November 2006

Beware the cooking police

The New York City Health Department announced recently that it wants to ban restaurants from using partially hydrogenated oil, or trans fats, commonly found in margarine, shortening and frying oils and are used to make everything from pastry to french fries to doughnuts.

While scientists agree that trans fats are unhealthy, some people question whether the government is going too far by regulating what kind of shortening a restaurant uses.

The trend to regulate is not diminishing.

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Abandon 'Road Diet'

Editor's Note. This letter was addressed to Grace Crunican, director of the Seattle Department of Transportation with a copy to the Ballard New-Tribune.

I am writing to urge the Seattle Department of Transportation to abandon the proposed changes to 24th Avenue Northwest and Stone Way that involve reducing the four motor vehicle travel lanes.

Ballard, Fremont and Wallingford still need relatively smooth access for trucks delivering to the various industrial businesses that operate in those neighborhoods - for now, that is.

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Op-Ed

Licata lone tunnel opponent

By Nick Licata

The City Council (last) Friday passed a series of bills about the future of the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

The council votes included: Passage of an ordinance designating a tunnel as the preferred alternative; passage of an ordinance against an elevated highway along the waterfront; voting down two resolutions calling for a public vote (all three passed 7-1),

The council voted first in committee, then in full council.

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Missing beacons could lead to tragedy

The uncertain permanent replacement of malfunctioning crosswalk lights in front of the Salmon Bay K-8 School has some parents worried about the safety of their children.

The Seattle Department of Transportation recently removed the blinking warning lights in front of the school on Northwest 65th Street between 18th and 19th avenues because the telephone pager mechanism used to program the lights was not reliable, said Wayne Wentz, a traffic manager for the city.

Parents have been petitioning the city to hurry and replace the lights, said Patty Lott, co-chair of the Salmon

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