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Chris Jackins is a regular at most Seattle School Board meetings, easily spotted scribbling down notes on a yellow legal pad in his plaid, flannel shirt among district officials in ties and parents in business suits just off from work.

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If you need a high quality Christmas tree, the Boy Scouts of Troop 100 would be happy to sell you one to raise money for their summer activities.

This is a tradition for Troop 100, going back to 1953 when scouts sold door to door in…MORE

Students at Arbor Heights Elementary School can feel safer walking to and from school next year after the Seattle Department of Transportation completes construction of more than two blocks of sidewalks along Southwest 104th Street.

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Swedish Medical Center's Ballard campus has a new TeleStroke Program to provide a real time 24-hour, 7 day a week link between the emergency room and physicians and stroke specialists at the Swedish's Cherry Hill Campus where their nationally…MORE

Alden Mason is faced with a dilemma similar to many seniors in Ballard who live on a fixed income: Rent increases or condo conversions are forcing many out of their homes as affordable rental opportunities here fade away.

Mason, 88, has…MORE

By Rebekah Schilperoort

Parents at Salmon Bay convened for the fourth "Wisdom Council" earlier this month to renew the school's commitment to alternative education and focus on challenges that threaten its independence.

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Peggy Bailey, operations manager, Ballard Food Bank, sifts through a mountain of donated food items two days before Thanksgiving.

Efforts by the Environmental Science Center in Burien's Seahurst Park may provide a needed boost to students' understanding of the fundamentals of math and science, according to interim executive director Jan Glick.

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The city is seeking candidates for a vacant position on the Seattle Women's Commission which advises the mayor, City Council and city departments on issues that impact women in Seattle.

As advisors to the mayor, City Council and city…MORE

King County Elections will operate as a separate division within county government with the sole responsibility of conducting fair and accurate elections under legislation adopted by the King County Council.

"We are making Elections its…MORE