Once upon a time, in a fiction wonderland a lot like Federal Way, people substituted the word “education” for foods they didn’t like to eat.
Like the other candidates for Federal Way mayor last year, Skip Priest made the commitment “to have a business-friendly City Hall.”
In a valiant effort to make sure Federal Way is not left out of the media blitz on the subject, I am chiming in with thoughts and questions about the elusive “Baby Storm.”
About a year ago, the Brady Campaign warned that “gun rights” activists were converging on Washington, D.C., seething with threats of right-wing violence.
Student: I have crazy visions about Federal Way. I was hoping you could help me.
The political structure in Federal Way is apparently about to undergo a significant change as two well-known public officials will not seek re-election.
When I first moved to the Puget Sound area nearly 10 years ago, one of the first places with which I gained fast acquaintance was the Federal Way Regional Library.
Gov. Christine Gregoire signed three gun bills into law passed by lawmakers during the regular session. HB 1016 allows use of suppressors. Known as silencers, suppressors are common in many other states. Federal law requires some red tape with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE).
Several weeks ago we asked: “What is wrong with Federal Way?” The answers we received were both interesting and at times amusing. This week we want to reshape the question into “What would make Federal Way the best place on Earth (or at least in the Northwest)?”
If you were looking for a political issue that is tailor-made for Federal Way’s strong mayor form of government, then Sound Transit just gave it to you.
Exchange is no robbery. This is the first time I’m using that phrase in 15 years since it nearly got me in trouble.
By and large, Federal Way feels cheated by Sound Transit — despite the lack of money to build a light rail in the first place.
I often ask parents at workshops, “What’s in the way of our talking openly with our children about sexuality?” Consistently on the list is the fear that children will lose their innocence.
Who will be Washington’s next governor? The field isn’t set yet, but movements have been going on for quite a while. And there may be a twist coming.
Ensconced inside his 55th-floor office on the eve of his 40th birthday, the attorney was depressed and refused to see anybody. A no-nonsense legal secretary morphing into a mother figure got wind of what was going on and stormed into his office.
Who’s more likely to take public transit into Seattle for work: The well-heeled professional from Bellevue with a Lexus and the cash for parking, or the working-class joe from Federal Way who lives paycheck to paycheck?
In a couple of weeks, high school seniors in Federal Way will celebrate their graduations. In those same few days, we will mark the one-year anniversary of the tragic deaths of young Derek King and Nicholas Hodgins, who were killed by drunk driver Alexander Peder.
It is May 2011 and we haven’t even had filing week for local fall elections yet, and most of the political speculation is still focused on 2012.
Doctor: Please bring me up to speed on why you’re seeking therapy.
Many parents claim their kids are so trustworthy that they would never play with guns.
