When Oregon enacted the nation’s first bottle bill in 1971, it was intended to reduce litter on the state’s beaches,…
We are a nation divided, from the banks of the Potomac to town councils and school boards across America. We…
Cartoon by Frank Shiers
We are living in a strangely defined post Covid-19 era that has us adjusting to our broken connectivity accentuated by…
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Cartoon by Frank Shiers
What do we want? A Town Center that makes us proud! When do we want it? Now! When do we…
Some would argue that spring is the most wonderful time of the year in Washington. Throughout our state the fruit…
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Being curious regarding the current presumption of “AI” (artificial intelligence) taking over report writing in schools, writing in general and…
Cartoon by Frank Shiers
In the 1968 film “Oliver!,” the murderous Bill Sykes’ doomed lover, Nancy, leads pub revelers in a round of “Oom…
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Fifty-plus years ago, Federal Way was one of many ubiquitous suburbs being built across this country. Homes for post-World War…
Cartoon by Frank Shiers: “On March 24, the state Supreme Court ruled that the capital gains tax was constitutional. They…
In the race to “electrify everything,” there are glitches that may derail the plan over the next 20 years. One…
As I have written before in this column, I am a word person.
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Another day — another black eye for Federal Way. This one we did to ourselves. Elected leadership and senior staff…
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