Waxing nostalgic

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Waxing nostalgic Diana Brement JTNews Columnist 1 A confluence of events brought Susan Szafir to electronicall

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What’s in an aptronym?

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist 1 It's just happenstance, I promise, but readers will see that our featured M.O.T.s have names that inadvertent

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Garlic by the gallon

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Oftentimes the greatest ideas are discovered by accident. Take Llance Kezner and his wife, Lori Peha Kezner, th

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Transplants and wanderers

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist With one British and one South African parent, Tamara Gittelson grew up moving frequently from London to Cape T

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Award season is upon us

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Supporters and clients of Jewish Family Service in Seattle are already aware of the construction project that h

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Helping children in Nepal

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist In 1975 at age 16, and a student at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, Rob Rose spent eight months in Calcutta

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Hizzoner the windsurfer

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist A self-described "small-town kid from Vashon," Gary Johnson feels like he's come a long way to his recent appo

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Challah fights hunger

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Just a few months into her first year at Whitman College, Talia Rudee started a chapter of Challah for Hunger.

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