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A gravely ill two-year-old boy is recovering at Seattle Children's Hospital after receiving the Berlin Heart, a mechanical heart designed specifically for children.

The boy, called Angel, is the first child under five in the Northwest to…MORE

Detours and lane restrictions during the coming years of construction work to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct will smack Ballard's maritime and fishing industries harder than it will affect other maritime interests south of the viaduct.

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The West Seattle Democratic Women's Club has established a $500 scholarship available to one graduating student from West Seattle High School and to one graduating student from Chief Sealth High School in the coming academic year.

To…MORE

The year is 1919. The place is St. Louis. The setting is a modest family home in an era before electricity and telephones were common conveniences. The cast of characters includes a God-fearing mother and her four daughters.

Sounds just…MORE

Seattle Public Utilities has saved about $76 million over the past two years - bringing more than $10 a month in savings for residential ratepayers.

Utilities' "asset management" policies are based on the best practices of the world's best…MORE

Rotary Club of West Seattle is looking for applicants in financial need to apply for the 2007 Gambriell Scholarship.

This year the scholarship is worth up to $8,000 to help pay for post-secondary schooling toward a two or four year…MORE

Girl Scouts throughout the Highline community began their annual fundraising cookie sale last weekend.

And once again, they will participate in Operation Cookie Drop as part of their sale, which runs March 2-18.

Last year Totem…MORE

Residents trying to form a stewardship group with the Seattle Parks and Recreation department hope to increase their role in protecting Seattle's only skate bowl from "tags" and other vandalism.

Leading that effort is Scott Shinn, a member…MORE

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HB 1420

Modifying provisions on primary election ballots.

By a vote of 97 to 0 on Feb. 28, 2007, the House approved HB 1420, which would allow primary ballots to be…MORE

The Times/News presents a weekly summary of actions on bills by Highline-area legislators.

For complete information, go to www.WashingtonVotes.org-a free, non-partisan Website with plain-English explanations of bills and a record of each…MORE