February 2015

 
By James Robert Deal, Attorney
 
Traffic is bad and getting worse. Our population and our economy are growing. Finishing Link Light Rail, widening the freeways, eliminating choke points will take decades and cost billions of dollars. After decades there will be more cars and new choke points, and we will have to spend billions more.
 
Park & Ride lots are maxed out. Lynnwood Park & Ride, with 1,368 stalls, is maxed out at 7 a.m. Late-comers have no choice but to drive on into the traffic jam. Even in the HOV lane it can take 90 minutes to go from Lynnwood to Bellevue. And traffic it is getting worse every day. The Everett Boeing parking lot, with 6,000 stalls is maxed out at 6 a.m. There would appear to be no solution.
 
I believe there is a solution: It is door-to-door transit using a flex van system.
 

by Pat Cashman

One of the big news stories in recent weeks---and I know because all the network newscasts lead with it---was the alarming return of measles. People figure it’s a long-gone malady---like the black plague, smallpox and prickly heat---and aren’t being diligent about getting their kids immunized.
There was an outbreak in Disneyland recently. People noticed that Goofy looked kind of blotchy. Even Dopey knew it was time to get vaccinated.

A few years ago, measles was considered eliminated---like the 49ers from the playoffs. [alternate sentence based on Super Bowl outcome: ---like the Patriots in the Superbowl.] But the measles are creeping back like a drunk uncle looking for the liquor cabinet. Measles is not measly, as it turns out.
Grocery stores like Fred Meyer’s and Albertson’s offer shots in their pharmacy departments for everything from the flu to shingles---and, yes, measles. But my local supermarket doesn’t have a pharmacy, so I went to the meat department for a flu shot.

I take a regular walk from my home on S.W. 185th in Normandy Park and walk north toward Burien until I reach 5 Corners and then I turn around and walk back home. It's about 3 miles. Right now there is a re-vote on a Highline School District #401 bond issues Proposition's 1 and 2. Now on my walk I see signs for both "Yes on Prop. 1 and 2" and "No on Prop. 1 and 2". These signs were up and down that stretch of 1st Ave. S/S.W. and on both sides of the road. They would be placed side by side, one not crowding or obscuring the other and peace reigned. Well apparently not for some individual who didn't agree with some people's 1st Amendment right to place a sign that said "Vote No on Propositions 1 and 2" along 1st Avenue. They tore up, knocked down and destroyed, and/or threw these signs over an embankment that runs along the west side of 1st Avenue S.W. They, of course, didn't touch any of the "Vote Yes for Propositions 1 and 2" signs. My fellow Americans, this is an example a very poor citizenship and lack of respect for other points of view. Vote how ever you like but don't infringe on my rights or the rights of others. signed: Richard B. Ellenberger, 149 S.W.

Burien, WA– Highline Public Schools has named seven community members to its newly-formed Capital Projects Oversight Committee, which will provide oversight of school construction projects, including the projects named in the February 10 ballot measure.

The seven-member committee will provide oversight of revenues and expenditures; give guidance on planning for future capital bond measures; and advise the district on best practices in construction and related fields.

The committee will also ensure all capital projects support academic achievement in Highline schools.

Committee members, who will serve two-year terms, have expertise in business, real estate, finance, public works, facilities management, and construction.

Committee Members
• Dave Bush, Real Estate Broker, Windermere Realty
• Heather Downey, Technology Business Development, Amazon Web Services
• Scott Gifford, Attorney, Scott Gifford Law
• David Hohimer, Managing Director of Investments, Wells Fargo
• Kamuron Gurol, City Manager, City of Burien
• Pat Patterson, Facilities Manager, City of SeaTac
• Brooks Powell, Owner/General Manager, Powell Homes
•

By Tim Clifford

Knives and feces pulled during eviction
On Jan. 28 officers were called to the scene of an eviction gone wrong on the 4500 block of 38 Ave. S.W. at 2:49 p.m. The suspect (and evictee) was in the lobby of the building threatening staff members and residents with a knife.

The responding officer to this incident had actually dealt with the angry tenant hours earlier when he first confronted the management of the building after receiving his eviction notice. In a show of his congenial manner the suspect had attempted to return the eviction notice after defecating all over it. When management refused to accept his notice the suspect began yelling at any resident who passed through the lobby. All witnesses and victims believed he was very drunk.

By the time the officer had arrived the suspect had returned to his unit and locked himself in. The officer warned him through his door that any further disturbances would result in an arrest.

You can meet artist Lis Wright Ivec at Burien Arts’ Opening Reception on
Friday February 6th from 5-8 pm at the Burien Arts Gallery, 826 SW. 152nd
St. in Olde Burien. Unfortunately, photographer Daniel McManus will not
be there as he is taking temporary residency in Venice, Italy to continue his
tradition of capturing images of the historically rich celebration of Carnival.

Saints: Lis Wright Ivec began painting at an early age in Couer d'Alene,
Idaho. Encouraged to paint by her father, Lis attended the University of
Idaho in Moscow and received her BFA in painting. She took her studies
to Florence, Italy where the images of Italian Renaissance altar pieces,
saints and holy men and women greatly influenced her style. Using egg
tempera and gold leafing, Lis illustrates some of the lesser-known saints,
such as Saint Margaret, the patron saint of reformed prostitutes and the
falsely accused, and Saint Dymphna, the patron saint of the mentally ill.
Continuing her European studies, Lis took residency in Amsterdam where
she showed in numerous galleries. Lis now resides in Everett WA.

Sinners: Daniel McManus’ relationship with the strange and unusual also

By Tim Clifford

According to senior Anthony Berry-You Harvard University was not a first choice. It wasn’t even a realistic option. It was just another “reach” school to send an application to.

That was until a recruiter with the renowned college emailed Anthony to schedule an interview.

“I just went for it, I just applied. And it took about two weeks and I got an email. I was shocked when I read it because the first thing it said was “Interview with Harvard”…when that hit me I was just like “wow”, I almost didn’t believe it,” he explained.

President of the ASB, captain of the basketball team, and the executive mentor for the Ignite leadership program Anthony has always excelled academically. Since taking high school level courses in middle school any time that he has saved preparing to graduate has been poured directly back into tutoring other students and numerous after school programs.