Recycling is a lot easier than it used to be.
The painstaking process of separating out every piece of material into three or four bins that have to be lugged to the curb every week has been largely eliminated in this area.
State Rep. Ross Hunter (D-Medina) is aiming for his sixth term in the 48th District this fall. In his reelection effort, Hunter has drawn only one challenger, Bill Hirt, a Bellevue resident.
It wasn’t long ago that Marilyn Knapp’s backyard was nearly bare. A few plants here and there darted the landscape, but nothing special.
The state House passed a pair of bills Saturday that would authorize tolling on major Eastside highways.
Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday announced her plan for the 2011-13 budget that bridges a $4.6 billion gap and will slash money for schools, social services and lead to the loss of 1,800 state jobs.
