Earlier this summer, while driving over the I-90 pass on my way to Idaho (another soccer tournament, natch), I was reminded again of our region’s natural beauty.
(EDITOR’S NOTE: On Friday, Sept. 26, a King County Superior Court judge rejected the lawsuit by Democrats regarding gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi’s use of “GOP” on the ballot, according to an AP report. The report said Democrats would not appeal. The commentary below by Angie Vogt was written and published before the ruling. — The Mirror)
A college student loses his financial aid because of a youthful indiscretion.
The citizen-based King County Charter Review Commission under the co-leadership of former county council member Lois North, a Republican, and former Gov. Mike Lowry, a Democrat, referred 10 amendments to the King County Council for review — and recommended that they be forwarded to the voters.
I moved to Federal Way in 1968, and I have found it is a place that always helps others.
In life, there are no guarantees. However, people who have a vision and a faith act as if there are guarantees in life.
Last January, the Federal Way School Board changed course on a longstanding practice of welcoming and receiving comments at public meetings, limiting each community member at each meeting to one three-minute address.
Last week, I wrote about Federal Way natives that have stayed here and are helping build a better community in the F-Dub.
Here is an Economics 101 lesson: If you’re hungry and you have $10 in your pocket, you should eat at Taco Bell, not the Olive Garden.
Now that the Bellevue teachers’ strike is over, it’s time to ask and answer a simple question: Are teachers’ strikes acceptable?
One I-1000 supporter said she could face almost anything if she knew she had enough money for a bus ticket home. This statement encapsulated her feelings about Washington’s Death with Dignity Act. It is — if you are terminally ill and suffering from pain and loss of control — like a “bus ticket home.” It is the peace of mind knowing that you have some control, a choice in the manner of how and when to die.
OK, Pierce County voters: How many of you can explain Ranked Choice Voting or Instant Run-off Voting?
What would be the reason for a person’s life if at the end of it all, you found out that God did not exist?
Last month marked the 25th anniversary of the third major conflict in the Cold War between the superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States.