August 2019

information from Highline Public Schools

Keep your children healthy and safe by making sure they are up to date on vaccines. All Highline Public Schools families can attend a free immunization clinic on Tuesday, August 13. 

Highline is partnering with HealthPoint to offer free immunizations for students, including: 

By Jim Hewett

  In 1972 I returned to Seattle completing a round the world journey that started in September 1969.  I had been a disc jockey at KOL-FM in the late sixties.

     The only marketable skill I had at the time was as a licensed radio operator and on-air personality.  I was looking for work and heard about KQIN in Burien.  It was only 500 watts at 800 on the AM dial, but it was in the Seattle market and it had a n opening at the time.  I applied.

    The owners were John and Barbara Mowbray and the operations manager was Brian Calkins.  I had worked with Brian briefly at the Auburn radio station so he knew my work.  Since he knew what I could do I was immediately hired and began working every day on the air.  It was a decision I never regretted.  In essence I was staring all over in radio and I had to prove that was not just talented but reliable.

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By Jean Godden

Berkeley, California, has long been a bastion of liberal thinking and a catalyst spreading its innovative ideas to other municipalities and jurisdictions.

Recently that city again made headlines with the news that Berkeley no longer has any "manholes." From now on, those city's utility covers will be called -- ready for this? -- "maintenance hole covers."

That was the result when the Berkeley City Council voted unanimously in favor of a law that dictates gender neutral terms. In city ordinances, sisters and brothers are now "siblings" and individuals must be referred to as "they" even if referencing only one person. Berkeley Councilmember Lori Droste explained, "Gender has no relevance in whether you can perform work and receive services. Women and nonbinary folks are just as entitled to accurate representation."

The West Seattle Beer & Music Festival, sponsored by Beer Star, takes place on August 23rd and 24th at the Alki Masonic Center. Over 20 breweries from the Northwest and beyond will be pouring 40+ beers.

The musical lineup features an eclectic mix of funk and soul acts, including New York-based Mega Ran and last year’s fan favorites Marmalade. DJ Indica Jones will be DJ-ing a nightly after-party for those who aren’t ready for the party to end.

By Ken Robinson

Managing Editor

Big business in Seattle doesn’t like Councilwoman Lisa Herbold. The Seattle Chamber of Commerce has rallied the troops to unseat her, pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into an effort to knock her out of the ring. The Seattle Times has endorsed her main opponent, Phil Tavel.

Talk around the newsroom at Westside Seattle has usually centered on Herbold’s excellent communication skills, her willingness to get her hands dirty and attend many local meetings and not just exercise her role from city hall.

But she may have fouled her own nest when she sided with Kashama Sawant, who is affiliated with the Socialist Alternative party.  Sawant had rattled her saber at many shibboleths in Seattle. Her personal style has rankled many people. Her proposal to tax the area’s biggest companies to pay for homelessness got the attention of everyone and cornered her with Herbold.