More and more, it seems as if Facebook is part of peoples’ lives. Soon, that might be literal.
It almost goes beyond belief that people working on the 520 Bridge project would be drinking beer at their desks throughout the day. Can people really be that stupid?
The Lake Washington Schools Foundation raises funds to support academic excellence and success for all students in the Lake Washington School District – this is our mission. The foundation does this through funding Equal Access to Educational Opportunities, Quality Teaching & Leadership, and Future Ready Skills.
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization did itself a lot of damage nationally with its attempt to pull funding from Planned Parenthood. Locally, the ramifications are being felt as registration for the Race for the Cure event is down by 44 percent. Those who haven’t signed up as in years’ past may want to make a point, but it’s one that’s hurting women – and men – who benefit from the money Komen raises to fight breast cancer.
We have an epidemic in our state. It’s whooping cough and it shouldn’t be happening.
If you needed any more evidence to prove that texting while driving is dangerous, you only have to look at the photo above.
Gov. Chris Gregoire has announced an emergency action to slow the spread of whooping cough (pertussis) in the state. Just a month ago, I declared that whooping cough had reached epidemic levels in Washington. If the pace continues, we’re headed toward the highest number of reported cases here since the early ’40s.
The U.S. Postal Service letter carriers are holding their annual food drive on Saturday, May 12.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been the only female Keegan I know. It’s a gift and a curse, having an androgynous name – and while I’m generally proud of my moniker, I’d be lying if I said it’s always been easy to accept. Let’s take a trip down memory lane.
Whether I’m covering a prep game or volunteering as a youth sports coach, I often find myself involved in a case of mistaken identity. I look like one of the players, not a 26-year-old reporter.
The King Council has made a good decision to put a $210 million levy on the Aug. 7 Primary ballot to rebuild the rundown Youth Services Center. The project is needed and the cost is reasonable.
The Port of Seattle and the Manufacturing Industrial Council raised an interesting $3 billion issue last week: a third sports stadium in the area of the Mariners’ and Seahawks’ facilities might cripple the marine-cargo business along the Seattle waterfront.
The drawback on my jaunt to the Washington Convention Center wasn’t the long lines of people with bad gas (or maybe it was just bad hygiene), it was the hour of circling around downtown Seattle trying to find parking.
A huge, HUGE thank you to the Issaquah School District voters for resoundingly passing the construction and maintenance bond last week! It makes me extremely proud to serve in a community that values education and the future of its children so much—you are unparalleled in this state and nation.
The new basketball/hockey stadium in Seattle will make for a crowded neighborhood.
Over the past few years, the community has come together to develop a plan for the future of much of Issaquah’s valley floor. The plan, called the Central Issaquah Plan or “CIP,” represents a 30-year vision for the bulk of Issaquah’s existing commercial and business districts.City leaders are now preparing for the plan’s final review and eventual adoption. From our perspective, this is the right thing to do. Here’s why.
Here’s the good news: the Legislature finally passed a budget. Here’s the bad news: The public doesn’t have a clear idea as to what it says.
As the cartoon on this page shows, it’s do or die time for legislators of both political parties to come up with a budget. Let’s hope they do.
A ruling this week by a Cowlitz County judge is good news for the majority of votes who approved an initiative last November to get the state out of the business of selling liquor.
We’re not surprised that our community is full of people ready and willing to give to a good cause. What is amazing is how young these people can be. A good case in point is a group of fifth graders at Cascade Ridge Elementary School.