It’s expected that transportation will be the biggest local issue in the 2008 elections. Most people aren’t happy. But instead of trying to find scapegoats, let’s review some history to see why we’re paying higher transportation taxes for longer commutes.
Jaapje Kukors was by no means a “swimming mom” at first. But it didn’t take her long to get all wet with wonder.
After three decades of being married to the same woman, you would think a guy would have a pretty solid knowledge of that woman’s likes and dislikes. But on Mother’s Day, five years ago, I had an apparent brain cramp.
A recent study underscores the fact that good health isn’t just a matter of personal choice for Americans.
On my desk is a recent issue of Time magazine devoted to the dangers of global warming.
Steam is rising from your friendly neighborhood drive-through espresso stand these days, and it has little to do with a creamy latté.
Steam is rising from your friendly neighborhood drive-through espresso stand these days, and it has little to do with a creamy latté.
Dr. Michael DeBakey, the renowned heart surgeon, received the Congressional Medal of Honor recently. He’s going to be a 100 years old this year, so apparently somebody figured they better get to it.
Dr. Michael DeBakey, the renowned heart surgeon, received the Congressional Medal of Honor recently. He’s going to be a 100 years old this year, so apparently somebody figured they better get to it.
Anew study has weighed in on the topic of tolls and road congestion. This one is different. It considers all tolls, all the time.
Every once in awhile, an election comes along that decides not just the next four years but the next 20.
The great explorer Meriwether Lewis walked as many as 30 miles a day on the untamed Great Plains – the early steps during the first American overland expedition to the Pacific Coast more than 200 years ago.
Nurse: “Doctor! There’s an invisible man in the waiting room!”
Put aside for a moment the pros and cons of Dino Rossi’s just released transportation plan and consider this: It outlines what direction we should go in, why, how to get there, and how we’ll pay for it.
BY RON SIMS
Imagine a pair of ferocious untrained pit bulls on the loose, suddenly free from the backyard confines of their careless owner and threatening a quiet Auburn neighborhood.
I was sure sorry to see of the passing of the famous actor Charlton Heston a couple of weeks ago. I especially liked him as Moses in the movie “The Ten Commandments.” Moses lived to be 120; Charlton Heston, a mere 84.
He lied to us.
How did I manage to collect so many things? Who hasn’t asked themselves this question.
The Lake Tapps problems is a series of very complicated issues. But very simply, it’s about water and who is entitled to it.
