As faithful readers of this column may remember, I counseled convicts for the state of Washington for two years back in the '80s.The experienced convinced me, a lifelong liberal, that there were crimes for which the death penalty was not only a just penalty, but was, in these particular cases, a necessary retribution.
I am a dentist, but I made the first amphibious assault into Vietnam attached to the Marine Corps. In addition to taking care of teeth, I helped on some medical evacuations of wounded Marines, and, in the interest of people-to-people programs, went into villages and did dentistry on the local population.
Geov Parrish was right to take Dino Rossi to task for a ludicrous transportation proposal ["Transit authorities leave the public by the roadside," May 7]. However, Sound Transit has been consulting the public for many years and is making very sound proposals.
Curiously, there is a document in Seattle libraries, and online, awaiting public comment - with a deadline of May 31 - that few people have heard much about.
Officers responded to a shooting in the 1400 block of South Ferdinand Street. Three juveniles said they heard two to three gunshots from the front porch of their home.
McClure Middle School staff and family, including principal Sarah Prichett, center, show some moves during the school's recent mixer/fundraiser. The event was sponsored by dozens of local businesses and raised money for the school's general needs.
urrounded by her daughters, Delores Swanson, 69, passed away on May 11 after a short illness.
When most of us think back on fond childhood memories, we always remember our grandparents. Baking cookies with grandma, fishing trips with grandpa, birthday cards with checks or a crisp $10 bill. Whether they lived close enough for Sunday dinners, or kept in contact through mail and pictures, they are fundamentally an important part of our lives.
MAGNOLIA CLUSTER-HOUSING PROJECT COULD BREAK GROUND NEXT YEAR It's been almost four years since Lexington Fine Homes president John Cochenour first applied for a permit to build a housing project on land once occupied by the Briarcliff Elementary School near the Magnolia water tower.
ARCHITECT MAKES MAP OF ALL QUEEN ANNE STAIRCASES He is what some people would call an urban hiker. Thomas Horton, a local architect, loves to hike in cities, discover new buildings, businesses and secret passages.
RISING RENTS MAY DROWN TEA COMPANY Business at the Teacup is booming, and yet owner Elisabeth Knottingham is seriously considering leaving her shoebox location atop Queen Anne Hill, known for its eclectic independent shops.
This year's Northwest Folklife Festival, Friday May 23- Monday, May 26, will bring an estimated 250,000 people to the Seattle Center grounds.
Two transportatoin officials spoke about the need for change at a Monday meeting hosted by Sustainable Magnolia, a newly formed group with a mission to educate and engage citizens about the climate crisis and to promote sustainable quality of life.
The Woodland Park Zoo unveils its new Chilean Flamingo exhibit Saturday, May 24. Cupcake Royale will be passing out free mini pink cupcakes and there will be live South American music. The exhibit is presented by The Boeing Co. and features 27 flamingoes donated by a Washington based family. The new 4,000-square-foot exhibit emulates the coastal salt marshes and estuaries of the temperate forest zone of Chile. The South American birds get that pinkish hue from eating shrimp.
AAA SoftballLeone & Vaughn soarLeone & Vaughn's Morgan Cameron slugged a RBI single down the right field line, and then stole home in the same frame to even up the score in the bottom of the first. In the bottom of the third, Serena Baserman took wing around the bases and a two run single knocked by Noelle Witt added three more to the Blue Sox tally. From that point, the home team never looked back -- Emma Hoyt's work on the mound (fanning batters while stranding the go-ahead runs on base) clipped short the Eagles offensive at the top of the fourth, and a Baserman two run single-bagger, a one run single by Hoyt, and Witt's second two run single of the game created a lead which was impossible for the visitors to surpass.- Mary CroppRUG 3 0 2 0 5L&V; 3 0 3 5 11