March 2021

Believing the Impossible

By Jean Godden

My tattered childhood copy of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass" is full of all sorts of crazy wisdom. There's the exchange between Alice and the White Queen over believing impossible things.  Alice says, "There's no use trying. One can't believe impossible things."

But the Queen says: "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why sometimes I believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

I've been thinking about impossibilities and how one gets caught up in them. For an example take Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, who was sitting on the floor of the Senate during the Capitol attack. Johnson read into the record an account from The Federalist, a far-right website, that portrayed the Jan. 6 raid that left five dead as "a jovial festive event."

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Man and woman dead and suspect shot in Des Moines; 26 year old is now in custody

information from Des Moines Police 

On March 5th, 2021 at 9:25pm, Officers from the Des Moines Police Department were dispatched to the 24000 block of 25th Ave S for a reported shooting incident. Officers arrived at the residence and located a 54 year old female and a 62 year old male with gunshot wounds. A 26 year old male was also at the location. Officers rendered life saving measures until South King Fire & Rescue and King County Medic One arrived and continued emergency medical procedures. 

The 54 year old female and 62 year old male were pronounced deceased at the scene. The 26 year old male was arrested and is in custody on investigation of homicide. Both victims were last known to reside in Des Moines. All three individuals are related and appear to live at the same residence. 

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SPS Schools ready to welcome students next week 
New school safety monitoring tools on SPS Website 

information from Seattle Public Schools

Seattle Public Schools is committed to serving our students and providing the best education possible. Right now, the key to best serving our students is to resume in-person instruction on March 11 for preschool students and students in special education intensive service pathways. 

As we return our most vulnerable and youngest students to classrooms, we will continue to prioritize their safety and the safety and well-being of our staff. 

NEW WEB TOOLS TO KEEP YOU INFORMED 

SPS is also committed to full transparency about the health and safety measures in place and the readiness of our school buildings. 

We urge all families, staff and the public to stay informed by checking the SPS School Readiness Charts and the SPS COVID-19 Dashboard. 

SPS School Readiness Charts provide an overview of key building safety components at every school building: 

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HERBOLD: Additional vaccine providers in West Seattle, vaccines for veterans; Mass vaccine site opens in West Seattle; More vaccine on the way

District 1 Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold shared this news via her newsletter to constituents

There were a lot of announcements about Covid vaccination this week.  Here’s a rundown of the most important information for District 1 residents.  As a reminder:

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