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Opinion
Bumper stickers tout accomplishment | Pat Cashman
Last year, after one of this area’s odd and paralyzing snowstorms, I watched a very dumb guy in…
Opinion
Christmas cheer fills downtown Sumner
‘Tis the season to celebrate downtown. It’s a good thing there are only 31 days in the month…
Opinion
Low gas price, good economics
Most people who read this column drive, so here’s an early Christmas present: Log onto seattlegasprices.com and you’ll…
Opinion
Caffeine could perk up Seattle athletics
Maybe it is the amount of caffeine consumed by folks here in the Northwest that fuels our storied…
Life
Holiday poem remains popular after all these years
After writing this column for more than 25 years, this is still the most requested reprint, so as…
Life
Sometimes the customer might be wrong
“The Customer is Always Wrong: The Retail Chronicles,” edited by Jeff Martin, c. 2008, Soft Skull Press, $12.95,…
Life
Retired nurse turns in snowbird dreams to help feed the hungry
Until June, Betty Filsmire had planned to become a snowbird upon her retirement. Then the former nurse and…
Life
Performer is king of the road in gift of pink car
Danny Vernon is a lifelong Elvis fan who makes a living impersonating the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll…
Life
Service given with many smiles
Gail Poole knows her mission in life. And she makes it part of her job.
Life
Take this time to help someone else and yourself
This is the season of twinkling lights, hot cocoa, trips to our local stores to buy gifts, carols…
Life
Financial scams hit senior citizens in South King County
In this troubled economy the promise of quick and easy money is highly appealing, said Suzanne Thompson, an…