In the course of our busy days, we interact with and impact the lives of numerous other human beings. We navigate on automatic pilot through the mundane tasks of suburban existence, barely conscious of how our actions or words influence our neighbors or coworkers. Then, one day in a moment of need, we are jolted awake by an unusual act of kindness: A stranger pays for our latte when we’re caught without our wallet, or allows us merge on to the highway when it seems that no one else will. Sometimes the moment is truly extraordinary and that unknown neighbor saves our life.
Sammamish’s Cook family has found a new, adventurous hobby that gives additional meaning to their family hikes and helps bring them together.
Thank you for the informative article about Michelle Moulton (Sept. 12 Sammamish Reporter). As neighbors of the Moultons, we have witnessed Michelle’s courage first-hand as she has endured endless tests and procedures over the last few years while actively promoting the causes of universal health care and insurance reform in hopes that it will help others. You can read more about her work and her plight at: www.friendsofmichelle.com.
We are so fortunate this election to have outstanding folks running for office. Aside from Obama, Gov. Gregoire and Darcy Burner, we have local candidates.
A recent letter writer responding to a John Carlson column gave us reasons she would not vote for Sarah Palin. She said she saw a picture of Palin holding a gun with a dead, bloody moose.
In a few weeks, the ballots for the November election will be mailed to voters. One of the ballot issues is for new taxes for Sound Transit 2, a scaled-down version of the proposal voters rejected previously. ST2 will cost billions of dollars over 20 years.
It’s not about price, it’s about value.
Beginning this week, the Swedish Weight Loss Surgery Program expanded to the Eastside.
Q: I have a brand new Windows Vista computer that works great except for a problem I’m having with the two ASUS DVD/CD drives installed on the computer. When I load a video DVD into either drive, it works fine. I get video and sound just like I’m supposed to. But, when I put in a music CD, it will only play music for about a minute and then I get an error message that says “error code #C00D0FAB.” Interestingly, when I play the same CD on my wife’s XP computer, it plays just fine. First of all, what does the error message mean? And, what do you think I need to do to be able to play the CD?
Plastic products are spread throughout almost all aspects of our everyday life. Whether it’s the plastic straw you use to sip your morning coffee or the plastic water bottle you buy at lunch, the average American comes in contact with a lot of plastic every day. Much of it is designed to be used once and then discarded. Clearly, reducing your use of some plastic products such as grocery bags, disposable utensils and plastic bottles is the best choice for the environment.
The other day, I noticed that the laptop computer I use for writing this column was behaving differently. The words were repetitive and repetitive; the writing had occasional mizpelings — and many of the paragraphs ended in mid-senten.
Anyone looking for a great new piece of art and also hoping to support a local non-profit arts organization should mark Oct. 25 on their calendars.
Twenty-five local artists will display and sell their work at Sammamish City Hall on the weekend of Oct. 11 and 12, as part of the 2008 Sammamish Art Fair.
Community members are invited to the premiere of 12 oral history video shorts at 11 a.m. on Oct. 11 at the Issaquah Depot. The videos are made up of film footage and audio clips from the Oral History Video Project, along with still images and narration. The event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served.
Issaquah resident Bruce Huskinson will be residential sales manager for D Square Energy Systems Inc., the largest independent distributor of stand-by generator systems in the Pacific Northwest, the company recently announced.
Jessica Pixler, who finished sixth overall and was the first NCAA Division II runner across the finish line in last week’s Stanford Invitational for Seattle Pacific, has been named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s cross country Athlete of the Week.
DRAGON 12U BASEBALL CLUB TRYOUTS
Swimming, cross country, golf
It only took seconds for Eastside Catholic to send nearly 3,000 fans into a frenzy Saturday during the inaugural game at its new field on the Plateau.