Highline cities elected mayors this week as city councils held their first regular meetings of the new year.
Councilwoman Joan McGilton was elected by a unanimous vote of her fellow city council members to a second two-year term as mayor of Burien.
The action was the first item of business at the lawmakers' first meeting of the year on Jan.
Monthly meetings of the Alaskan Way Viaduct Stakeholder Advisory Committee are open to the public, though not all are open for public comment. The next meeting is 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24. The location hasn't been finalized.
The committee will not make any decisions about what will replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct, which Gov. Christine Gregoire said Thursday will be razed in 2012, with or without Seattle's approval.
Monthly meetings of the Alaskan Way Viaduct Stakeholder Advisory Committee are open to the public, though not all are open for public comment. The next meeting is 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24. The location hasn't been finalized.
The committee will not make any decisions about what will replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct, which Gov. Christine Gregoire said Thursday will be razed in 2012, with or without Seattle's approval.
Wednesday, Dec. 26
Girls basketball
SCS Tournament
SCS 55, Decatur 25
The Gators played in the Seattle Christian Christmas Classic and came up short against the hosts last Wednesday.
Tenea Holcomb swished in seven to lead Decatur and Jade Woodke added six.
Thursday, Dec. 27
Girls basketball
SCS Tournament
Tumwater 54, Decatur 19
To the Editor:
The article in the December 26th Federal Way News about Symphony is exciting but also disturbing.
The traffic on 320th and Pacific Highway is already extremely bad and this kind of construction so close to both will definitely impact traffic.
To the Editor:
In a recent letter to both the Federal Way Mirror, Federal Way News and Tacoma News Tribune, Barbra Reid asked the citizens of Federal Way that support a strong mayor, to list a few reasons as to "why [we] are complaining."
Be careful what you wish for. Here's my simple Q and A to answer her plea for help in this area:
Q: Do you own, run or manage a business here in Federal Way?
While most of the area's wintry weather came in late fall, Federal Way experienced a brief bout with nasty weather during the first few weeks of the winter season. Scott Anthony captured this image of some dedicated soccer players braving the sleet and snow for a few wet minutes on the field.
Photo by Scott Anthony
Low-income disabled persons can now seek a rebate on their utility taxes thanks to a change in the City of Federal Way's Utility Tax Rebate Program.
Low-income seniors have qualified for the program since its inception in 2003.
The rebate program, which helped about 50 seniors last year, covers the city utility tax on gas, electricity, telephone, cell phones, pagers, garbage/recycling, and cable TV charges.
Politics takes center stage later this month in Breeders Theater's 13th production, Crazy/Naked, at E.B. Foote Winery, 127-B S.W. 153rd St., Burien.
Written by Highline playwright T.M. Sell, Crazy/Naked is directed by Doug Knoop with music by Nancy Warren.
Knoop suggested the idea for the show last year.
"After the holidays it's going to be all about politics," Knoop recalled recently.
"I said something to this effect when TM and I were discussing the 2008 winter show ...
Battle scarred Highline veterans of the war against construction of the third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport are not surprised by an audit critical of the Port of Seattle.
The state audit released late last month charged the port, which operates the airport, squandered $97.2 million in taxpayer funds on construction projects over a three-year period.
Auditors also concluded the port does not have policies to counter possible money misuse.
It found that the five elected port commissioners largely delegated decision making to staff, and that port ma
