A new size for our paper
You’ve likely noticed something different about this week’s Queen Anne & Magnolia News: It’s 4 1/2 inches shorter. We hope you like it: We aim to keep the more compact size, which allows for better-organized pages and easier portability.
Through April, a number of our young carriers will pass out the News on the streets. Please say hello to them. They’re getting an early start on learning the fundamentals of a good work ethic and deserve our support.
Our carrier force, in fact, has been a neighborhood tradition for generations: Some carrier jobs have been passed down through families. Not a few of you out there in the business and professional community delivered the News when you were kids.
There’s still a place in the world for community newspapers in print; the new look reinforces our commitment.
Of course, we also have an active on-line universe at QueenAnneNews.com and MagnoliaNews.net.
Whether in print or on-line, take a look at our advertisers: These neighborhood businesses are reaching out for your business. They, too, deserve our support.
Happy reading.
Grassroots stuff
On March 16, our three representatives from the 36th Legislative District — Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Reps. Reuven Carlyle and Gael Tarleton — hosted more than 100 constituents at the new City University of Seattle: Discussion of pending legislation in Olympia highlighted the agenda.
One bill discussed, Senate Bill 5308, for which Kohl-Welles is a lead sponsor, was unanimously passed by the Senate. The bill awaits action by the House.
SB 5308 addresses human trafficking; a previously passed bill on the matter, challenged in court, was dropped. The new bill would establish a statewide committee charged with examining the laws and practices of local and regional entities in addressing sexually exploited children and make recommendations for statewide jurisdictions.
Despite the fact that most of us have had no experience with or exposure to human trafficking and the plenitude of other critical issues on the budget bubble, SB 5308 is a moral imperative that should rank high on our list of priorities.
It seems this time around legislators have gotten it right. We should be proud much of the drive for this bill is coming out of the 36th Legislative District.