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Help for herons

Students from the Crest Learning Center donated $1,200 to the Heron Habitat Helpers last month, and their generosity was marked at a May 27 ceremony at the Kiwanis Ravine Overlook off 36th Avenue West.

Whip it!

Elizabeth Osborn from the MLL AAA Fastpitch Team, the Magnolia Rotary "Runaway Rhodies" pitches recently on Field #2. The Rhodies beat Kumon U Village 6-0 leading to a record of nine wins and two losses.

A view from the Hill

A handful of homes on Queen Anne Hill were open to the public last week, many of them affording breathtaking views of downtown Seattle, and exhibiting opulent interiors. At right, Jon Strandberg takes off his shoes before entering one of the selected homes.

A view from the Hill

A handful of homes on Queen Anne Hill were open to the public last week, many of them affording breathtaking views of downtown Seattle, and exhibiting opulent interiors. At right, Jon Strandberg takes off his shoes before entering one of the selected homes.

McDermott speaks out on energy, war and Obama

United States Representative Jim McDermott is counting the days until President George W. Bush is out of office (it's 230 as of today, June 4), and he sounded optimistic in an interview last week that a Democrat will take the White House in the upcoming election.

The end of cheap gas

Much has been written, a lot of it contradictory nonsense, about the reasons gas prices have gone through the roof. In the last three months in Seattle, the cost of gas at the pump has gone up nearly a dollar; since the most oil-drenched crew in modern history entered the White House in 2001, the cost of gas has tripled. (Huh.)

All you have to know about wine is whether YOU like it

I looked across the table to where she sat seductively, breathing slowly, delicate yet bold, tempting me with her softness, and with an aura of sensuality coupled with a dangerous quality that said trouble lay ahead if I exploit her in any way.

Transportation study lacks sustainable-energy vision

"The Southeast Transportation Study" has much to recommend it, especially the proposal to make Rainier Avenue more bicycle friendly.

Development proposals threaten some of the South End's elderly residents

In the South District Journal for May 28, under Land Use permit applications on page 10, two project applications are listed: one at 3333 Rainier Ave. S. (old Chubby & Tubby) to allow a six-story, 58 unit residential building, and the other at 3840 Claremont Ave. S. to seek two three-story residential buildings, one two-unit townhouse and one eight-unit apartment building.

Oh the things ducks can teach us

Whenever I lead a memorial service or a wedding, somewhere near the beginning of the service I issue a friendly invitation that sounds like this. "At this time, let me invite any of you who have a cell phone, pager, Blackberry, iPhone or anything else that buzzes and beeps...to turn it off."

What good is cancer treatment if you can't get to the hospital?

I was pleased you published my letter on how nice and top-notch the care for me went at the VA Hospital ["Top-notch care for a WWII vet on the Hill," May 7].

Cyber weirdness - or how I escaped Internet death

I've upset, angered and generally pissed off a lot of people over the years with stories I've written for this and other Pacific Publishing community newspapers. It goes with the territory.

From field play to musical magic, summer in Georgetown is tough to beat

Despite the fact that gray clouds hover overhead, summer is on its way, at least that's what the calendar says. And summer happens to be my favorite time in Georgetown.

Recycle your phones and help our troops overseas call home

The Rotary Club of Seattle, in conjunction with 23 other area Rotary Clubs, the non-profit Cell Phones for Soldiers, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and Seattle Goodwill, will sponsor "Cell Phones for Soldiers" throughout June.

Unfortunately, festivals need more security

Well, Seattle is changing. If you haven't noticed the signs before, recent events at Folklife should have given all but the densest a startlingly clear heads up.