The Kent School Board last week pulled out the stops and did something you never hear: They joined forces with school districts across the state… Continue reading
Several weeks ago I wrote a column thanking all those emergency-services workers who put in long hours of toil through our state's flooding disaster. One… Continue reading
During the month of February, the Kent Fire Department will participate in hypertension (high blood pressure) and diabetes screening events where firefighters will provide opportunities… Continue reading
This week I’d like to try to provide some insight and some context to the perplexing problem of gun-related incidents involving young people. It’s a situation that affects every city around the Puget Sound, and in almost every area of the nation.
See the picture of the goofy-looking guy that accompanies this column? Well, that’s nothing. You should have seen his first Costco card. Now that photo… Continue reading
Every holiday season you start hearing the public messages about drinking and driving, almost becoming “background noise” for some people because we hear it so… Continue reading
There’s enough inherent drama in next week’s presidential inauguration that you might think it wouldn’t be necessary for the TV news networks to hype it.… Continue reading
When legislators come to Olympia later this month, they will not only face a $6 billion budget deficit, they must also change our unemployment insurance… Continue reading
Just when we thought the worst of the snow was past...the rain started coming down.
And it continued coming down, in buckets.
KUBE Radio personality Rob Tepper, also known as T-Man, recently made derogatory remarks about Native Women on air. His remarks demonstrate his complete lack of knowledge of the realities of Native Women, tribal casinos, race and culture.
You may be sitting at home right now, looking at my picture and thinking, “wow, rugged good looks and a writer too?”
But besides modesty, I also carry an extra 40 pounds of biscuits and gravy, pizza and beer, known collectively as “fat.”
When the Thunderbirds won their first game on ShoWare ice Saturday, it wasn’t just a win for the team.It was a win for Kent.In fact,… Continue reading
An open letter to Seattle:Hello again. I know it has been a while since we’ve spoken, and that has probably been in the best interests… Continue reading
Recently I had the extraordinary pleasure of spending some time helping out inside Ms. Smith’s third-grade classroom at Carriage Crest Elementary. To start off with,… Continue reading
We are in the midst of the holiday season, and for a lot of Americans, things don’t seem so festive.Millions of people have lost their… Continue reading
I asked a neighbor of mine what he did for Christmas last week. “We went out to eat at a fancy restaurant,” he said. “That Denny’s is a real nice place.”
No question about it, “fancy” is a relative term.
Santa. Christmas Trees. Wreaths. Presents. Egg nog. A crackling fireplace.Just some of the holiday traditions that transcend fashions and fads. They are joined by a… Continue reading
