Statism is a word coined in 1919 according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The concept developed earlier in the century and excited the "intellectuals" of Europe but did not gain favor in the United States until Woodrow Wilson's term in office from 1913 to 1921.
You've heard a lot about public health lately. During the recent focus on the new influenza virus (H1N1, or "swine flu"), you were told to, "wash your hands," "cover your coughs and sneezes," and "keep your children home from school if they are sick."
The Our Lady of Fatima seventh- and eighth-grade boys finished off their season in fine fashion last Sunday by capturing the CYO City Championship with a 4-0 win over St. Joe's. The Falcons defeated Assumption/St. Bridget 6-5 in a thrilling, extra inning semi-final game on Wednesday May 27.
Everyday people get their haircut, their eyebrows waxed or their nails done. But sugared? Mention sugaring to Kelly Dermody, a licensed esthetician and owner of Magnolia Skin Care, and she'll set up a chair.
TUESDAY, JUNE 9Cleveland, 5 p.m. @ CHS, 5511 15th Ave. S.Middle College/UW campus, 6 p.m. @ UW Water Activities Center.Ingraham, 6:30 p.m. @ IHS, 1819 N. 135th St.Ballard, 8 p.m. @ Memorial Stadium.
Angels and demonsJust after midnight on Sunday the 17th, officers received reports of a car racing up and down Williams Ave. W. Another citizen notified 911 that the driver was his bi-polar ex-wife.
Pacific Northwest Ballet's large-scale education and outreach program Discover Dance has been awarded $40,000 for the 2009-2010 school year from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Grand Opening of QA Farmers Market Come celebrate from 3 to 7 p.m., on Thursday, June 18, at W. Crockett. Farm-fresh produce, fish, meat, dairy, and more, direct from the producer. Hot food from Skillet and Patty Pan Grill. Toe-tappin' hot jass and hokum tunes by Snake Suspenderz. Canlis Chef Jason Franey cooks at 4 p.m., Matthew Amster-Burton ("Hungry Monkey") signs books at 5 p.m. Meet market poster artist Elizabeth Mullaly and Fremont Bridge artist Kristen Ramirez, 3 to 7 p.m. More information at www.qafma.org
HOME SOUR HOMEOn W. Blaine, a resident in her 60s has spent years being harassed by a neighbor and adult son who complain about a property line. Even though the line has been marked on sidewalk, street, and yard - and though the victim's gardeners (very aware of the situation) take special care to stay off the neighbor's property, the woman and son continue to yell and cause a fuss. The son has allegedly shoved the victim in the past (the officer states the victim is "elderly and frail from cancer") and has occasionally moved her garbage cans into the middle of the driveway to block her path. When the victim recently went out to tell them to leave the gardeners alone, the female suspect (in her 70s) reportedly stuck out her tongue and made "Nyah Nyah" sounds. An officer stopped by to talk to the suspects, and he reports that the woman "immediately interrupted me and spoke over me" and proclaimed that the victim is a paranoid schizophrenic. The suspect kept "chatting about random things" and wouldn't answer questions. The officer warned that neither she nor her son should speak to or bother the victim or her gardeners. He also took care to tell the suspect one other thing: Based on his years of crisis training, the victim showed no signs of being a paranoid schizophrenic.
The majority of the 2009 legislative session that adjourned April 26 was spent plugging the state's $9 billion budget shortfall - but we also forged new ground with policies such as our effort to restructure our education funding system that I wrote about at the end of April.
As spring eases toward summer, several noteworthy community events are on the horizon.
Recently the Seattle City Council requested an audit to review the City's tree policies. The audit report clearly outlined the extent of the failures by the City to protect its current inventory of trees, and to implement plans going forward for a sustainable urban tree program.
Seattle is on everybody's map now. But when I moved to Seattle in 1984, the city was still kind of a national secret.
Recently, while enjoying morning coffee with a few others at a table on the sidewalk outside of the bakery on McGraw, the conversation turned to soft drinks for some unknown reason. You know, soda pop.
Concerned About Our Public Schools?Come share your thoughts with and hear the latest from Reuven Carlyle, State Representative for the 36th District, Michael DeBell, President of the Seattle Public School Board, Ramona Hattendorf, President of the Seattle Council PTSA, Lisa Moore, Executive Director, Successful Schools in Action, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 16, at the McClure Middle School Library, 1915 First Ave. W. Topics include budget cuts, class sizes, layoffs, student assignment plan, curriculum updates and college preparedness.