By Vera M. Chan-PoolThe following are selected reports from the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct. They represent the officers' accounts of the events described.
This summer, high school students who did not pass the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) can enroll in a program that aims to help struggling high school students meet graduation and proficiency requirements that will expose them to the opportunities of a college education.
CENTRAL AREA - Seattle Parks Foundation, Bailey Gatzert Elementary School, and the Friends of Bailey Gatzert Playground celebrated the improvement of their playground at the school's end of the year field day on June 22. After a brief ceremony led by Principal Norma Zavala during the children's lunch, the children ran out to explore their new play areas while the community was offered a tour of the new amenities in one of Seattle's most underserved neighborhoods.<br
While celebrating the holiday, burns - superficial or first degree - can result from partaking in any celebratory activities including parades, cookouts, swimming and fireworks. The Red Cross suggests you make sure that exposed skin is covered with an appropriate sun block before heading outside, keep small children a safe distance from hot barbecue grills and outdoor fireplaces, never let children hold lit fireworks including sparklers.
The end is here for the most disruptive intersection closures along Martin Luther King Jr. Way South due to Sound Transit Light Rail construction. "We're done with the major closures for more than a few hours at a time along Martin Luther King," said Sound Transit media relations spokesman Bruce Grey on Monday, July 2. "This is the last of the big ones."
Councilmember Richard Conlin, chair of the Environment, Emergency Management and Utilities (EEMU) Committee, initiated a review of Seattle's solid waste programs and facilities in the fall of 2006 in order to improve recycling and waste reduction. Last week, Councilmember Conlin and Mayor Greg Nickels announced new programs and policy directions for a new "Zero Waste" strategy
RAINIER BEACH - Responding to a recent spike in youth-related crime in Rainier Beach, the city of Seattle is partnering with various outreach programs to create employment and activity "strategies" for students during the long summer break."There were some troubling things happening in the Rainier Beach neighborhood this spring," Nickels said in a press conference last Wednesday at Rainier Beach Cultural Center, "so we joined with the community to create opportunities to engage teens in the neighborhood, help them learn new skills, earn a few bucks and have fun all summer long."
There's talk about Chief of Police Gil Kerlikowske these days, born of public outrage over the internal review process of the Seattle Police Department.
Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson, the brand-new superintendent of Seattle schools, has a slam-dunk opportunity to set a tone for her new tenure. I hope she uses it.At issue is an incident this month at Rainier Beach High School, wherein a female student was allegedly sexually assaulted.So what did school officials do? They suspended the boys for three days. Case over. Until three weeks later, when the girl herself reported the incident to police, something school officials are supposedly required to do immediately Why didn't they? Nobody's saying.
It's a relatively easy thing to learn, and nearly impossible to master. Like golf, one can pick up the rules and the general thrust of the game in a matter of hours, then spend a whole lifetime honing one's skills, trying to get better.For these reasons, among others, chess has been called the perfect game-as old as civilization and immaculately unimprovable. And now, thanks to a new restorative program co-sponsored by the city's Parks Department, the perfect game may have found its perfect setting.
For Michael Wells, getting involved is about staying homeIn some respects, Michael Wells can serve as a poster child for the quintessential urban existence. The owner of Broadway's Bailey/Coy Books, Wells lives a mere block from his store, doesn't drive and freely admits he rarely leaves Capitol Hill. But his is more than just a strong physical bond with the city's most densely populated neighborhood. For the last several years, Wells has been deeply involved in business and community groups, enough so that he's become a recognizable figure in City Hall as well as on Broadway.
The following are remarks by Wash. Rep. Jim McDermott on the floor of the House of Representatives on June 28, 2007.Mr. Speaker: It is time for a new exit strategy, one that removes the vice president of the United States from office, voluntarily if he chooses, but by impeachment if he stonewalls. The time has come for the vice president to go.
Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson, the brand-new superintendent of Seattle schools, has a slam-dunk opportunity to set a tone for her new tenure. I hope she uses it.At issue is an incident this month at Rainier Beach High School, wherein a female student was allegedly sexually assaulted.So what did school officials do? They suspended the boys for three days. Case over. Until three weeks later, when the girl herself reported the incident to police, something school officials are supposedly required to do immediately.Why didn't they?
PASQUALE SANTOSYes, I'm very patriotic. I love this country. I'm not always in agreement with my government. I can't complain much. When we get our world reputation back, I'll feel better.
Listen along, my pilgrims, and you shall hear a Canterbury tale.To be precise, a tale of Canterbury Ale & Eats, the venerable drinkery and eatery on 15th Avenue East. The Canterbury is one of Capitol Hill's last un-gentrified dive bars. If anything, it's become progressively more dive-y since the I first visited it in the late 1970s. Along the way, employees have come and gone, regular customers have grown older and the place itself has become a neighborhood institution.