FULL: What do gun owners think about  efforts to control guns? What do people who don’t own guns not understand about gun owners? How can we work together to minimize gun violence? We need to talk. Sign up to be an “asker” or “answerer.”

Seattle is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Why are people moving here? It’s an attractive place. Businesses are growing and resettling here; there’s a building boom; the cultural and natural attractions are numerous. What’s not to like?

“To protect and serve.” That’s the motto of many police agencies. But recent police shootings in Seattle and around the nation have undermined respect for the job cops do. What do cops from around King County have to say about the role they play in our society?

Transgender people are coming out (to welcome and rejection) more now than ever. We learn something about their experiences in news of a looming military service ban, from prominent transgender celebrities, TV shows and movies. But many of us don’t have personal connections with transgender people.

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world today. In 2010, researchers counted 1.6 billion Muslims around the globe; approximately 23 percent of the world population.