Burien City Councilwoman Sally Nelson, vice chairwoman of The Equity and Opportunity Panel for the National League of Cities, was a keynote speaker at a recent workshop in Washington, D.C.
Nelson spoke on "Inclusiveness ...
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National group honors Sen. Keiser
Tue, 03/27/07
The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) has named state Sen.
MORESeaTac mayor receives award
Tue, 03/27/07
SeaTac Mayor Gene Fisher received recently the Platinum Leadership Statesman award from the National League of Cities' Leadership Training Institute at the group's congressional conference in Washington D.C.
Only 72 officials have earned…MORE
Parents question math program
Tue, 03/27/07
Some parents at North Beach Elementary School are wondering, "where's the math?" in curriculum being considered for district-wide adoption by the Seattle School District.
The district's goal is to streamline its math curriculum in hopes of…MORE
Burien's belly dancers provide entertainment
Tue, 03/27/07
A new dance troupe is entertaining audiences at restaurants in Seattle's Pioneer Square.
But "Amira's Dancers," which started their live performances in February, isn't just another group of performers.
They are from Burien-and they…MORE
Ballard Avenue sidewalk to be repaired
Tue, 03/27/07
Seattle Department of Transportation is about to begin sidewalk repair on Ballard Avenue Northwest. Paving crews will work on the west side of the street between Northwest Vernon Place and 22nd Avenue Northwest to repair damage caused by tree…MORE
Stevie 'nose' the bus stops
Tue, 03/27/07
Metro Transit Police introduced their new explosives-sniffing dog "Stevie" to the public last week.
Stevie is the King County Sheriff's Office second explosive-sniffing dog, and the first assigned to Metro Transit fulltime.
He and…MORE
Iraq war protested
Tue, 03/27/07
In a dark living room, illuminated only by candles, a group of local residents gathered for a peace vigil protesting the war in Iraq in the home of Ballard resident Diane Carlton on March 19.
Thirteen people attended the vigil. Protest…MORE
Extended rail, SR-509 planned
Tue, 03/27/07
"I am not going to mince words," King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson told participants at an open house on regional transportation at Highline Community College last week.
"This would be the largest investment of tax revenue in the…MORE
IRS urges look at excise tax refund
Tue, 03/27/07
The Internal Revenue Service today urged taxpayers to check to see if they qualify for the telephone excise tax refund after more than 10 million early filers did not request the one-time refund.
In the first release of this year's weekly…MORE
