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South Seattle Community College is pleased to announce that two of its faculty members have been awarded tenure.

Tenure is a form of academic job assurance in recognition of the quality of an instructor's teaching, commitment to students…MORE

The demise of a bill that would protect the Maury Island Aquatic Reserve from an industrial barge-loading operation got the state's much-promoted Puget Sound cleanup effort off to a dismal start, says King County Councilmember Dow Constantine.…MORE

HB 1214

Regarding the use of electronic wireless communications devices for text messaging while operating a moving motor vehicle.

By a vote of 90 to 8 on April 17, the House concurred with the Senate amendments and approved HB 1214…MORE

Running your own espresso stand, even here in America's coffee capital, sometimes means finding sour lumps in the bottom of the cup - for the barista as well as the landlord.

Take the case of Christie Reynolds. She owns the Red Hot…MORE

HJR 4204

Amending the Constitution to provide for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize a school levy.

By a vote of 33 to 16, on April 12, the Senate approved HJR 4204, which proposes to amend the State Constitution to…MORE

Starting a week form this Sunday, April 29, the Elliott Bay Water Taxi begins daily service between West Seattle and the downtown waterfront.

The 2007 season will run through Sept. 30.

Again this year, there will be a free West…MORE

The Port of Seattle Commission has directed port staff to take action on a series of steps designed to demonstrate the port's role as a leader in environmental stewardship and remediation.

"The commission is committed to a strong and…MORE

Seattle School Board members last week maintained that they would have chosen Maria Goodloe-Johnson as Seattle school's next superintendent even if Gregory Thornton hadn't withdrawn his name for the job.

The board voted unanimously last…MORE

Two self-contained special education classes at Broadview-Thomson Elementary School will close at the end of the school year due to low enrollment, Seattle School District officials have decided.

The district's yearly evaluation of it's…MORE

A strange thing happens to a teens' brain when puberty hits - good reason, judgment and risk assessment temporarily fade, increasing the likelihood of he or she abusing drugs or alcohol.

A free, five-week workshop coming to West Seattle…MORE