Is our Education System Bankrupt? Is it like General Motors and “Too big to fail?”
Sadly this would seem to be the case. Locally I recently checked our achievement levels on our state’s WASL for math and found that while we had 320 kids…MORE
Opinion
Dugoni breaks through with talent, new agent
Mon, 05/17/10
For obvious reasons, I've always been fascinated by struggling writers.
Robert Dugoni used to be in that category. Dugoni is the author of the David Sloane legal thriller series.
The fictional Sloane, "the lawyer who does not lose…MORE
Documentary re-ignites indignation over greed in food industry
Mon, 05/17/10
Have you seen the movie "Food Inc."? I've known about it since it came out, but just got around to watching it. Nothing it the movie surprised me, but it did re-ignite the fire of indignation in me at how we are so misled in the name of…MORE
State Senate balances budget, needs of the people
Sun, 05/16/10
By Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles
The 2010 regular and special legislative sessions have adjourned. While we worked diligently to complete our work by March 13, it turned out that 60 days was not enough time to balance our budget while facing a…MORE
Give tourists a reason to visit our community
Wed, 05/12/10
Many years ago before Burien became an incorporated city, I contacted the King County Parks department and met with the official in charge of the Dotty Harper park.
He came out and we traipsed the tree covered terrain.
I was a good…MORE
Old swimming holes recalled
Mon, 05/10/10
Evergreen swimming pool has reopened and that is great.
Now kids can stop sneaking into Lake Hicks, which is headquarters for swimmers itch in White Center where my kids grew up. That rash put little red blisters on the boys that came from…MORE
Stop city council from committing to new housing growth targets
Mon, 05/10/10
By Chris Leman
Unless you contact the Seattle City Council today, it will pass Resolution 31211, committing Seattle to produce 86,000 net new units of housing by 2031—for a total Seattle housing supply of about one-third more than we have…MORE
Get better King County Government by offering your voice
Fri, 05/07/10
Given the steady stream of news and controversy coming out of Seattle City Hall, and the state and federal capitols, it's possible to overlook the reach and importance to our daily lives of King County government. King County is responsible for…MORE
Do tougher consequences make for better schools?
Wed, 05/05/10
Two articles in my daily paper have caused a fair amount of deep thinking. I would like to pass on some of my thoughts about how these two articles might improve our educational opportunities for the children of Federal Way.
Mark A.R.…MORE
Revisiting a plastic bag tax, ban
Wed, 05/05/10
By Nick Licata, Seattle City Council
Ed. Note: This piece originally appeared in Nick Licata's newsletter, Urban Politics.
The Seattle City Council's work plan for this year reviews proposed actions to implement our city's Zero…MORE
