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Until a few years ago, Peggy Cook had never really thought much about her role in helping further women's rights.

She's one of millions of U.S. women who began work in industrial and trade jobs during World War II - a Rosie the Riveter who…MORE

About 60 area residents attended the Crown Hill Project community meeting to hear three speakers spell out the preliminary financial realities of the purchase and maintenance of that 3.4-acre lot, proposed playground, and school buildings.

An $80 million renovation of the Shilshole Bay Marina, one of the region's largest recreational-boating marinas is nearly finished and the slips are 85 percent full with slips ranging in size from 40 to 50 feet are still available. Boaters who…MORE

Seattle City Councilman Tom Rasmussen has released a revised version of Mayor Greg Nickels plan to expand an existing program that gives developers a break on property taxes in exchange for providing some "affordable" housing.

Rasmussen's…MORE

South Seattle Community College dedicated a newly expanded and improved Automotive Collision Repair training facility on December 11.

The $1.7 million in improvements include the following:

* New state-of-the-art automotive painting…MORE

A complicated and uncomfortable alliance of environmental groups, big business, and government has unified in an effort to clean up the polluted, 5-mile stretch of the Lower Duwamish River, or rather, its hazardous soil beneath.

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The informational session with public comment last Monday seemed relatively civil, at least the part that could be heard over the roar of jets making their approach to the airport over 320th and Pacific Highway South.

The Transportation…MORE

West Seattle High School students are "working their way" to Italy and Greece for a 10-day spring break trip.

Fifty-eight sophomores, juniors, and seniors enrolled in the school's Travel Club that requires them to fundraise to meet the…MORE

Periodontist Dr. Mark Sebastian, of Federal Way, recently was honored by the International Congress of Oral Implantologists with its Fellowship award for 2006-2007. This award is one of the highest honors a professional society can bestow on its…MORE

WEST SEATTLE HIGH TRAVEL CLUB. Pictured are four of 58 students headed for Italy and Greece during a 10-day spring break trip sponsored by the West Seattle High School Travel Club. They are, front left, Jensen Purdue, a junior, front right,…MORE