Opinion – Page 45

LETTER: Our tax system actually penalizes the poor

July 28, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Note: This is a response to a commentary that ran in the July 15 issue of our paper, “It’s a crime to be rich,” by Ruth Bayang, which opposed a […]

LETTER: Navigation Center detrimental to ID, City not listening

July 28, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Note: This letter is an edited version of an email sent to Seattle City Council To the Editor: The Navigation Center in Little Saigon being a “done deal” make us […]

LETTER: No, it’s not a crime to be rich

July 28, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Note: This is an edited version of an email response to a commentary that ran in the July 15 issue of our paper, “It’s a crime to be rich,” by […]

EDITORIAL: Murray should not step down

July 27, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There have been numerous calls for Seattle Mayor Murray to step down in the aftermath of documents uncovered by the Seattle Times on July 16, detailing an Oregon caseworker’s report […]

With Navigation Center, City of Seattle not doing enough to engage community

July 21, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

To the Editor, The City has finally opened its Navigation Center in the Little Saigon area of the International District (ID) — on its own terms and without having sought […]

LETTER: Terminology matters, we need to eliminate use of word ‘foreign’ when referring to non-English languages

July 21, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

To the editor: “Tagalog is WA’s most commonly spoken foreign language after Spanish,” [an article that appeared in the July 15 issue of Northwest Asian Weekly,] is well-developed and written. […]

Why YOU need to fill out that ballot and send it in by Aug. 1

July 20, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Twelve-year-old Katherine Kang is a middle schooler who is not yet old enough to vote, but she is still devoting time to go through her mom Julie’s voters pamphlet. Katherine […]

COMMENTARY: It’s a crime to be rich

July 13, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The trend of vilifying the rich has now secured a foothold in Seattle. On July 10, the Seattle City Council imposed a 2.25 percent […]

LETTER: Reader urges lawmakers for more Alzheimer’s help

July 7, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dear Editor, More than 15 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. This means that in 2016, these caregivers provided an estimated 18.2 billion hours […]

LETTER: Reader reacts to SCV reunion story

July 7, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I was thrilled to learn that there was a reunion of the great folks who produced the KRAB-FM Seattle Chinese Voice. I only wished I had known they were going […]