The elections division of King County is investigating a woman working for the Initiative 1098 campaign who is accused of submitting 350 fraudulent signatures for the proposal.
The elections division of King County is investigating a woman working for the Initiative 1098 campaign who is accused of submitting 350 fraudulent signatures for the proposal.
Susan G. Komen fundraiser this weekendEvolution Pilates, Rain Fitness, Whole Foods Interbay and Santa Cruz Organic Pink Lemonade are holding a fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 31, in front of Whole Foods Interbay at 2001 15th Ave. W. The event will include an open grill lunch by Whole Foods including, Santa Cruz Organic Pink Lemonade, pink cupcakes, wine tasting, pilates prizes and rain fitness giveaways. All proceeds will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure of Puget Sound.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Common sense discretion should be one of the hallmarks of law enforcement.Sometimes, when a person gets pulled over, the officer will let the person off with a warning. Sometimes not. Sometimes when a person jaywalks, an officer might give the scofflaw a talking to, but no ticket.
What do you do when you witness child abuse in public? A couple of weeks ago, I was riding a Metro bus in the Downtown Transit Tunnel when I was confronted with this question. We had reached a stop, and when the rear door opened, a little boy, maybe 3 or 4 years old, stepped onto the bus, stopped and pulled his baseball cap down over his face.
I've known a few people in my life who seem to think there's nothing worse than looking like a fool because they trusted someone who let them down. It's made me reflect on that attitude.
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.
I used to love to argue about politics and religion despite proverbial wisdom claiming through the ages that such discussions are generally fruitless. I didn't get that viewpoint and chalked it up to proverbial cowardice, not time-saving wisdom.
In a time where new music teeters between obscure lo-fi indie rock and overproduced electronic dance songs, The Feel Flow Expo is brave enough to tackle a simple, yet alluring pop sound.
Help paint a huge mural on the Dexter Way North underpassEveryone is encouraged to participate in a community paint/week-end event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 21 and Sunday Aug. 22.
Aries (Mar. 20-Apr. 19) There will be less drama and more peace in your life starting Sun! See Leo.