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Highline Superintendent John Welch has been named the "most effective administrator" among large school districts in Washington State by the Washington School Administrators Association (WASA) and PEMCO Insurance.

Superintendent Welch will…MORE

The city of Seattle's Bicycle Master Plan includes an extension of the Burke Gilman Trail, scheduled to start this summer, and construction of several miles of bike lanes in Ballard during the next 10 years.

The completion of the popular…MORE

The Seattle School District has agreed to a three-year contract and a $240,00 annual salary for its new superintendent.

Maria Goodloe-Johnson will begin work here on July 9.

"We are thrilled to have Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson…MORE

SeaTac lawmakers reacted angrily on April 24 to a disclosure by Port of Seattle officials that the Port may take part of Des Moines Creek Park to extend a runway at Sea-Tac International Airport.

Elizabeth Leavitt, Port aviation…MORE

Burien City Council members reviewed designs of possible public art for Town Square at an April 23 study session.

A proposed "centerpiece" work, which would be located in the public plaza at Town Square, resembles a tilted, upside-down…MORE

For weeks, Jill Ochsner has been glued to her television set. The evening of April 18 was no exception.

It was a memorable night as she watched Sanjaya Malakar be voted off of American Idol. Ochsner knows Sanjaya well-especially his famous…MORE

A picnic honoring the memory of former Highline Public Schools Superintendent Carl Jensen will be held Saturday, May 26, at Camp Waskowitz.

The public is invited to attend.

Mr. Jensen, who was superintendent from 1953 to 1971, died…MORE

SeaTac lawmakers reacted angrily on April 24 to a disclosure by Port of Seattle officials that the Port may take part of Des Moines Creek Park to extend a runway at Sea-Tac International Airport.

Elizabeth Leavitt, Port aviation…MORE

Burien got a surprise gift from the Legislature in the closing hours of its recently ended session-a $1.6 million appropriation for a Town Square parking garage.

"It was a real nice surprise," City Manager Mike Martin said last week.

The free 2007 Puget Sound Fresh Farm Guide from Puget Sound Fresh, a program of Cascade Harvest Coalition, is now available at most local libraries and Highline retail stores.

Participating "partner" stores with guides available include…MORE