February 2021

To the editor,

I'm a rural landowner in SE King County and I've never written a newspaper in my life but the events that happened on Jan. 6th to our democratic process at the Capital Building put real fear in to into my heart, and the hearts of many. This is not over.

As long as the former president is allowed to walk away from this incident without bipartisan accountability, as directed by the US Senate, then this country is in real jeopardy of losing its democracy. Everyone knows what happened on Jan. 6th and what the former president did to encourage it, so I personally feel its the OBLIGATION of folks such as yourselves to put away any political views or FEAR of retaliation and put REAL PRESSURE on all Americans to speak out and demand their political leaders vote to impeach Donald J Trump. If not now, when?

By Ken Robinson

Managing Editor, Westside Seattle

The woods on the hillside below our home stretched for what seemed like a mile  toward Puget Sound and Vashon Island across the channel. It was the private playground for the five Robinson brothers. It was vast enough to be the imagined lair of pirates, gypsies, hoboes and boys who had run away from home. In reality, none of those things dwelled under the canopy of evergreens that shrouded the trails from the top of the hill to beach, a distance of about a mile.

information from King County Sheriff

On July 6th, 2020, the King County Sheriff’s Office initiated an internal investigation after receiving an unprecedented number of complaints from community members regarding social media posts made by former detective Michael Brown. 

On November 9th, Michael Brown exercised his right, per a collective bargaining agreement, to an in-person hearing with Sheriff Mitzi G Johanknecht to provide his perspective.  The discipline proposed to the Sheriff was termination of Brown’s employment with the King County Sheriff’s Office. 

information from PCC Community Markets

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By Jean Godden

Jenny Durkan has promised to complete her one term as Seattle mayor by working to help the city recover from the corvid crisis. While that's all to the good, the reality is that, at this time next year, Seattle will have a new mayor, its eighth chief executive since 2000.

Many lament that Seattle with its strong activism and many challenges is simply not governable. They say it is not possible to please every faction and seldom possible to satisfy even one. When labor forces are made happy, it may come at the expense of business interests. Or when neighborhood goals are favored, it may leave developers at odds.

The snow kept falling across the area through to Sunday afternoon but temperatures are expected to rise slightly and with the snow melt comes the run off and some local flooding possible.

WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10PM

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to two
  inches with isolated higher amounts possible withing heavier,
  narrow bands.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling.

For the latest road conditions in Washington state, call 5 1 1.

The current forecast as of Sunday afternoon

Tonight