Studies to determine the feasibility of bringing light rail to West Seattle and Ballard will be included in the "Roads and Transit" plan that will be put to voters in the autumn.
The Sound Transit board of directors accepted the study proposals and made them part of a whole package of transportation projects the agency will ask voters to approve next fall.
In response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting a woman's right to choose, Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott joined as an original co-sponsor in the re-introduction of the Freedom of Choice Act in the House of Representatives.
"As a medical doctor who has witnessed first hand the horrors of what can happen if a woman cannot freely choose a course of action in consultation with a health professional, I am gravely concerned when the Supreme Court votes to insert itself into the room with a doctor and patient," McDermott said.
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1. Federal Way police responded to a 911 call indicating there had been a domestic disturbance with possible violence at an apartment at 29225 Military Road South. Officers arrived at the scene and determined that the dispute was not violent in nature. One of the involved parties, the son, told Federal Way officers that the argument took place because of a clash between his mother's strong traditional values. Her beliefs, the report stated, were in direct conflict with his Americanized views. Both parties are of Korean decent according to the report.
For weeks, Jill Ochsner has been glued to her television set. The evening of April 18 was no exception.
It was a memorable night as she watched Sanjaya Malakar be voted off of American Idol. Ochsner knows Sanjaya well-especially his famous, thick head of hair.
Sanjaya has graced her hairdresser's chair twice as she helped prepare him for stardom. She has colored and cut his locks.
Sherril Huff has been named the new director of the King County Records, Elections and Licensing Services Division.
Huff, who was twice elected as Kitsap County auditor, has served as King County's assistant director for the division since February 2005
County Executive Ron Sims announced her appointment last week.
The King County Elections Division has been at the center of controversies including timely mailing of absentee (now mail-in) ballots and vote counting since 2003.
It was the focus of statewide attention during recounts of ballots in the 2
Metro's weekday express route 197, which serves Southwest King County, is part of the transit agency's extended Wi-Fi pilot project that was launched earlier this month.
Route 197 buses stop at the Kent-Des Moines Road park and ride between Federal Way and Seattle's University District.
This is one of four routes selected for the pilot project, which allows riders to grab their laptops, climb aboard and go on-line during their commutes.
Designed to test the performance of Wi-Fi service on buses, the pilot will continue through at least the remainder of 2007.
Age 75, passed away suddenly March 27, 2007 in Tucson, Ariz. Born in Tacoma and raised in Wilkeson, Wash.
After serving in the Navy during the Korean War from 1951 to 1955, he eventually settled in West Seattle. After working 35 years in the material test lab for the Boeing Co., he retired. In retirement he enjoyed traveling to many countries and parts of the United States with his wife.
He enjoyed tending his dahlias, gardening in his P-Patch, hiking, biking, birding and photography. He belonged to BEMS, Boeing Travel Club, The Museum of Flight and the Snokies.
July 11, 1930 - April 23, 2007.
Sally was preceded in death by her loving husband of 32 years, Robert Hall. Sally is survived by her three children: Mike (Lynn) Lobdell, Marchelle (Mark) Clinton and Don (Mary Ann) Lobdell; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. There will be a Memorial Service at 11 a.m. on May 5 at Yarington's Funeral Home. Please see the celebration of Sally's life at www.mem.com
Dr. Dominic V. Megale , 94, died peacefully Sunday morning in his home at Merrill Gardens in West Seattle. He was born to Guiseppe and Dominica (Pizzimenti) Megale in Reggio de Calabria, Italy on March 22, 1913. Dominic immigrated through Ellis Island to Coos Bay, Ore. in 1922. He lived in Seattle for more than 50 years.
As a young man, Dominic aspired to a career in dentistry. The years of the Great Depression caused him to leave school and launch a dance band where he played violin, clarinet and saxophone, and a trucking business in Coos Bay.
