A close game in the third quarter became a blowout win for the Highline Pirates over the Evergreen Wolverines in football at Highline Memorial Field on Thursday.
Highline improved to 3-3 in the Seamount while Evergreen dropped to 1-4 in the Seamount League.
It was a tale of two ways of explaining things.
What commuter has not been snarled in the Mercer Mess a few times, left boxed in but with no way out except to wait, muttering darkly about leaders of a city who would keep something like this for 40 years?
It may be a few more years before anything is done after a meeting last week in which a lone City Council member said loudly that the latest Seattle Department of Transportation fix for the Mercer Mess would make things a whole lot messier and cost a whole lot of money we do not have.
The meeting produced a parade of people opposed to the idea, left several Council mem
The idea of a "Green Energy Economy" is appealing to most thoughtful people because it solves several big societal problems at once. What we need to do, however, is "something."
We need to act now. Ox's need to be gored and vested interests need to loose their vests. We need to change what Madison Avenue tells us is sexy from "high horsepower" to "high mileage," from "convenient" to "completely recyclable." Put simply, our way of life must change and we have a plan - The New Apollo Program.
Let's get started on it now!
Marc Vendetti
West Seattle
We need more training for home care workers. Maybe one day you or a loved one will need help, then it will be important that the worker be trained. Please support more training for home care workers and they need to know the state appreciates the great work they are doing.
Mary Ann Smith
West Seattle
I'm wondering if Mr. Anderson, so ready to pony up 20 cents for each disposable bag, is looking at the big picture or has the bag over his head?
For the thousands who signed the petition it wasn't the issue of cost - a Fauntleroy address or White Center - although there is something to be acknowledged about that.
How could this law possibly cover every shopping situation? How pervasive?
Would this be large grocery stores alone? And what of independents? Hardware stores? Specialty shops?
I don't know if this is any interest to any one but me, but last month we had a car show in the Junction. I think it was a huge success but just to let you know with out the awesome support of Liberty Bell Printing's owner Mike Hoffman it would not have happened. I cannot say enough what a great experience it was to work with Mike. He was not only great to work with but I can say I also made a good friend. I know the council's work goes unnoticed.
The Seattle Parks and Green Space levy is a neighbor-to-neighbor effort to make Seattle a better place to live. This is a wise investment for a healthier, happier community. Parks benefit people of all ages, economic and cultural backgrounds. For the record, the Parks Levy isn't coming from the Mayor's office - it's a plan that was put together by citizen volunteers.
Cheryl dos Remedios
Seattle
In the end the park designer is going to have egg on his face for removing the skate park ("White Center rink to be community site," Oct. 1).
Skaters will skate there anyway, causing damage to the property and potentially hurting themselves, opening up grounds for suit. I'm a white woman, not a skater - but I support building safe and fun places for young adults that choose to challenge and perfect their skating skills as an athletic, bonding activity, rather than waste bodies and brains with less productive and even destructive activities.
After reading your article titled "New daycare has vacancies" (Oct. 8). I would like to comment on the untrue statements made in it. As the director of Alki Community Centers Before and After School program I have been referring children to Alki Kids Place, as well as posting fliers for this program.
On Monday I helped a mom find the Web site online because she needed after school care. What we are not able to do is give the names and phone numbers of the participants on our wait list to Alki Kids Place.
It's almost a heretical question to ask in this town. Most people I know in Seattle (myself included) love the neighborhoods where we live. More often than not, we feel protective of other neighborhoods around town, too. I don't live near the California/Alaska Junction, but I love coming over for the Farmer's Market on a Sunday.
Seattle is said to be a city of strong neighborhoods, more so than many other cities around the country that don't have pockets of unique character the way we do, nor as many ardent community activists as we have.
