Multiculturalism, tolerance separate us from enemies
By Eric Mathison
Ralph Nichols' column last week, headlined "It's Christmas in July means PC censorship," seriously veered off the rails from the start.
He began by quoting Dr. Bruce Thornton from a California university declaring, "Multiculturalism is an ideology, and at its heart it's anti-Western Civilization."
I didn't know what the heck Dr.
Thank you for your thorough, fair and thoughtful coverage of local news in Burien.
It is increasingly evident that 152nd Street is in the midst of an exciting renaissance, filling with unique family-owned businesses drawing patrons from throughout the region.
Accordingly, we propose the street be given a new name, perhaps even "Main Street." A new and memorable name will highlight the importance of 152nd as the past, present and future Heart of downtown Burien.
We hope that civic leadership and the City Council will provide the street with a new designation, on
I read with great interest and not a great deal of surprise the letters in [the July 18] Des Moines News from the Rev. Paul Freeman, Eric Dickman and Ted Ottinger responding to another letter written by a Mr. Fatton, apparently denigrating the homosexual movement, lifestyle, etc. I'm just afraid they will feel slighted by this one also, but no apologies.
First of all, we are told by one writer not to judge, because that's what the Bible says.
The very fact that they are writing the letters they did is very judgmental on their part.
I am writing in response to the letter from Ted Ottinger in the July 11 Highline Times.
By his suggestion that "supposed Christians" should restrict their reading to the New Testament, thus ignoring the Old Testament, indicates his distain for anyone who is truly Christian. It also indicates his lack of understanding of God's word-the Bible.
The entire Bible (not just those parts he decides he likes) is inspired by God. It is God-breathed. It is inerrant.
During my tenure as head secretary at Bow Lake Elementary School, I witnessed many important events.
Highline's oldest school will-for a third time in its history-house elementary students.
Cedarhurst students will be temporarily assigned to Sunnydale School, located at 15631 Eighth Ave. S. in Burien, after a stubborn roof fire on July 14 damaged their new building.
Cedarhurst, 611 S. 132nd St. in Burien, was scheduled to open in September.
Students from an alternative school, Big Picture High, have been housed at Sunnydale but will move to the old Glacier High School site in September. Glacier is at 2450 S. 142nd St.
Pressure continued to build this week on the Port of Seattle and Burien as low-income housing advocates campaigned to save the Lora Lake Apartments from demolition.
Rev. Sandy Brown of the Church Council Of Greater Seattle conducted a "service of lamentation" on Monday to protest the pending demolition.
Nine protesters were arrested July 19 after they occupied a vacant unit at the apartments in Burien and refused to leave.
King County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt.
Burien City Council members had the opportunity on July 16 to voice their concerns to the Port of Seattle.
Port Commissioner John Creighton, who updated lawmakers on the state of the Port, noted that revenue increased by 8 percent in 2006 compared to the previous year.
"We had a very good year," Creighton said.
Council members had local concerns, however, including the controversy over the Lora Lake Apartments and problems with some windows installed by the Port as part of its noise mitigation program.
The Port owns the Lora Lake property, located in
Burien city officials expressed disappointment last week at the "non-decision" by the state's Growth Management Hearings Board that leaves the North Highline unincorporated area and its 32,000 residents in limbo.
"It basically keeps residents hanging out there with no clear answer as to how the annexation question will be resolved," said Burien Mayor Joan McGilton.
The Hearings Board ruled July 9 that both Burien and Seattle could keep their conflicting potential annexation area designations for North Highline.
That puts the question in the lap of another agenc
Tukwila's Museum of Flight, the largest private Air and Space Museum in the world, has achieved another milestone.
The museum has been named an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, Museum President and CEO Dr. Bonnie J.
