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The Highline School District is dealing with a $3.5 million shortfall in its upcoming budget.

The district had notified staff earlier that 25 nonsupervisory positions among certified (teaching) staff may be eliminated.

In addition,…MORE

When the students at Three Tree Montessori School in Burien saw the smoke billow in the sky, they knew they had to do something.

From the playground, they saw the medic vans, fire trucks and blocked road. March 5 will forever be etched in…MORE

"Write about something you know," experts advise, and "clutter" is right up my alley.

Truth be-known, a fair amount of our population could probably chime in, "Me too."

Does it seem like your "clutter" is giving birth to more…MORE

Popcorn flick, circa 1973: My earliest memory of a popcorn flick was the Swiss Family Robinson.

Now, this presents a problem, since Google tells me the show came out in 1960, and I clearly remember seeing it at a drive-in movie with my…MORE

During a 20-minute cruise on the Duwamish River that hugged the columns, and riprap, of the West Seattle Bridge, Mayor Greg Nickels was surrounded by cameras as he introduced a new approach, and a new firm, to developing a salmon and shorebird-…MORE

Some residents of Northwest 32nd at Northwest 65 are disturbed over the potential of restaurant with a full-service bar serving hard liquor and "amplified music" in the evening. Others seem to think the establishment is a good idea.

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Last year, when Leslie Newman and Lisa Jo Chard planned their new real estate brokerage, ReMax Team One, they knew the market was down, they knew houses weren't selling.

Bad news didn't deter these ladies. Newman, with 21 years in the game…MORE

Metropolitan King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn, chair of the Council's Regional Transit Committee, has introduced legislation calling for a full "life-cycle analysis" of the canola-based biodiesel fuel blend that is currently being used…MORE

People agree they want the right solution for the future, though they disagree what exactly should replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

At an open house last week at Seattle Center, people questioned transportation staff and voiced opinions…MORE

Ballard lost one of its favorite sons when Ron Olsen, best known as the co-host of the Scandinavian Hour radio program, passed away on April 29.

He was 69.

Olsen was visiting Scandinavia with his brother John when they were involved…MORE