Once upon a time in the middle of another adventure, the whip-cracking archaeologist Indiana Jones drove to Federal Way.
The action hero wasn’t searching for the Holy Grail or the Ark of the Covenant. Rather, on his way to Seattle, Indy exited the freeway in Federal Way to find a sacred restroom.
Gang violence seems to be everywhere today, even right here in our own suburban neighborhoods — and it’s mobile, moving across city borders.
Background info on this cartoon: Because of a 16.4 percent cut in federal funding to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs, the Multi-Service Center’s emergency feeding program is at risk of not being able to provide critical items of early childhood for those who cannot afford them. The program provides infant formula, food and diapers for low-income families in Federal Way and South King County. Click here to read more.
It wasn’t a surprise that Federal Way City Council candidate Susan Honda came out of the primary leading three other contenders. Or that Roger Flygare finished second. The surprise was the margin.
For a moment, let’s think of Federal Way as a living being.
The term “maven” became common in political parlance during the 1980s when William Safire, the conservative mantelpiece at the New York Times, began describing himself as “the language maven.”
I recently read a quote by Heather Childers from Fox News. She said that women don’t really need birth control.
Recently, Mayor Skip Priest and the Federal Way City Council unveiled their plan to challenge Sound Transit’s decision to put off light rail service to Federal Way from 2023 to 2040.
It’s the start of the school year for Federal Way Public Schools. I want to share a brief anecdote from a recent back-to-school administrators’ meeting, where we gathered to discuss the upcoming school year. We discussed our vision, our expectations, and the strategies for implementing a standards-based education system.
Editor: Dr. Phil, it appears Federal Way has a contender for the vacant downtown parking lot. Some people already hate the proposed design for the tentatively titled Crystal Palace.
Times are tight, the economy is in trouble again and no one knows what to do. It couldn’t be a worse time to ask for money.
Next week is the end of the primary season, which determines who will go on to the general election in November.
The Mirror is proposing a wish list for election behavior in Federal Way.
You’d think the Institute of Medicine had recommended insurance companies cover visits to strip clubs, rather than its actual recommendation that health plans provide birth control at no cost.
Five years doesn’t seem like a long time? Through the forbearance of three different publishers, one hearty editor, several patient Mirror staffers and, of course, you as readers, I have been writing this column for that long.
A jokester recently erected several signs around Federal Way with my name as a write-in candidate for city council.
Federal Way residents are encouraged to get Community Emergency Response Training, also known as CERT.
The King County Council plans to vote by Aug. 15 on a proposal to institute a $20 car-tab fee to bail Metro Transit out of a $60 million hole.
“No, we can’t live forever, and certainly we can’t take anything with us, but we can leave a bit of ourselves behind, as proof that we made a difference to someone.” — Charles Handy
For the majority of Federal Way voters who were unable to attend the debate between candidates for the school board and city council, you missed a great opportunity to see the candidates in action.
