With a hood over his head and mittens to ward off the cold, Terry Cunningham sells the homeless newspaper Real Change in front of the Bartell Drugs store in Ballard and the money he earns helps him survive.
Cunningham is fortunate, after…MORE
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Home Slides on Shorewood Drive
Wed, 12/05/07
A home on Cove Point Road in North Burien was struck by a massive earth slide mid-morning Tuesday following record rainfall previous day. Resident Barbara Bull was at home when a wall of mud slammed into the back of her house located below an…MORE
20 residents in Shorewood forced to move by slides
Wed, 12/05/07
About 20 residents of the Shorewood neighborhood in North Burien were forced from their home Tuesday morning after a landslide pushed a wall of mud onto the street that provides access to their property. Eight homes were evacuated. According to…MORE
Remodeling to close library in Des Moines
Wed, 12/05/07
The Des Moines Library will close for renovation on Tuesday, Dec.
MOREUrgent need for foster families
Wed, 12/05/07
The shortage of foster homes is so critical in the Federal Way-Highline area that, occasionally, social workers have children in foster care sleep on couches in their offices.
On rare occasions, they take these children to a hotel to spend…MORE
Airport seeks to be good environmental neighbor
Wed, 12/05/07
Commission President
Port of Seattle
Special to the TIMES/NEWS
This year, the Seattle Port Commission made environmental stewardship one of its top priorities.
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Upside Down Tree
Wed, 12/05/07
Upside down fir Christmas trees became a tradition a millennium ago in Europe. The base pointing upward symbolized the Holy Trinity. Photo by Steve Shay
MORETurning green into green: Friends of the Hylebos lands $16,000 in tree planting funds
Wed, 12/05/07
The future of Federal Way, Milton and Fife just got greener.
Friends of the Hylebos announced today that the inaugural HomeStreet Bank Tree Challenge raised $16,950 for tree planting efforts in the Hylebos Creek Watershed.
Donations…MORE
Cracked Head Nutcracker
Wed, 12/05/07
The nutcracker that looks like modern art, "cracked head" black dots along eyes and arms : It is called "Dialogue" by artists, Alan Altman and Beth Annelye. It is called "Dialogue" because every 15-minutes it "speaks" a remark to stop walkers-by…MORE
Maier sworn in
Wed, 12/05/07
Peter Maier signs a document and it's official, as he is sworn in as Seattle School board member during oath of office ceremonies at the Seattle School District last week. He defeated incumbent Sally Soriano.
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