Tukwila has always had trouble getting respect-even from its beginnings, according to Tukwila Mayor Jim Haggerton.
While the Denny Party landed at Alki Beach, getting credit as the first European settlement in Puget Sound, the Collins Party actually arrived in the Tukwila area five months earlier, Haggerton noted.
That was just one of the fascinating facts revealed on Jan.
What may be the single largest retail/residential development ever in the Highline area - SSI Pacific Place in Des Moines - is now in the design stage.
"It is one of the greatest projects that the city has ever been involved in," Mayor Bob Sheckler said last week.
Noting the development will revitalize the Pacific Ridge area along Pacific Highway South (Highline 99), Sheckler added, "It will help reduce crime. It will create jobs and generate revenue.
Editor's note: the following letter was submitted to the Normandy Park City Council about to the Josephine Parc development and its impact on the city, the neighbors and the natural environment.
Normandy Park Mayor Shawn McAvoy, City Council Members, City Manager Doug Schulze and Development Director John Adamson
Re: Patrick Pressentin's memo re development at Josephine Parc
This letter is in support of Pat Pressentin's letter to Ken Nilsen, Pace Engineers, related to the site condition and drainage and erosion control at Josephine Parc.
As neighbors
State Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines) will enter a bill to remove the emergency clause which allows the Port of Seattle to collect property taxes without a vote of the people. This is based upon the damning performance audit prepared by the State Auditor.
Tim Eyman has indicated to the papers that he is interested in preparing a similar initiative to do the same thing. Democrats will outflank the Republicans on reducing taxes if the Legislature passes this bill. No public programs will be hurt!
The audit covered three years. The tip of a 20-year iceberg.
Rocky is one handsome dude and Bobbie is no shrinking violet herself.
Beauty aside, these canine heroes can sniff out narcotics or track cold scents at the drop of a command, with all-inclusive loyalty and bravery that saves human life.
Bobbie, a border collie-springer spaniel mix, is an expert at sniffing out narcotics.
Rocky, the bloodhound, can track a cold scent after smells are long gone.
These are trained specialty dogs that corral bad guys and help the helpless.
When it became known that an organization offered officially trained la
That the power to tax involves the power to destroy ... [is] not to be denied.
Chief Justice John Marshall
1819
Readers of this column know I express on occasion differences with 33rd District Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Des Moines, most of them involving taxation and spending by the Legislature.
So when Sen. Keiser comes down solidly on the side of taxpayers, as she did last week, it is right to give credit where credit is due.
Sen.
The City of Tukwila, which stretches from the Seattle city limits to SeaTac and Kent, put on a big celebration last week to embrace its former farmers, who were founders, on this 100th year since one of them first plowed the rich Green River Valley bottom land.
The celebrants did it on top of a huge new parking garage behind the Southcenter Sears store in a temporary tent.
Elsbeth and I went to salute the pioneers, watch some skits put on by Foster High kids, eat some snacks and go to lunch at a huge new eatery called Cheesecake.
The whole event was designed to
Let me see if I have this right. With two months advance notice, Roy Parke, Dave McKenzie, Norma Blanchard, Tara Talley, Diana Parke or Clara MacArthur, all Board of Directors Members of Accountability Comes to Town (ACT) could not be available to represent ACT at the January 16th debate sponsored by the Mirror and Chamber of Commerce? If the Mirror and Chamber knew this in advance, they had a responsibility to tell the audience ACT was not represented before the start of the debate. If they did not know it then ACT is guilty of serious irresponsibility.
Vickie Lynn McBride Newton passed on to a better place surrounded by loved ones on January 11, 2008.
She will be loved dearly, missed much and remembered fondly by her husband, Glenn, children Jeremy and Nicolle, mother Helen, father Reid, sister Karen, brother Mike and every other person whose life she touched.
A memorial service will be held at Glendale Evangelical Lutheran Church on January 19, time to be determined. The family would like to thank Providence Hospice for their care, kindness and generosity.
At age 84, Dad went to be with his Lord on January 4 with his family by his side. He is survived by his beloved wife, Edith, and children Betsy (Ritchie), Grace, Ruth (Fenn), Bill, Joan (Wrigley) and fourteen grandchildren.
He served as a lieutenant in the Navy and opened a medical practice in Des Moines in 1950 (Des Moines Medical Offices). Dad's love of the Lord was shown through his service at Des Moines Gospel Chapel and Lakeside Bible Camp.
Services were held on January 12.
