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 disciplinary policy states, "The purpose of discipline is an educational one," and should help students develop personal controls and responsibility for their behavior.
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 to $26.5 billion. The budget increases spending in a number of areas, including health care subsidies, teacher pay, and unfunded pension liabilities. The budget also puts away nearly $1 billion in earmarked reserves for planned spending in specific areas. The budget is awaiting the governor's signature or veto. West Seattle Reps.
Four Seattle men are now in training for the 3,100 nautical mile Shepard Ocean Fours Rowing Race across the North Atlantic Ocean in June. The race starts in New York on June 10. The finish line is at the maritime port of Falmouth, England, 300 miles west of London. The race is expected to take 40 to 70 days.
The route will they take, follows the same course Norwegian immigrants George Harbo and Frank Samuelson used to cross the Atlantic in 1896.
OAR Northwest (Ocean Adventure Team) includes Jordan Hanssen, Greg Spooner, Brad Vickers and Dylan LeValley.
Improving one's health can be as easy as taking one step at a time by with an exercise program to get the body physically active.
If you aren't already walking, a good time to start is on Saturday, March 18 when B-HIP, (the Ballard Health Improvement Project) meets at Swedish Medical Center on Tallman Avenue. Family physicians in Ballard are partnering with Swedish Medical Center and the Ballard Rotary on the project. The three groups are hoping to further develop B-HIP's community based cardiovascular risk reduction program in Ballard and Northwest Seattle.
The best thing I have done in Swaziland is take up running.
Yes, in Swaziland I have become a runner. This is a move contrary to my exercise preference back home. After one not so enjoyable season of track towards the end of middle school, I pretty much had decided that pure running for exercise wasn't for me. But running is the only option I have for personal fitness in Swaziland, so begrudgingly I took it up and have learned to love it.
But why would I say it's "the best thing I have done in Swaziland"?
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COUNTY OF KING
NO: 05-4-04211-4SEA
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION
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In the matter of the estate of: RUTH E. ANDERSON, Deceased.
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RCW 11.40.030
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THE COUNTY OF KING
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