Finally a win! If my records are right, by losing the last three games of 2006, all nine last season and the first five this fall the Kangaroos had dropped 17 straight prior to the victory over the Beavers. The 17-game streak was the second longest in LW history. Between 1970 and ‘73 they lost 22 straight.
Protecting the shoreline.
One thing about economics – like time and the weather, it plays no favorites.
An interesting thought occurred to me while discussing politics with my eight-year-old daughter and five-year-old son over the last few…
Final thoughts: 45th District candidates lay out the issues
Final thoughts: 45th District candidates lay out the issues
Differences between Goodman, Nixon
You’ve probably heard the news. King County is facing a $93 million budget shortfall for 2009, close to 10 percent of its general fund. This is one of the worst deficits our county government has ever experienced. Many of the most critical services provided by King County, such as health, human services and public safety, do not have dedicated funding sources, like a tax levy, to support them. Therefore, it is these regional services that will be most at risk for budget cuts.
Soon, we’ll vote in the most crucial election in anyone’s lifetime. Cliché sounding since every election is crucial –- it’s just that some are more crucial than others.
Editorial art by Jeff Johnson.
I didn’t fall off — somebody pushed me.
If you haven’t checked your 401(k) or stock portfolio lately, don’t. Reliable sources have it that any resulting illness occasioned thereby isn’t covered by health insurance – like shareholders of former “Friend of the Family,” Washington Mutual, you’ll be on your own.
Local toy company, Earthentree announces the launch of a fall fundraiser benefiting local schools; “Earthentree for Education: Ten Percent for Schools”. Earthentree is offering all local schools (pre-school through 12th grade) the opportunity to earn 10 percent of all sales to its parents, friends and supporters without any administrative work on the part of the school.
I’m putting myself out on a limb here.
Just like the Cougars have rivaled the Huskies (of which I am one), I’ve heard that Kirklandites are longtime rivals with Bellevueites.
So here’s the full disclosure. I started with Sound Publishing newspapers in 2006 and up until recently, I wrote for the Bellevue Reporter.
This column is written in defense of a very misunderstood group in our society: those of us who are always in a hurry. Although we are a minority, there are many of us who live among you in suburbia. And not all of us are originally from New York. Most of us simply care about our lives too much to let you waste it by failing to have your car in gear when the light turns green.
Moratorium disappointing
When the flood waters rose last December, Kelley Jones received a phone call. As a Medical Reserve Corps volunteer in Thurston County, she was asked to assist the relief effort in rural communities west of Centralia. Kelley and another volunteer went door to door asking residents if they needed help. The flood survivors she met were trying to meet their most basic needs while they grappled with the loss of livestock, homes, and treasured possessions.
Once again, we’re seeing extreme volatility in the stock and bond markets. Investors are worried about their portfolios. Locally, the stock prices of two companies that have been longtime stable giants for many investors – Washington Mutual and Starbucks – have collapsed before our eyes.
“School choice – It’s a matter of social justice!”
With these words delivered with the passion and cadence of a black preacher, Dr. Howard Fuller, an educational innovator, former superintendent of the Milwaukee, Wis. school district, co-founder of the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), and long-time advocate of vouchers and charter schools, challenged attendees at a recent meeting of the State Policy Network, an organization of free-market-oriented public policy think tanks.
I was sitting in the stands a couple of weeks ago when the Huskies football team saw a potential victory evaporate faster than spilled beer on a hot sidewalk – all because of a referee’s call. A fan sitting just behind me meant to shout, “This is an outrage!” But instead, the words came out, “This is bull____!”
