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Notes from the Garden

So quickly the gentle tenderness of spring passes, and now, on the Solstice, we have the beginnings of the tough, bright, intense, full-bodied and highly fragrant gardens of our summer months. Instead of the soft verdant lushness of our wet Spring, we have the romping exuberance of summer. Well, yes we still have to imagine all of this fullness, but we can say that our spring ephemerals have quietly gone away.

Living with chickens not all fun and eggs

As the article in last weeks Magnolia News stated, "Domesticated chickens will live an average of eight years. A healthy hen will produce eggs for two years..." Which leaves us with the other six years.

Promotion ceremony at Fort Lawton Saturday

A promotion ceremony at Fort Lawton scheduled for 2 p.m. on July 10 will include the participation of Joint Base Lewis-McChord's field artillery honor unit, the Salute Battery.

Permit applications

The following information was provided by the city's Department of Planning and Development. Written comments on projects should be mailed to 700 Fifth Ave., Suite 2000, P.O. Box 34019, Seattle, WA 98124-4019.

Coe's new principal puts kids first

Product of Seattle school system has a consensus style

Even though Tate Loftin is new to Frantz H. Coe Elementary School, she is no stranger to Seattle Public Schools.

Would the Garden Claw work? Yeah, right

Ramblings

The light from the TV filled the room. It was late, and I couldn't sleep."It slices, dices, chops and purees -- You can't cook without one." Right, I thought sarcastically. That's just what I need. Then I keyed the remote.(Click!)

Golf tournament to benefit Ballard High School

August is fast approaching which means it's almost time for the 10th annual Ballard High School Golf Fundraiser.

QA writers bring science to their fiction

In a subterranean room on top of Queen Anne Hill, the tension was boiling. "... His eyes widened in sudden shock. 'Renata! You -- no!'

NAACP must step up and renew itself locally

Lest We Forget

Last week, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) celebrated its 101st birthday with its annual convention, this year hosted in Kansas City, Mo.

Summer gatherings ...

Notes from the Garden by Madeleine Wilde

We certainly are having those incredible summer afternoons - with the light lingering far into the evening hours. And then in the morning the famous regional grayness pervades. Our memories are short, for a mere 10 days ago we did have our first "heat wave" with all the celebration and whining. The heat was intense, but ever so short as the marine air came rushing back into the region.

Police Blotter 7/28

ConfusionPolice responded to a reported burglary at a home located in the 2600 block of Perkins Lane West at 12:16 p.m. on July 12. The victims were two homeowners, one of which said he left the house at 8:30 a.m. and when he returned he found that the northeast bathroom window had been left ajar. When he entered the house he found that the master bathroom had been ransacked. Taken from inside the house was approximately $5,000 in Canon camera equipment and a BOSE sound system.

Firefighters raise $102,731 for Muscular Dystrophy Association

Seattle Firefighters were out collecting donations in their boots for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) July 15 and 16. Thanks to the many drivers who slowed to drop cash and coins in the boot, the total amount raised was $102,731.

Summerfest's Ussery to step down this year

Magnolia's Summerfest organizer, Heather Ussery, will be stepping down after this year's festival, and the organization is putting a call out to get a new director for 2011.

Washington schools denied Race to the Top funding

Though State Superintendent Randy Dorn decided over the weekend to provisionally adopt a national set of standards in an attempt to get up to $250 million in federal funding, the funding will not come.

Journalists love a story - unless it's about them

The Right Side

Journalists love transparency, unless they are the ones exposed. Now the tentacles of media bias are detailed in the release of messages among some 400 subscribers to the invitation-only JournoList, a private messaging service.