Regarding the letter about Janelle Cass (“Learning from Janelle Cass’ public safety instruction” Oct. 20), I concur that she is the best candidate for the 21st Legislative District. She has …

We are so lucky to live near the stretch of Highway 99 in Edmonds. The cornucopia of phenomenal restaurants and markets is one I am so grateful to visit (usually at least weekly). For this column, …

Recent trips to Alpental at Snoqualmie Pass and Black River Junction in Renton were learning experiences and reminders of history that is older than usually found in textbooks. I had never been to …

Anniversary, celebration, remembrance, birthday, National Day of … Oct. 24 was National Chicken Fried Steak Day, National Day of the Deployed, National Mincemeat, Mule Day, and so many more. In …

Edmonds, about a dozen miles north of Seattle on Puget Sound, is about as good a place as it gets. At least travel guru Rick Steves of PBS fame thinks so. When Rick’s not traveling, he makes …

Gray skies have finally arrived in the Village of Goodness, with droplets of H2O that we Northwesterners claim as gold. If only we had deep wells of fossil fuel, would we be self-sufficient? The …

I think it's great that people will soon be able to walk all along the beach from the Waterfront Center to the ferry dock and beyond. It's a great addition to the city. However, I can't help but …

Most of us are too young to remember what a world being ravished by polio was like. But in the 1940s and 1950s, polio either paralyzed or killed over half a million people. There is no cure, only …

Another bright sunny fall day in the Village of Goodness reached out to me, saying, “There’s a park bench at Marina Beach calling my name.” I obeyed, and drove to Anthony’s, walking the …

Fall is my favorite season. I love the crisp morning air, the changing colors on the trees, the feeling of the ending of summer and the beginning of the coziness of winter. As a colleague and I …

Dear Savvy Senior, Do you know of any car gadgets that can help older drivers? I drive a 12-year-old car and have arthritis in my neck, back, and knees which limits my mobility making it more …

Every time we would go to Dumpling Generation, in the parking lot of the EC Plaza on Highway 99, I would look at the busy dining room at Hosoonyi and think to myself – we really need to go there. …

Coyotes on the prowl at Five Corners The last two nights, I have observed a lot of coyotes yipping in the Five Corners area ("Coyotes are on the move in Edmonds," Sept. 29). Two different spots. …

Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, what you counted and …

I learned some exciting things about our Senior Center Thrift Store recently from a newsletter that the store publishes. There is so much more that goes into it than just being a place where people …

I have this flaw. I tend to talk too much and, worse yet, sometimes interrupt others. How rude! In fact, I even interrupt myself. Not so rude. It doesn't make it OK, but I know why I'm guilty of …

The Great Shakeout earthquake Exercise is approaching quickly. It is a great time to not only participate in an earthquake exercise at work and with your family, but it provides an opportunity to …

The day I finished my sketch of the Main Street Commons project, the scaffolding had already been removed. Still, much depended on scaffolding for the brickwork. The same goes for contrasts rendered …

Domesticated dogs not the problem In response to the letter regarding the coyote problem in the woods near Sherwood Elementary and the Edmonds PD's recommendations ("Coyote concerns above Sherwood …

I am a nighttime denizen of the Edmonds beach. One of the beauties of strolling the Edmonds waterfront at night is being able to witness predator and prey species engaging in natural behaviors …