Republicans will challenge incumbent Democrats in only three of eight legislative races in the Highline area this year.
None of the local legislative contests will be on the Sept. 19 primary election ballot.
The race that likely will receive the most attention is the re-election bid of Sen.
The Washington Supreme Court held last week that former Des Moines City Councilman Gary Petersen had no conflict of interest in owning Pete's Towing while serving on the council.
"I am glad the courts have finally vindicated me," Petersen declared after receiving the news.
Sound Transit and the Port of Seattle are working together to bring light rail to Sea-Tac Airport.
With light rail construction in progress along the Interstate 5 and State Route 518 corridors, the link to Sea-Tac International Airport is scheduled to open by the end of 2009.
"Light rail is going to be a fast and reliable way for people to get between the airport and downtown, no matter how much congestion is on the roads, and on a time they can depend on," Geoff Patrick, spokesman for Sound Transit, said recently.
With the route from downtown Seattle already h
The July 26 Times/News erroneously reported that if Seattle annexes either all or part of North Highline, water customers in Burien will see a sharp increase in their rates. However, only Burien residents who are ratepayers in Water District 20, which serves north Burien and North Highline, would experience a rate increase. The Times/News regrets the error and any confusion that may have resulted.
Highline-area Medic One paramedics will be among the beneficiaries of the Northwest Vehicle Nationals Car Show fundraiser in Covington.
Proceeds from the event on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Covington Wal-Mart will benefit the Medic One Foundation.
The foundation helps provide King County Medic One paramedics with training, knowledge and experience necessary to offer the best chances for survival.
The Northwest Vehicle Nationals Car Show, hosted by the Cartell Car Club, is a classic good time for the whole family. It will run from 7 a.m.
I went outside to get the paper as is usual the other morning. The air at 6 ayem is fresh and I take six deep breaths, pick up one of my driftwood sticks, slender, about 7 feet long, polished by countless days adrift, pleasurable to my hands and use it to steady my gait to the quiet street. Then I hold it across my shoulders and make a dozen fake golf swings, stretching my corpulent body till it cries out stop. So I do.
Two weeks ago, the West Seattle Herald ran a front-page article on teen health centers located in some Seattle middle and high schools. It also addressed Planned Parenthood and teens' asserted rights to confidential birth control and abortions without the consent or knowledge of their parents or legal guardians.
Many adults likely consider these clinics, which offer confidential health care related to reproduction to be both undermining to their authority and condoning of teen sex.
With a trend toward focusing on outdoor living more than plant collecting, theme gardening takes on a new life. The right palette of plants helps define the outdoor living style of your garden. The garden becomes a place in which to live, not just observe.
Mediterranean and Latin gardening styles have always put outdoor living first. Both are often fused into styles best described by "Californian" and "Southwestern" garden spaces.
School closures are over and everthing went the way we wanted. We can relax, right?
Wrong.
West Seattle's representative on the Seattle school board told reporter Rebekah Schilperoort (story, Page 1) that the hardest part of considering school closures was realizing that school communities "are really affected." Irene Stewart said the changes have not come to an end in West Seattle.
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This is in response to the front page article in the July 19th edition and the subsequent letters to the editor in response to it. The privacy law in the State of Washington (whereas minors between the ages of 13 and 18 can get counseling and treatment for reproductive and mental health issues without parental consent) seems to be a very emotional issue.
