Federal Way is not a city I was supposed to like.
I was in Olympia last week talking with legislators, and what a week it was! There was a lot of politics, some policy and behavior you wouldn’t believe. The real issue continues to be each party trying to score points on the other and get out of town with no political baggage.
Gender issues certainly took the media spotlight in 2015. From Caitlyn Jenner coming out, to Anne Lamott embarrassing herself when tweeting her ignorance of trans issues, to Jeffrey Tambor winning an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in Amazon’s show “Transparent,” gender was subjected to popular and public debate, with wildly differing points of view.
Space has always been the greatest mystery to mankind. We’ve watched the stars move, we’ve watched them fall from the heavens, we’ve hidden in terror as the sun was devoured (Viking Solar-Eclipse myths), we’ve even seen the sun move back the other way (Isaiah 38:8).
Q: Mr. Federal Way, I was aghast at reading the Mirror’s story online about the $95,000 piano that is sitting in City Hall.
You are going to need a scorecard and an eraser to keep track of the names running for state office this year, as changes keep coming.
“I think I know who’s behind the drive-by shooting on the freeway in Auburn.”
The first week of the state legislature was great theater if you are following the battle for power between the two parties and the race for governor between incumbent Democrat Jay Inslee and Republican Bill Bryant.
Superintendent Tammy Campbell has passed her initial 100-day benchmarks with flying colors.
Q: Mr. Federal Way, can you please explain how the City of Federal Way Mayor is continuing going over his established budget, but yet keeps on spending more money, especially on remodeling the Town Square Park for the third time?
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Q: Mr. Federal Way, why can’t newspaper articles be complete in one place? Why do they have to be broken up so a reader has to flip back and forth through the paper?
I’ve never seen a busier newsroom than the one at the Federal Way Mirror.
Attendance was a little light at church this past Sunday due to the 10 a.m. start time of the Seahawks game.
Diversity — now that is a word that is used so often that sometimes when spoken its meaning becomes an ineffective language tool and at times, alters the purpose of using such a strong and powerful term.
It’s what I told readers nearly two years ago when I joined the Federal Way Mirror. It’s something I still strongly believe in to this day.
When my wife Margery and I walked to the Dash Point Starbucks in the morning,we would remark to each other, “Look at all the trash on the side of the
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Q: Mr. Federal Way, it seems like there are not a lot of choices for better Internet in Federal Way. Is there any chance you think the City Council would be open to applying for Google Fiber?
This is what political columnists live for, as 2016 could be one of the most exciting political years in history.