Legislation aimed at according Washington's same-sex couples legal rights and protections enjoyed by married couples was introduced in the state Senate and House of Representatives.
"If it's in the interest of the state of Washington to…MORE
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Student collects hygiene products for food bank
Tue, 01/30/07
Ballard High School junior Jayson Luu may have lost the election for Associated Student Body president last year, but he has been busy getting his fellow students involved in charity.
After the election loss, the school's Parent Teacher…MORE
Alki folks worried about pump station ventilation
Tue, 01/30/07
An underground sewage pump station at Alki is scheduled to be expanded and will include two new ventilation stacks that nearby residents worry will spoil their view of Puget Sound.
The King County Wastewater Treatment Division plans to…MORE
Surplus school buildings considered public assets
Tue, 01/30/07
Seattle City Council members urged Seattle School Board members to ensure surplus school buildings are used as community assets rather than sold to the highest bidder at a joint city-schools meeting last week.
The district is currently…MORE
Rebuilding school trust is key
Tue, 01/30/07
The next Seattle Schools' superintendent must work to rebuild trust within the community as well as prepare a plan to increase academic achievement equitably, parents told the national search firm hired to look for a new district chief.
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Loyal Heights in reading challenge
Tue, 01/30/07
One book at a time, 55 students at Loyal Heights Elementary School are now competing in the Global Reading Challenge with the hope of making the city championships.
Two other Ballard schools, Adams and Whittier Elementary are also taking…MORE
Huling returns man's $70k loss
Tue, 01/30/07
After news broke that former salesmen at Huling Bros. Auto Center had been charged with breaking into a customer's home and stealing about $70,000 in cash, former co-owner Steve Huling asked himself a deep question:
"How did I find myself…MORE
QFC project to start in March
Tue, 01/30/07
After the QFC at Northwest 58th and 24th Avenue Northwest is rebuilt it will be double its current size and have six stories of residential units above it.
Ground is expected to break before the end of March and the grocery store will be…MORE
Man ripped off by salesmen
Thu, 01/25/07
Former salesmen at Huling Bros. Auto Center, one of West Seattle's largest businesses, were charged last week with breaking into a customer's apartment last summer, stealing $70,000 in cash and laundering the money to cover up the crime.
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