Swedish Medical Center's Board of Trustees has voted to close the 30-bed Transitional Care Unit (TCU) at its Ballard campus to help quell an annual company loss of about $5 million for the last several years.
In 1999, after Medicare…MORE
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A Moment of Silence
Fri, 06/02/06
Brinklee Jackson, 10, a student at Olympic View, prays near a luminary candle for an aunt she lost to cancer when she was a toddler.
Hundreds of local residents participated in the Relay for Life Cancer Walk at Saghalie Middle School…MORE
School board member stands behind questionable remark
Fri, 06/02/06
Charles Hoff, one of the five community members who comprise the Federal Way School Board, has acknowledged making a controversial remark earlier this month, after initially denying it, but continues to be unapologetic about his views.
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Young thespians honored at 5th Ave High School Music Theatre Awards
Fri, 06/02/06
The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle announces the nominees for its fourth annual High School Musical Theatre Awards.
The 5th Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards is similar to the Tony Awards; it allows high school drama students from…MORE
Hong Kong bulk carrier arrives
Thu, 06/01/06
The ship Abbott Point of Hong Kong arrived at the Port of Seattle recently. The vessel is part of International Handybulk Carriers (IHC), which is a pool of over 40 log and bulk ships formed to provide shippers with smaller cargo ships.
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Cutting school fat painful - district hears from unhappy parents on school closure plan
Wed, 05/31/06
Parents pleaded with the Seattle School District not to cut programs and close schools during a tense town hall meeting last Wednesday.
MOREMayor wants tax hike for roads
Tue, 05/30/06
For West Seattleites, the biggest piece of Mayor Greg Nickels' recently announced transportation proposal probably is the widening of the Spokane Street Viaduct.
Nickels' proposal, which could go before voters in the fall election, would…MORE
Hong Kong bulk carrier arrives
Tue, 05/30/06
Hong Kong bulk carrier arrives
By Amber Trillo
The ship Abbott Point of Hong Kong arrived at the Port of Seattle recently. The vessel is part of International Handybulk Carriers (IHC), which is a pool of over 40 log and bulk ships…MORE
Technology building approved
Tue, 05/30/06
The King County Council has approved a 30-year lease with non-profit Technology Access Foundation to construct a $13 million community learning center in White Center's Lakewood Park.
"This is another step forward for a project that will…MORE
Tracking a neighborhood's hate crimes
Tue, 05/30/06
Just a few days before Christmas in 2004, a man was attacked outside of a Ballard restaurant. Before the assault, the attackers had asked the victim if he were gay. Though the victim replied that he was not gay, the assailants beat the man…MORE
