Seattle set a new record for recycling rates, with 52.1 percent of residential garbage heading to recycling bins instead of landfills.
The residential recycling rate climbed by 2.7 percentage points compared to 2004 and was 2.2 percentage points higher that the previous record set in 1995.
Where was Moses when the lights went out?
Down in the cellar eating sauerkraut.
I don't know where my mom got that but it was a bromide we heard frequently growing up. In those days the lights went out frequently because the power company in Portland kept turning them off and my dad kept turning them back on again as soon as the light company man was out of sight. Then when he found some money he paid the bill.
Now when the lights go out they go out all over.
Since the beginning of time parents have relied upon experts to mentor them concerning parenting. In the extended family/farm community there was always someone older and more experienced who could watch over the little ones while the younger, more vigorous parents were out doing the chores of the day. After all, the older members of society have a wealth of knowledge about teaching young children to become independent adults.
Today parents live in relative isolation from such experienced caregivers.
In my last column I accused men in large vehicles of harassing female drivers. Then I requested that people send me their input and give me feedback: was I on right on target, or was I headed in the completely wrong direction? I happily did receive quite a few responses both via email and by word of mouth - not necessarily as many as I wanted but enough to get a general gauge on people's opinions.
So what was the verdict? Women agreed with me.
Perhaps the memories you hold onto through life are those that are connected to the most fearful experiences of your life. At 90 years I don't seem to have many memories that have stayed in my mind and it would mean I have lived a life without many fearful incidences throughout my West Seattle childhood.
One memory does stand out since the recent windstorm and, in spite of the many years that have passed, it seems to be the most vivid of all my memories. It was another windstorm, in the 1930s.
I'd like to recognize and publicly thank the gentleman, festively dressed in a red shirt and holiday tie, who caught me by surprise and paid my grocery bill at the Morgan Street Thriftway on Saturday night, Dec. 23rd.
I was checking-out in the express line and discovered the "Pay-by-Touch" machine wasn't working. So while I asked the cashier to hold my order so I could run to the car to get my wallet, the man behind me handed the cashier his credit card and said he wanted to pay for my groceries.
Please stop discussing transportation issues. You have already proved your lack of understanding regarding engineering, construction, planning, and cost issues, when your paper supported the monorail early on.
That program was pure Joel Horn snake oil from the beginning; you and most of your staff were right in line for the next cup of Kool-Aid.
Now you are attempting to educate the people on your version of viaduct replacement. First and foremost, this is not a tunnel. Repeat, this is not a tunnel.
When I drove into West Seattle, one of the billboards made me throw up a little, in the back of my throat. Maybe you've seen it? It's the one for Bodies, the Exhibition and it flaunts having "real human bodies."
Now, I didn't almost throw up for the typical reasons because I have been working with cadavers in my anatomy lab for an entire semester. They don't bother me one bit. Our cadavers are treated with respect and dignity and they consented to be there.
NO: 06-4-06780-8SEA
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(RCW 11.40.30)
In the matter of the estate of: DOROTHY F. CARMODY, Deceased.
THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate.
No organization has had more impact on Delridge in the last decade than the Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association and now its founding director is stepping down.
The nonprofit agency hopes to hire a new executive director by mid-March.
Paul Fischburg possesses the mind of an architect and the heart of a social worker, a good combination for a nonprofit organization that buys as well as builds apartment buildings to preserve low-cost rentals in Delridge.
