, she wrote that the campaign for an elected mayor was about…