The iconic Pink Toe Truck joined Bothell’s Fourth of July parade for several years in the 1980s. During one parade, Mills Music band members even hitched a ride on it. If you missed seeing the Toe Truck in the parade, you probably saw it parked in full view as you exited from Interstate 5 onto Mercer Street.
During this election season, I have covered voter forums and there are many hot issues that the candidates get asked…
I just can’t get away from it, even when I was far away from my desk on an Australian vacation….
Murray, Rossi need to be more accessible to Washington state voters
Now that Washington teens have settled back into school, it is the perfect time for parents to talk to them…
The better the sleep, the healthier the child. Our mothers told us this. “We already know!” you’re probably thinking. Good…
The Northshore School District recently unveiled its “Wall of Honor” for our local heroes, and I feel there should be…
The Rev. Floyd Cronkite, credited with founding the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Bothell nearly 50 years ago, died earlier this…
Readers who have paid any attention to cable news channels or political journals lately have probably noticed that the Republican…
Congratulations are in order to the Washington State Council of County and City Employees. Members of Council 2, who work…
Sen. Patty Murray and her entourage cruised into Bothell last Friday and one Web reader wasn’t happy about it.
One day this summer, a savvy, alert teenager — home alone — looked out the window to see three suspicious…
Change is good. It keeps us moving forward and always growing and learning new things each day. And it’s also…
Just last week, Democrats on the King County Council were adamant that voters needed to pay a higher sales tax…
The McMenamin brothers of Oregon were in town earlier this month to much fanfare. They plan to open a destination…
The Washington State Legislature continues to slash education funding. Although Northshore was part of a court case that determined the state is not adequately funding education, more cuts appear certain in the coming years.
For decades, America’s small-business owners have asked for more affordable health-insurance coverage and more tax relief. The new health-reform law…
Everyone knows politicians play hardball. The problem is, they rarely get hurt in the crossfire. In King County it’s shaping…
About a month ago, I was checking out the construction crews putting up grandstands over at Pop Keeney Field, and I glanced over at the nearby shuttered Northshore Pool building.
We all have our differences — and may not always agree on who to vote for in local and national…
