December 2020

The West Seattle Junction has a new idea on how to get your holiday gift shopping done locally and right with the help of their gift guide and a few stops on the internet.

Personal gift guides straight from your favorite Junction business owners to you - on your couch! It's the holiday shopping event of the season - the virtual Junction gift guide. Get your favorite beverage, then sit back and enjoy the absolute best of the best gifts brought to you by the people who hand-curated them - the business owners!

Dear Editor,

Starting on December 9, the Port of Seattle will conduct live load testing for the Terminal 5 (T5) Bridge. The Port should be more concerned about the Swing Bridge.

King County Sheriff's Office deputies have three persons detained after a stolen vehicle crashed near the intersection of SW 107th and 26th Ave SW on Monday afternoon. Detectives remain on-scene for this active investigation. 

A pregnant woman in SeaTac was the victim of a car theft on Dec. 5th, according to King County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Tim Meyer. The car was the same one one involved in the crash. Police responded to the collision Monday around 3 p.m.

Three suspects involved, all teenagers were arrested. Two people were transported to Harborview Medical Center but their injuries were non life threatening.

One suspect ran from the scene, but police quickly captured him. The sheriff's office said all injuries were due to the collision. Gunshots were fired during the incident but no one was injured by them. 

In a press release on Dec. 7 Mayor Jenny Durkan announced that she will not seek re-election next year. 

The release reads:

By Jean Godden

When I grow up, I'd like to be a sportswriter. Sportswriting is the best job on a newspaper. It gives you freedom that reporters who cover city hall or state government never have.

The city hall reporter has to post a standard lede (opening paragraph) with details spelled out using the Five Double U's: who, what, when, where and why. Check out this recent city hall lede: "The Seattle city council today adopted a $6.5 billion spending plan for 2021, but decided to trim an additional $2 million from the police budget."

Just the fact, folks. Interesting, but dull. And look at the luke-warm verbs: "adopted," "decided." Not the least bit colorful.

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