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Modifying property tax exemption provisions for veterans of the armed forces._In 2007 HB 1102 passed with full support of the House of Representatives, but did not make it out of the Senate. At the start of the 2008 session the House quickly…MORE

Students at Adams Elementary School collected 30 bags of coins weighing 850 pounds during the recently concluded Penny Harvest fundraiser.

They exceeded their goal of 25 coin bags. In addition to the coins, $117 in bills were brought in by…MORE

The name of the school in the bullying story in the Jan. 16 issue of the West Seattle Herald listed the school's name incorrectly. It is Westside School.

The official voter's pamphlet for a $490 million Seattle School District bond passed…MORE

Mary Hurley spent four hours poring over the manual given to each member on the Alaskan Way Viaduct Stakeholders Advisory Committee. She printed out the 68 pages of minutes from the first meeting Dec. 13 and the comments submitted with them.…MORE

The Burien City Council has directed its city manager to come up with a recommendation for a smaller potential annexation of North Highline that could pave the way for a compromise with the cities of Seattle, Tukwila and SeaTac.

Both…MORE

In 2007 HB 1102 passed with full support of the House of Representatives, but did not make it out of the Senate. At the start of the 2008 session the House quickly passed HB 1102, again, to amend tax exemptions for military veterans. A veteran…MORE

The second meeting of the Alaskan Way Viaduct Stakeholders Advisory Committee is 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24 in the Bertha Landes Room in City Hall, 600 Fourth Avenue.

The Metropolitan King County Council has unanimously adopted a $4.9 billion budget.

The budget is characterized as staying within the property tax limits of Initiative 747, despite the recent invalidation of the measure by the state…MORE

About 40 people met with architects at The Kenney Retirement Center last week to discuss design of a new park planned for Morgan Junction.

Architects exhibited three different designs for the 0.6-acre park, which will be located next to…MORE

In an attempt to reduce future greenhouse gas emissions, Sea-Tac International Airport released on Jan.18 a landmark study of environmental strategies.

The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory identifies air emission sources associated with…MORE