Opinion
Keeping our fingerprints on the Valley Medical Center-UW alliance | Laura Pierce
Last week I sat in on a meeting about the new strategic alliance that’s being vetted between Valley…
Laura Pierce
Life
University of Washington, Kent schools pilot program helps students reach their dreams
Beatrice Wambui may be young, but she’s got big plans. At just 16, the Kentlake High School student…
News
Tinkering pays off with winning recipe in Foster Farms West Coast Chicken Cooking Contest
Lifelong Kent resident Marci Adelsman has always been a bit of a tinkerer. So it wasn’t too surprising…
Opinion
Oil spills: Are we any smarter? | Laura Pierce
Have we learned anything from British Petroleum’s debacle in the Gulf? Frankly, I think we’ve learned just how…
Opinion
Pride Fest about voicing the right to live and love | Laura Pierce
So, I visited Pride Fest last Sunday at Seattle Center. For those of you not familiar with it,…
Opinion
Graduating class at a crossroad for this country | Laura Pierce
This weekend, a new crop of high-school students will be mounting the stage, mortarboards on heads and gowns…
News
Walking a mile in a firefighter’s boots
Two-hundred fifty degrees, in the abstract sense of the word, is hot. Very hot. But it takes sitting…
Opinion
The cost of bullying: a teen’s life
Teenagers aren’t supposed to die. They’re especially not supposed to die like this. Phoebe Prince only had two…
Opinion
Powerball and Slim Jims: Why I’m not going to play | Laura Pierce
So now we have another version of the lottery coming to Washington. Starting Sunday, Powerball will be on…
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Women soldiers and equal rights
I normally don't quote other news articles if I can help it, but a recent Associated Press story…