The Washington Legislature was “remarkably productive' for a short session this year, especially on health-care issues, according to Sen.
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Highline School bonds pass
Tue, 03/21/06
The Highline School District's $148 million bond issue has passed on its first try.
With all votes cast at polls in the March 14 election and most of the absentee votes counted, 64.35 percent (11,311) of Highline voters approved the bond…MORE
This house guest won't go out with the fish
Tue, 03/21/06
There’s an old joke that you’ve probably heard that goes, “What do fish and house guests have in common? They both start to stink after two days.'
Be careful if you found yourself laughing at that punch line. It could mean that misery…MORE
New fire station will be moved three blocks south
Tue, 03/21/06
The city of Seattle plans to build a $4 million, 8,000 square-foot fire station to replace West Seattle's High Point Fire Station 37, an 81-year-old building that's outdated and no longer meets many industry requirements, said Seattle Fire…MORE
After 82 years, Highline High changes
Wed, 03/15/06
Since 1924, when Highline High School in Burien opened, it’s been a “comprehensive” high school.
Students would take various courses, moving between classrooms with a different teacher in each one.
Over four years, a student could…MORE
Kindergarten program helps students improve
Wed, 03/15/06
An extended-day kindergarten targeting the district’s most struggling beginning students is a success, Highline School Board members were told March 8.
District staffers identified low-achieving students at the district’s half-day morning…MORE
Final Legislative Roll Call
Wed, 03/15/06
2006 supplemental budget. By a vote of 55 to 43 in the House and 29 to 19 in the Senate on March 8, the legislature approved SB 6386. The finalized 2006 supplemental budget adds $522 million in spending, raising the total 2005-07 biennium budget…MORE
St. Patrick's celebration in Burien to last 3 days
Wed, 03/15/06
Two Irish transplants, Mick Purdy and Adrian Kelly, are gearing up to introduce Burien to a bona fide St. Patrick's Day celebration.
Co-sponsored by Discover Burien Association and Mick Kelly's Irish pub, co-owned by Purdy and Kelly, the…MORE
Some parents question ways of school discipline
Wed, 03/15/06
Some elementary schools in West Seattle use a time-out method that many administrators believe is useful for children who misbehave. But a few parents question the validity of the consequence.
Part of the Seattle School District…MORE
