With the right combination of words, you can wage a war or persuade that beautiful woman to say yes. The…
What happens when you send an e-mail to seven Federal Way City Council members? Well, if you’re starting a group…
• Cheers to Federal Way’s future on the Internet. The city’s website is headed toward an overdue makeover after spokeswoman…
Over the next four weeks, we will take a closer look at the candidates for Federal Way mayor. Each candidate has something to offer and they all care about making government work.
Federal Way School District’s retiring superintendent Tom Murphy gets kudos for obtaining results. Nevertheless, educators and parents tend to compare…
On Sunday, July 4, we celebrate the birth of our country by attending picnics and fireworks shows such as Federal…
Our police have a very difficult job. They are protecting us and serving us in a very dangerous and complicated…
Tax rate suppression is a complicated issue and can affect most governments. The county is struggling with how to fund courts, prosecutors and the sheriff. But they also are worried about the potential for flood control, which lays on the horizon as potentially the biggest issue of all.
Levy suppression occurs when local taxing districts’ “rates” in any given area in the county exceed the limit of $5.90 per $1,000 of assessed property value. There are over 400 separate levy codes county-wide which overlap each other and are added together to establish your individual tax bill. Some, such as EMS, are excluded.
It is not uncommon for out-of-state contacts to mistake Federal Way as an extended street address in the way that…
In the middle of a recent dance festival at an area high school, a young girls’ group made a guest…
Kudos to Federal Way for weaning itself off another King County teat. The city is breaking away from the county…
Most of America heard about the Seattle cop that punched 17-year-old Angel Rosenthal during a jaywalking incident. James Kelly of the Urban League was quick to call Walsh’s punch an “overreaction.” Watching the video will show any reasonable observer a great deal of aggression displayed toward the officer.
The Mirror would like to clarify a June 21 article in USA Today titled “Teen driving risks in high gear in summer: Safety programs aimed at deterring behavior linked to more fatalities for ages 15-20.”
The tent pitched on the grounds of Decatur High School belies the enormity that has disrupted the lives of two…
“And the days dwindle down to a precious few…” is the plaintive refrain that signals the passage of time to…
How many more lives need to be lost before Washington state takes a tougher stand on drunken driving?
The Federal Way community and Decatur High School were rocked recently by the deaths of Derek King, 18, and Nicholas Hodgins, 18.
Washington state (i.e. Puget Sound) is one of the most beautiful areas in the country and what we know for sure is that we cannot put our state at risk by allowing offshore drilling. One environmental disaster is one too many. We need to find other “alternative energy sources.” We already have a big enough problem dealing with oil tankers and the threat to our salmon; we do not need an additional burden of dealing with offsite oil rigs.
To those of us who love politics, filing week is one of the most exciting weeks of the year.
Once again, another graduation has come and gone. Students received their diploma, and celebrated in the success with friends and…
Got election fever in Federal Way? Here’s your prescription. Filing week for candidates officially ended June 11. First stop on…
