Reports out of Washington, D.C., indicate that there may be hope of ending the stalemate over the government shutdown. It’s about time.
All that rain we had can make driving difficult indeed.
President Obama made the right decision Wednesday to invite Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to the White House to try and bring an end to the shutdown of many government services. This mess never should have happened in the first place.
As Washington’s K-12 and university students begin this new academic year they are no longer captive to a public-education system struggling to meet basic needs and receiving a declining share of the state budget.
Every week, more than 100 women in Washington state are diagnosed with breast cancer. The good news is, when caught early, a woman’s five-year survival rate for breast cancer is 98 percent. This is why Komen Puget Sound is such a passionate advocate for regular mammograms.
When I was 16 I participated in a student exchange to Germany. I was delighted when my friends took me to a neighboring town to see “an American film at the cinema.” It sounded so high brow, but I was amused when I learned we were in line for Wayne’s World.
I was two years old when Stars Wars first came out. I’m certain my parents didn’t take a shrieking toddler to the theater so I didn’t see it until eight years later at a slumber party. Today I can’t remember the girl’s name who hosted the party, but I can remember every minute eating popcorn balls on our sleeping bags and watching the movie.
We’re not sure what possessed the city of Issaquah to “hijack” two web domains owned by the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District. It was an underhanded ploy and unworthy of what we expect of city leaders.
The evolution of a Mariners fan becoming a Seahawks fan.
A group in Klahanie has asked the Issaquah City Council to let them vote on forming a community council when the area votes on annexing to the city next year. It’s a bad idea and the council should say “no.”
The Eastside Baby Corner is having its annual Pants Party on Sept. 7. It’s a worthy effort that all families should support.
In the next 30 days, into the Salmon Days Festival in early October, and for weeks thereafter, an estimated 200,000-plus tourists will visit Issaquah to catch a glimpse of the returning salmon. They will gather at the hatchery, move throughout the downtown and into many of our business districts. They will shop in our stores, eat in our restaurants, fill their cars with gas, stay in our hotels and enjoy our attractions.
As I sit writing this column, the cheesy video for the ’90s hit from Boyz II Men, “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday,” instantly comes to mind. A technical writing job at a Fortune 500 company was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up — especially with a growing family. My wife, Melanie, and I, have our first baby due in a few short weeks.
As we write this, we don’t know if the Eastlake Little League made it to the finals of the Little League World Series. Our press deadline was before the team played on Thursday. Nevertheless, they’re winners.
In two-plus weeks, school bells will ring in Issaquah and Sammamish, bringing an end to summer and the start of another journey for kindergartners to soon-to-be graduating seniors.
County voters did the right thing Tuesday by approving money for King County parks. Not only that, they did it with a resounding 69 percent “yes” vote. Those who follow politics call that a “landslide” victory.
Washington state has many attributes that attract new employers to our beautiful state. The challenge may be convincing them to stay here.
Thoughts about Microsoft, baseball and Sir Paul at Safeco Field
Each summer for the past 38 years, students and adult leaders from across our state have gathered at university campuses for week-long free enterprise “boot camps” called Business Week. The week has a magical quality that transforms the lives of both the students and the adults who mentor them.
I get really upset about all the bad-mouthing about the Mariners. Come on people, whatever happened to root, root, root for the home team?