It is now even more difficult than ever to wage a grass-roots, volunteer-driven campaign for City CouncilIt is now even more difficult than ever to wage a grass-roots, volunteer-driven campaign for City CouncilThis week, June 4 through 8, candidates are filing for this year's local elections for, among other things, Seattle City Council, Metropolitan King County Council, Port of Seattle Commission and Seattle Public Schools board. Candidates will then have 10 weeks of campaigning, in the dead of summer, leading up to the primary election on Aug. 21.Yes, Aug. 21.
This week, June 4-8, candidates are filing for this year's local elections for, among other things, Seattle City Council, King County Council, Port of Seattle Commission and Seattle School District Board. Candidates will then have 10 weeks of campaigning, in the dead of summer, leading up to the primary election on August 21.Yes, August 21.
ESTEE CLIFFORD It hasn't affected me because I walk everywhere. Everything I need is within walking distance: work, school, groceries.
Now in its 15th season, Theater Schmeater has become the little theater company that could.While the Empty Space, Tacoma Actors Guild, The Bathhouse, The Group, Alice B Theater, Union Garage, the Seattle Fringe Festival and so many other theatrical groups have died, the 49-seat storefront playhouse on Summit Avenue between Pike and Pine soldiers on.
"I don't vote and I don't like politics. Anyway, there is nothing we can change by voting".I have heard these sentiments voiced by Muslims in the Eastside and Beacon Hill area mosques as well as non-Muslim professionals and students in the Seattle-Everett areas. It never fails to chill me whenever I hear it. I want to shake the speaker and tell him that we all vote every day and we have all practiced politics since the day we were born.
Kieu-Nong Lieu demonstrates traditional Chinese calligraphy as Beacon Hill residents gather at the Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Ave. S., on June 2 to celebrate their neighborhood, raise awareness about issues facing the area and have fun in the sun.
This week, June 4-8, candidates are filing for this year's local elections for, among other things, Seattle City Council, King County Council, Port of Seattle Commission, and Seattle School District Board. Candidates will then have 10 weeks of campaigning, in the dead of summer, leading up to the primary election on August 21.Yes, August 21.
Got an e-mail the other day loaded with pictures of little boys engaged in ... well, being little boys. OK, a couple of them weren't that little.The first picture was a red-haired kid, about 4 years old, with the head of a small green frog in his mouth, its hind legs sticking out. Next came three little boys, age 3, I'd guess, all peeing in someone's flower garden.
.....But if I read the "experts" correctly, by the time you read this it will be wet and cool, cool, cool - back to the predictable Seattle summertime in June. Barbecues with heavy sweaters on and swimming in the Sound or the lakes with a wet-suit on unless you are age 5-13 and can squeal with exuberant delight.Out in the garden I have discovered that there appear to be many hands or beaks or paws "helping" me with my summer garden.
Thursday night. Pizza night. Who doesn't like pizza night? Well, maybe the people responsible for making sure the pizza trash is taken away and disposed of without hurting the environment.Normally, when a pizza is finished, the box gets crushed and shoved into the garbage. Eventually, it ends up in a landfill somewhere in Oregon, where it should decompose and add some rich nutrients to the soil. That turns out to be true only if oxygen can circulate through the landfill.
Did ya ever pick up the morning paper and the longer you read, the stronger grew your conviction that there were folks afoot in the world alone who shouldn't be? Folks who need minders. Some, like Dubya, are even hiding out in positions of authority.What follows is a brief list of dauntingly typical examples.
This week, June 4-8, candidates are filing for this year's local elections for, among other things, Seattle City Council, King County Council, Port of Seattle Commission and Seattle School District Board. Candidates will then have 10 weeks of campaigning, in the dead of summer, leading up to the primary election on Aug. 21. Yes, Aug. 21.
Got an e-mail the other day loaded with pictures of little boys engaged in ... well, being little boys. OK, a couple of them weren't that little.The first picture was a red-haired kid, about 4 years old, with the head of a small green frog in his mouth, its hind legs sticking out. Next came three little boys, age 3, I'd guess, all peeing in someone's flower garden.
The Municipal League of King County seeks volunteers to participate in its annual candidate-evaluation program during two weeks in June and July. This year, volunteers will interview candidates for Seattle City Council, the King County Council, Port of Seattle Commission, and school boards and local races throughout the county.
Remember, in addition to being a dandy meeting place, the Magnolia/Queen Anne Neighborhood Center at 157 Roy St. (intersection with Warren) offers some valuable, ongoing resources, any weekday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.