Education: Learning to read is a complex process

Re: “Give our children the most important skill: Reading” [Feb. 19, Opinion]: Nicholas Kristof ’s column was disappointing in that reading is very complex and students need many tools, including phonics. They also need sight words, context clues, sente…

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Ballard Commons Park: The opposite of neglect

Re: “Ballard Commons Park set to reopen in March after 2021 closure” [Feb. 18, Local News]: It doesn’t make sense that our District 6 Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss describes the park as having experienced a “decade-plus of neglect.” In our fas…

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