King County Elections is postponing all-mail voting until 2009 because the equipment needed has not yet received required federal certification.
Other components for all-mail elections will be phased-in this year.
The vote counting…MORE
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Highland Park gets credit union grant
Tue, 04/01/08
Highland Park Elementary School has been awarded a BECU School Grant for $1,750.
It will be used to purchase large screens for each classroom. These screens will complement the new presentation technology that was provided through the last…MORE
Six honored on Burien's birthday
Tue, 04/01/08
JoAn Cox, the mother of slain King County Deputy Sheriff Steve Cox, was honored as the Burien citizen community activist of the year at the city's 15th birthday celebration and awards ceremony March 28.
Mick Purdy and Adrian Kelly, owners…MORE
Port names new director of real estate and property
Tue, 04/01/08
Port of Seattle CEO Tay Yoshitani has named Joe McWilliams as managing director of real estate and property management.
McWilliams has over 15 years of experience in the Seattle real estate market. During his career he has served in…MORE
Water District 49 starts on storts
Tue, 04/01/08
Water District 49 in Burien has launched a project to replace the "storts" on local fire hydrants.
A stort is a time-saving device that is permanently attached to a fire hydrant so firefighters don't have to hook up an adaptor before…MORE
Viaduct still sinking; workers will finish new supports by May
Tue, 04/01/08
A section of the Alaskan Way Viaduct continues to sink, but state crews have almost completed work to stop it.
Bents 93 and 94, the pairs of columns and their cross braces between Columbia and Yesler streets, sank another 3/8 inch,…MORE
Sex, AIDS education policies adopted by Highline schools
Tue, 04/01/08
Upgraded policies on sex and AIDS education were adopted by the Highline School District on March 26.
The policies emphasize teaching that condoms and other means of protection are important for sexually active youth.
That emphasis…MORE
Nominations for top Highline College alum sought
Tue, 04/01/08
Highline Community College is requesting nominations for its 2008 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
This year's award again will go to the former Highline student who is making outstanding contributions in his or her chosen field of endeavor.…MORE
Buying Fauntleroy school eyed
Tue, 04/01/08
The group that leases the old Fauntleroy School will not face an immediate increase of its lease payments despite the fact the Seattle School Board has adoped new procedures leading to market rate leases for buildings no longer needed or used as…MORE
Make love, not war is theme of Burien comedy
Tue, 04/01/08
Laugh at the battle of the sexes in Lysistrata, a bawdy comedy about making love not war, which opens at Burien Little Theatre Friday, April 4.
In the show, which runs through April 27, the women of Greece make a pact to withhold their…MORE
