I am voting for all four of the incumbents running for Seattle City Council. Here are a few reasons I support McIver, Conlin, and Drago who have rather strong opposition - Licata should sail into re-election.
McIver speaks for and helped push the City Council to take a more realistic look at low-income housing, police treatment of minorities and the necessity of a balanced budget which still closes some of the gaps in social services.
Board member says mayor a 'flip-flopper'
By Tim St.
If White Center and Boulevard Park jointly formed the city of North Highline, the new municipality would be broke immediately.
That's the conclusion of Nesbitt Planning & Management Inc., which was hired by King County to analyze options for how North Highline might govern itself in the future.
The council is scheduled to recommend a course of action to North Highline residents on Nov.
Everything about the Admiral District home of Ted and Nancy Hadley signals the presence of children - lots of children.
From the oversize van parked out front to the half-dozen bicycles blanketing the lawn to the happy juvenile chatter resonating through the walls, the Hadley's place is kid territory.
In fact, no fewer than six kids between the ages of 5 and 12 share the house with Ted and Nancy.
She had to run an astonishing 40 seconds faster than ever before on the 3.1-mile Lower Woodland course, but West Seattle High School senior Stephanie Honan found the reserves to cling to 31st place in the Metro League Championship cross country meet last Thursday.
Honan needed to finish among the top 35 to qualify for the Sea-King District meet this Thursday at Lake Sammamish State Park.
The West Seattle High boys' team achieved a smaller success. For the first time this decade, the team finished better than last or next-to-last in the championship meet.
Representatives of neighborhoods throughout West Seattle met at Chief Sealth High School recently to discuss what they love about their community as well as what ails it.
Participants said they love the fact that people of many races and nationalities live in relative harmony in West Seattle.
They love the community's history and are proud that Alki is the birthplace of Seattle. They love West Seattle's working class values and its community spirit.
When a coworker didn't show up at work on Monday, and the office received no response when they called the woman's home, a friend went to check on her. Peering in the window, she saw the woman, unresponsive, on the couch. Medics forced the front door open and discovered that the 43-year-old was dead. The medical examiner's office took custody of the body.
Unknown persons stole outgoing mail (including a Mastercard bill and an insurance payment) from the mailbox of a local resident. Someone then tried three times to make charges to the credit card.
It's 7:35 a.m. The bell rings to signify the start of the oh-so-wonderful school day. A few minutes later, an adult speaks over the loud speaker to give all of us bleary-eyed students a little kick in the rear, reminding us that we only have one minute and 48 seconds to get to class. Uh oh, there is still 20 feet between my first-period class and me; I don't think I'll make it!
It's 7:40 a.m. The second bell rings, letting the security staff and administrative faculty know that they can now prowl the hallways for delinquents. The lunchroom could always use a good cleaning.
Dean Wong
A City project to build a security fence around support columns under the north end of the Ballard Bridge caused some alarm to volunteers of the Ballard Bridge Pocket Park last week. Crews showed up on October 18 to take out an old fence and install a new one five feet to the west, reducing the width of the park from 32 to 27 feet.
All this alarmed Craig Keister and his wife Linda Stroud, owners of Mandrake's Antiques, next to the city owned property.
Dean Wong
Ballard's Zack Gussin been a dominant cross country for the Beavers the last four years and his competitors won't miss him when he graduates in June. Opposing runners wouldn't recognize his face on the street because they're used to staring at his back as he pulls away from them in races.
Gussin pulled off another victory last Thursday running on a familiar course, Lincoln Park.
The fleet footed senior helped the Ballard boy's team (27 points) beat Roosevelt (46), Garfield (47) and Franklin (50).
Gussin finished with a time of 15:42.
