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Category: Commentary

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Posted inArts, Arts & Entertainment, Auburn, Burien News, Commentary, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Normandy Park, People, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Tukwila, White Center

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: No rocks.

by Dave MarkwellNovember 6, 2026November 6, 2026

“Yes.” It was the only right answer to my daughter’s question on Halloween day about whether or not I’d like to watch Charlie Brown’s Great Pumpkin cartoon classic with her […]

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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Auburn, Burien News, Commentary, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Entertainment, Featured, Featured Post, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Normandy Park, People, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Tukwila, White Center

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Well-lived grief.

by Dave MarkwellOctober 30, 2026October 30, 2026
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Auburn, Burien News, Commentary, Community, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Entertainment, Featured, Featured Post, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Normandy Park, People, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Tukwila, White Center

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Burning boats.

by Dave MarkwellOctober 23, 2026October 23, 2026
Posted inArts, Arts & Entertainment, Auburn, Burien News, Commentary, Community, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Entertainment, Featured, Featured Post, Health & Wellness, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Normandy Park, People, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Tukwila, White Center

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: An ordinary Tuesday.

by Dave MarkwellOctober 16, 2026October 16, 2026
Posted inArts, Arts & Entertainment, Auburn, Burien News, Commentary, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Normandy Park, People, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Tukwila, White Center

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: A case for laxatives.

by Dave MarkwellOctober 9, 2026October 9, 2026

Posted inArts & Entertainment, Commentary, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Entertainment, Featured, Featured Post, News, People

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Missed things.

by Dave MarkwellOctober 2, 2026October 2, 2026
Posted inArts, Arts & Entertainment, Auburn, Burien News, Commentary, Community, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Entertainment, Featured, Featured Post, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Normandy Park, People, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Tukwila, White Center

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Our people.

by Dave MarkwellSeptember 25, 2026September 25, 2026

Posted inArts, Arts & Entertainment, Burien News, Commentary, Community, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Entertainment, Featured, Featured Post, Kent, Kent WA News, News, People

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Happy Umbrellas.

by Dave MarkwellSeptember 18, 2026September 25, 2026
Posted inArts, Arts & Entertainment, Auburn, Burien News, Commentary, Community, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Entertainment, Featured, Featured Post, Health & Wellness, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Normandy Park, People, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Tukwila, White Center

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Six questions

by Dave MarkwellSeptember 11, 2026September 11, 2026
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Burien News, Commentary, Community, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Entertainment, Environment, Featured, Featured Post, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Normandy Park, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Tukwila, White Center

MASTER GARDENERS: Gardening: A gentle invitation to begin again

by EditorMarch 2, 2026March 2, 2026
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Auburn, Burien News, Commentary, Community, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Non-profit, Normandy Park, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Tukwila, White Center

MASTER GARDENERS: The power of blueberries for Washington and you

by EditorFebruary 4, 2026February 4, 2026
Posted inBurien News, Commentary, Community, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, Letters to the Editor, News, Normandy Park, Politics, Public Safety, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Tukwila, White Center

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Why are we out there?’

by EditorJanuary 11, 2026January 11, 2026
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Auburn, Burien News, Commentary, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Non-profit, Normandy Park, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Tukwila, White Center

MASTER GARDENERS: Seeds of Intention: Planning a Garden in the Quiet of Winter

by The B-Town (Burien) BlogJanuary 5, 2026January 5, 2026
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Burien News, Commentary, Community, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Education, Entertainment, Featured, Featured Post, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Normandy Park, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Tukwila, White Center

WSU Extension Master Gardeners announce 2026 online classes for home gardeners

by EditorDecember 15, 2025December 15, 2025

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Highline school bond reaches 63.62% support, technology levy also leads in Friday election returns

November 7, 2026November 7, 2026

Des Moines City Council weighs downtown zoning changes as red light camera revenue declines

November 7, 2026November 7, 2026

Grace Lutheran Church to host 30th annual Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 21 in Des Moines

November 7, 2026November 7, 2026

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: No rocks.

November 6, 2026November 6, 2026

REMINDER: Help Highline Schools Foundation by rockin’ out with the Positrons this Saturday night, Nov. 7 at Des Moines Theater

November 5, 2026November 5, 2026
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