To whom it may concern, My husband and I live in Issaquah and read your Issaquah and Beyond magazine. We recently were expecting our first child and unfortunately went into pre-term labor during our 6th month of pregnancy. Our son, Hudson, was born January 27th, 2011. He was transported to the University of Washington NICU [...]

Perhaps reading this article’s headline or hearing folks boast about Parent Teacher Associations (PTA) in Issaquah, you think to yourself, “It’s just PTA, how amazing can it be?”

Back in the spring of 1961 I was sitting, with my grandparents, in New York’s Majestic Theater watching a performance of Camelot. Yes, I’m really that old.

At one point, Guenevere, played by a young Julie Andrews, trilled into a delightful song and production number about spring: “It’s May! It’s May! The lusty month of May. That lovely month when everyone throws self control away.” She was so pretty and innocent and virginal. That was before we all found out she had a mean streak and could cuss like a ranch hand.