Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Current law allows the sealing of juvenile crime records if it is not a most serious offense, a high-level sex offense, or a felony drug offense.
I’m reminded of the steep price we all pay for ignorance.
Perhaps my brain injected a bit of humor to cover the shock. But I felt the gut punch.
We have a long way to go in realizing Dr. King’s dream.
Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Here are other songs I’ve heard over the years that have had this effect on me.
This election will define America for years to come.
State lawmakers return Jan. 8 to Olympia.
I have been thinking about phrases that we use without considering what they actually imply down deep, or whether they…
Like many of you, I have a wish list for the coming year.
Let’s make 2024 a starting point for building Federal Way into a city of the future.
Cartoon by Frank Shiers.
I have always been fascinated by the titles we Americans have bestowed on our towns and cities over time.
The primary concern on the city’s list is a desire for our legislators to support reinstating pursuit laws allowing engagement for car theft and other property crimes.
Our fair city has yet to see the potential of embracing the light.
Public safety issues and crime statistics show us that criminal behavior is consistently present in Federal Way and elsewhere.
Given all of the media attention, people tend to be hyper-focused on personal safety related to crimes of violence. However, traffic collisions are the greatest threat to you and your family year-round.
I was 22 years old, and in my second year at the University of Washington that fateful day, one of my Classics professors, without knowing it, helped put a name to my dreaded affliction.
I was listening to the radio on the way in to work the other day when I caught a discussion…