Southwest Airlines and its other low-fare competitors are the reason the "average family" can enjoy affordable air travel.
They also help provide many good jobs in the travel, airline, and aircraft manufacturing industry. Their business model is modern and sustainable.
In order for Southwest Airlines and other efficient carriers to provide their service they must consider all ways to maintain their business efficiency.
Heavy hitters coming
On Saturday, July 30th, the country's best softball hitters are coming to Seattle as the 2005 WSL HR Tour invades Safeco Field. The WSL's Long Haul Bombers Softball Home Run Team will host a home run derby exhibition at 12:30 p.m., prior to the Mariners game vs. the Cleveland Indians. The Long Haul Bombers will hit softball after softball out of Safeco Field.
Seattle will mark the 14th stop on the 15-city 2005 WSL Stadium Power Tour.
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All hail Olympic View, a dominant power among the local four that swim from clubs close to each other - Normandy Park, Olympic View, Gregory Seahurst and Arbor Heights.
OV took second, behind Kent, in the extravaganza known as the Seattle Summer Swim League Southern Division championships of 2005.
"We had a winning season, but our team really puts it all together when it counts," said Aubrey Merrell, one of three coaches along with Zach Mueller and her brother, Andrew, who also swam for first in the 50 free style and helped bring home a clo
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Timely hitting and solid defense enabled perennial District 1 powerhouse Mill Creek to register a 6-2 verdict against District 7's battling South Highline Nationals at the 2005 Washington State Little League Majors (11-12 age) tournament hosted by District 10 on Tuesday, July 26.
With the loss, Highline's expedition at Sunset Park finally ended.
"This group of kids matured way beyond last year," commented SHN manager Randy Potter. "Last year (at the age 11 state tournament) that team totally destroyed us.
Are we going to allow the principal to dismiss this matter with a simple, "No Comment" (Arbor Heights, Page One, July 20)?
Lets face it, we are not talking about an Enron here but most certainly a matter that needs some looking in to.
The Pea-Eye did not come the other day and I was forced to raid neighbor Margaret's Seattle Times box. I cannot eat breakfast unless I have my morning news and cartoon fix while munching my ration of Cheerios and sliced banana and a sprinkle of raspberries from the garden.
I was deep into Hagar The Horrible when the phone rang.
I knew it was Margaret. I knew it was Margaret because she is aware of my addiction
"Jerry? Do you have my paper again?"
"Yes, Margaret," I said. "My Pea-Eye did not come. I looked in the bushes, too.
The Associated General Contractors said it all in a recent flyer.
"I don't want to create or preserve thousands of jobs, including my own.
"I support neglect of our state's bridges and roads.
"Our roads will fix themselves.
"That is what your signature on I-912 means."
The contractors are absolutely correct.
The Seattle Monorail Project is desperately attempting to find a way to keep the Green Line alive.
Many ideas are being put forth by die-hard advocates to resurrect the financially troubled project. Most ideas are based on reducing scope or phasing the Green Line. None are legal!
In November 2002, Seattle voters barely approved (by a 0.5 percent margin) a single phase, 19-station route, with twin guideways from Ballard to West Seattle with a four minute headway between trains at peak hours, and at a cost of $1.75 billion.
I'm back to say I was right. The head of the Monorail Project, admitted over television that they have been spending our money, $2 million a month, on staff and, over time, do your arithmetic, we could have retrofitted the viaduct. I see making things stronger or better, but to let the system spend money like this has to stop.
Thank you for letting me have a say.
Kathleen Vogel
Delridge
Bravo to the Herald for the courage to shed light on another Seattle School District scandal (Arbor Hts. Parents Question Spending, July 20).
Substitutes should be paid by the salaries of whom they are replacing, instead of using the Gates Foundation grant!
Does the district realize that acts like this jeopardize not only private funding but also public support of levies.
