Light rail: Political lesson for Federal Way? | Bob Roegner
King County Councilman Pete von Reichbauer and State Sen. Tracey Eide demonstrated once again why they are two of the most successful and skilled political problem solvers in the region, as they found a solution to the Sound Transit-Federal Way light rail connection dilemma.
February 10, 2012
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Without volunteers, good Samaritans, human services landscape would be bleak
Heaven help you if you were trying to raise a child with a developmental disability in the 1960s. In terms of support services, education, therapy, or even a wise word, in many cities and towns there was nothing.
Prescription drug abuse in teens on the rise | Patti Skelton-McGougan | Parenting Lifeline
As parents, we know the dangers illegal drugs pose to our kids, but few of us recognize some of the biggest dangers are actually legal substance found in many of our own homes.
When hikers leave civilization behind, they leave help behind | Opinon
I was climbing the path to Colchuck Lake two weeks ago when I heard the dreadful sound, a helicopter circling a mountain peak.
I knew it meant someone was badly injured.
My heart sank.
For the second time in the past two seasons, I was hiking to a destination where another hiker took a risk with the melting snow, and died a brutal death in the mountains.
Initiatives and referendums – the good and the bad | Editorial
Five measures are on the ballot this November, three initiatives and two referendums from the Legislature to the public. Here’s our take:
Journalism for Uganda | Celeste Gracey
A few weeks ago I was honored with the opportunity to help a group of teenagers at an Ugandan secondary school found a student newspaper. I told them to be careful, to make their words count, but ultimately to be prepared to lose everything for what they believe. My message was a stern reminder that I, too, had to be fearless.
Freedom's price | Editorial
Amanda Knox is free from prison. Her next task is to be free from the more than $1 million in legal bills. Such is the price of freedom.
Rachel’s good life lives on | Editorial
The remarkable story of Rachel Beckwith continues to amaze. The 9-year-old Issaquah girl died last July in a pileup on I-90. News of her death brought an outpouring of support from people around the world after it was learned that Rachel’s birthday wish raised $300 for a charity to provide water to African villages. More than $1 million has been raised. Now Rachel has provided even more life.
Redistricting proposal goes to far | Editorial
Since schools have just started we thought we’d give all of our readers in Issaquah and Sammamish a pop quiz.
A: Does Issaquah have more in common with Sammamish or Wenatchee?
B: Does Sammamish have more in common with Issaquah or Whatcom County?
If Issaquah residents answered Sammamish in question A, and Sammamish residents answered Issaquah in question B, they obviously know more than one of the members of the state redistricting commission.
Olympia still doesn’t get it | Tim Eyman
Four times the voters have approved initiatives requiring a two-thirds vote to raise taxes and a majority vote to increase fees. Four times. Yet despite 1053’s 64 percent “yes” vote last year, Olympia repeatedly violated it.
