Jul
30
2010
WRITING budgets and passing laws in Olympia have their own learning curves, but the process relies on the experience and expertise of the legislators dispatched by voters.
Here are three strong candidates in District 32, which covers northwest King and southwest Snohomish counties, and includes Edmonds, Woodway, Shoreline, Kenmore and Lake Forest Park.
Republican David Baker, mayor [...]
Tags: District 32, endorsements, Seattle times
Jul
20
2010
Area’s aging public swimming pools running on empty
Across King County, cities are struggling with costly, aging pools as they juggle severe budget cuts.
By Nicole Tsong
Seattle Times Eastside reporter
KEN LAMBERT / THE SEATTLE TIMES
“It’s just worn out,” says Craig Larsen, Redmond parks director, of the city’s only public swim pool.
Redmond officials have discussed partnering with other [...]
Tags: aging, pools, Seattle times
Feb
19
2010
Constantine acts to remove contractor from finishing stalled part of Brightwater tunnel
A contractor who has struggled for months to repair two damaged tunneling machines might be replaced on part of the $1.8 billion Brightwater sewage-treatment project, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced Thursday.
By Keith Ervin
Seattle Times staff reporter
It took a King County contractor nearly nine [...]
Tags: Brightwater, contractor, Seattle times
Nov
28
2008
Federal agents have recovered an 18-karat gold bookmark reportedly belonging to Adolf Hitler and arrested the 37-year-old man who was trying to sell it during an undercover sting at a Bellevue Starbucks.
By Mike CarterSeattle Times staff reporter
COURTESY OF ICE / WEBMARK02
According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the bookmark and several pieces of jewelry [...]
Tags: bookmark, Hitler, Kenmore man, Seattle times