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    Opinion
    September 28, 2010 3:29 pm

    1. Your column is about sex, which means it’s vulgar. People who read my column on a regular basis know…

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    Budget cuts: The true test for elected officials | Bob Roegner
    Budget cuts: The true test for elected officials...
    By Bob Roegner • September 27, 2010 1:46 pm

    “Money makes the world go around, the world go around.” So sings Joel Grey in the movie “Cabaret,” set in 1930s Berlin. Eight decades later, it is still true, but in today’s governmental parlance, it’s the “budget” that makes the world go around.

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    ‘Trade secrets’ muddle skyscraper plans in Federal Way | Andy Hobbs
    ‘Trade secrets’ muddle skyscraper plans in Federal Way...
    By Andy Hobbs • September 24, 2010 7:19 pm

    For now, let’s forget about that proposal to build three skyscrapers in downtown Federal Way. What we have here, aside from a failure to communicate, is a real estate problem.

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    Doctrine of policy governance in Federal Way schools | Pirkle Report
    Doctrine of policy governance in Federal Way schools...
    By Bill Pirkle • September 21, 2010 12:55 pm

    I want to talk about the latest initiative by the Federal Way School Board. It is called “policy governance” and is due to be approved at the Sept. 28 board meeting.

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    Tale of two non-partisan offices in King County | Bob Roegner
    Tale of two non-partisan offices in King County...
    By Bob Roegner • September 20, 2010 9:38 pm

    Last November, the voters selected Dow Constantine as the new non-partisan King County Executive and Mike McGinn as the new mayor of Seattle.

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    This cartoon by Frank Shiers ran in the Sept. 18
    Famous sand | Political cartoon by Frank Shiers
    September 17, 2010 4:18 pm

    The above political cartoon by Frank Shiers ran in the Sept. 18, 2010, print edition of the Federal Way Mirror.

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    How about a slice of Federal Way musical pie? | Nandell Palmer
    How about a slice of Federal Way musical...
    By Nandell Palmer • September 17, 2010 4:16 pm

    Musically, what a weekend it was in Federal Way!

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    Rest assured, Federal Way schools teach U.S. history | Firearms Lawyer
    Rest assured, Federal Way schools teach U.S. history...
    By Mark Knapp • September 17, 2010 4:10 pm

    Superintendent Robert R. Neu spoke to the Federal Way Noon Kiwanis Club this week regarding the post he stepped into on July 1.

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    The most powerful people in Federal Way | Andy Hobbs
    The most powerful people in Federal Way |...
    By Andy Hobbs • September 17, 2010 4:09 pm

    Who are the most powerful people in Federal Way? The people who vote.

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    Boeing faces new reality of unions and health insurance | Craig Groshart
    Boeing faces new reality of unions and health...
    By Craig Groshart • September 16, 2010 1:40 pm

    Boeing’s non-union workers are going to pay more for their health insurance. And it’s likely that union workers won’t be far behind.

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    Social dilemma comes knocking in Twin Lakes | Jan Hallahan
    Social dilemma comes knocking in Twin Lakes |...
    By Jan Hallahan • September 14, 2010 12:41 pm

    Here, in a nutshell, is the social dilemma I discovered while innocently sorting old toys: Standing on a corner begging for entitled handouts is viewed contemptuously, but so is a young adult walking around neighborhoods selling magazines no one seems to want.

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    Challenges and strategies in Federal Way mayor race | Bob Roegner
    Challenges and strategies in Federal Way mayor race...
    By Bob Roegner • September 13, 2010 10:11 pm

    The preliminaries are over, and either State Rep. Skip Priest or City Councilman Jim Ferrell will be the first full-time separately elected mayor of Federal Way.

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    Shame of a Persian: A 9/11 story | Andy Hobbs
    Shame of a Persian: A 9/11 story |...
    By Andy Hobbs • September 10, 2010 6:27 pm

    On Sept. 10, 2001, passengers in airport security lines wore their shoes, and fringe churches cared little about burning the Koran.

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    Domestic violence, guns and Federal Way’s mayor campaigns | Firearms Lawyer
    Domestic violence, guns and Federal Way’s mayor campaigns...
    By Mark Knapp • September 9, 2010 9:57 pm

    I have been wondering whether attorneys other than me that assist victims of domestic violence tell women to consider obtaining a Concealed Pistol License.

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    Sexting and safety: Schools make right call on cell phone searches | Amy Johnson
    Sexting and safety: Schools make right call on...
    September 3, 2010 10:23 pm

    When it comes to school administrators being allowed to search student cell phones, I don’t see the problem.

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    Warning signs for incumbents and Democrats in 2010 | Bob Roegner
    Warning signs for incumbents and Democrats in 2010...
    By Bob Roegner • September 3, 2010 3:50 pm

    But with economic woes and an unhappy electorate, many pundits are predicting a red tide that will sweep Republicans back into office.

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    Ode to children of the outdoors | Nandell Palmer
    Ode to children of the outdoors | Nandell...
    By Nandell Palmer • September 3, 2010 2:21 pm

    I have been watching two groups of children in my neighborhood, and it gives me much joy to see myself as an 11-year-old boy living vicariously through them.

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    Cheers and jeers: Hiring and firing at World Vision | Editorial
    Cheers and jeers: Hiring and firing at World...
    September 3, 2010 2:09 pm

    The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a ruling in favor of the Federal Way-based humanitarian organization’s policy of hiring Christian employees.

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    Protecting lives in Federal Way and Iraq | Firearms Lawyer
    Protecting lives in Federal Way and Iraq |...
    By Mark Knapp • September 2, 2010 10:17 pm

    I was standing on the corner of 320th Street and First Avenue in Federal Way, waving a campaign sign last…

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    Tapping Federal Way’s gay potential | Tyler Young
    Tapping Federal Way’s gay potential | Tyler Young
    By Tyler Young • August 31, 2010 4:28 pm

    America’s gay and lesbian buying power in 2010 is projected at $743 billion, and it is expected to exceed $835 billion by 2011.

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