The swallows have returned, and a few other spring migrants and summer residents are beginning to show up, but it has been a quiet month birdwise.
On TV, babies and mothers are heroically “saved”, hour after hour, on prime-time drama and reality shows like “Baby Story” (TLC), “Birth Day” (Discovery), and “Maternity Ward” (TLC).
Could it be that our “Long Winter’s Night” is finally coming to an end?
April 26, 2009.
That is the last day of the Legislature under the state Constitution. That’s less than one month away.
In 2009, we witnessed the demise of major metro dailies such as the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Denver’s Rocky Mountain News. More will follow.
According to the National Institutes of Health, sleep apnea affects more than 18 million Americans, the majority of whom remain undiagnosed. Dr. Jeffrey Doneskey, Oral Medicine Specialist
In a recent issue of the New York Times, Alice Waters, the founder of the famous restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif., co-wrote an article on the importance of teaching and practicing healthy eating habits in our schools.
My shoes got muddy last week. Spit-shined, black dress shoes. Walking through Golden Gate National Cemetery near San Francisco, 161 acres overlooking the bay, waves of white marble markers riding the contours of the terrain.
I am looking forward to sharing with you the latest news and trends related to maintaining and upgrading your home over the coming months. Being in the home remodeling business continues to be an interesting and challenging career for me and my team. Please join us for each new issue.
My Medicare card came in the mail the other day – not such an earthshaking event, really, but the sort of thing that invites rumination. Then a friend from another line of work asked me, “How did you decide to go into the remodeling field?” Mo
It’s no laughing matter that our humor columnist Jeremy Greenberg has packed his bags and moved to sunny San Diego with his wife and kids.
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Our swans decamped for their summer nesting grounds overnight February 28-March 1.
Has a Kirkland resident ever experienced such national/local attention or had to make such a big decision? Melissa or Molly? Molly or Melissa?
Typically, my columns focus on important issues like the financial crisis, or Jessica Simpson’s weight gain. But this week, I must use the incredibly powerful grip I have on public opinion to fight for a very important issue affecting my hometown of Kirkland: the lack of an off-leash dog park.
We don’t know if Gov. Gregoire is right to want to cut 150 state boards and commissions to help balance the budget. But we do know that it probably can’t hurt.
(In response to a Feb. 18 letter “Rick Steves Marijuana Mission Not Worthwhile). As a pot smoking writer for the past 46 years with three books rated as best in their field in the last four years, I’m wondering when this mythical brain damage John Navroth is so concerned about will set in. Besides my books, I have created two top selling DVDs in the last 2 years.
Seventeen swans are still seen regularly at Juanita Bay Park as of Feb. 19, but generally things have been quiet. I expect the Indian plum to unfurl its leaves shortly, and the willows and red-flowering currant buds are swelling noticeably.
We the people. The ink used to write those words, along with the rest of our Constitution, were penned onto paper made from hemp.
I am typically very pro-law enforcement. Being from the suburbs, I respect the important responsibilities the police have—such as breaking up high school beer parties, setting up speed traps, and occasionally busting someone for having his dog off leash.
For a year and a half, I’ve had the privilege and pleasure to offer The Piper’s Perspective to the Reporter’s readers. Because I’m by nature a stirrer-of-pots, much of what I wrote was deliberately provocative. Conflict and controversy aren’t always bad – from them, assumptions are challenged, mirrors held up for reflection, new ideas developed, and, importantly, timeless ideas defended.
