In response to the gentleman who suggests that the Des Moines City Council pass an ordinance restricting tree height in the city, I must say I would be opposed to that method of dealing with the issue. Trees are not the problem; irresponsible property owners and overzealous developers are the real problem.
I have Douglas firs and cedar trees on my property.
outside Tukwila residence
A Tukwila man was shot to death Jan. 8 in the parking outside his apartment complex.
Hong Nguyen, 36, and his wife had just arrived home when the suspect who shot Nguyen confronted them in the parking lot in the 3400 block of South 144th Street.
His wife was not hurt.
The suspect fled the area on foot.
Tukwila police do not believe the shooting was a random incident.
Persons interested in supporting this year's Relay for Life will have a chance to learn more about the national fundraiser at a 7 p.m. Kick-Off Party in Burien on Tuesday, Jan. 23.
The party at Highline Medical Center's Somers Auditorium, 16255 Sylvester Road S.W.
New radiography (x-ray) and fluoroscopy equipment that produces real-time digital fluoroscopy for contrast studies is now in use at Southwest Medical Imaging on Highline Medical Center's main campus in Burien.
Fluoroscopy studies include arthrograms (joint images), barium swallows, upper gastro-intestinal (GI) images, small bowel series and barium enemas for colon studies.
A key feature of the new equipment is its rapid sequence digital acquisition, or filming speed, of 7.5 images per second, compared with four frames per second previously.
In addition to provi
Police in Des Moines received criticism when they convinced the city council to adopt an ordinance that limits their response to local burglar alarms.
But new data shows the changes have greatly reduced false dispatches and, as a result, police resources have been re-allocated to address other community issues.
The changes, supported by the Security Industry Alarm Coalition, began to take effect in mid-2005.
Burien council members began the new year by focusing on the city's response to last month's major windstorm that left most Highline residents without power for days.
Lawmakers, who heard from Burien/Normandy Park Fire Chief Mike Mars and Burien Police Chief Scott Kimerer, indicated this was the first of several discussions about the local emergency response to natural disasters.
"This isn't going to be the only windstorm we are going to see, so we need to be prepared for more," said Councilman Jack Block Jr.
A key aspect in preparing for future storms is the n
The Highline School District took another step on Jan. 10 towards requiring a third year of high-school math for graduation.
Board members accepted the first reading of the requirement change. They will vote on it at a later meeting.
The freshman class of September 2007 would be the first students affected.
The Saltwater Park Bridge on Marine View Drive in Des Moines is expected to be closed for six months. During the big December windstorm, a tree fell onto the south approach retaining wall causing significant damage. Traffic is being detoured around the bridge. Temporary repair costs may be up to $500,000.
A former TV weatherman helped SeaTac lawmakers get ready for their upcoming television close-ups during a special city council meeting Jan.
Demolition of the Gottschalks building to clear the way for development of the first of three residential buildings at Burien's Town Square is expected to begin in late February.
Preparations for marketing Town Square condominiums, including a full-sized one-bedroom model unit, will get underway shortly after demolition, Denna Cline and Beau Fong of Nyhus Communications told the Times/News last week.
Nyhus Communications is a Seattle public relations firm representing Urban Partners, the private developer for the Town Square project.
Urban Partners will constru
