Tukwila's finances handled competently | Chuck Parrish
When times are tough, people offer a lot of ideas about what the city should or should not do. It’s a good time to look back at what the city administration and council did when it became clear that the Great Recession was going to hit Tukwila hard financially.
Tukwila schools ready to move forward | Editor's note
But the district is poised to move forward under new leadership with the selection of Seattle educator and school administrator Nancy Coogan, who has been chosen as the district’s new superintendent.
Problems near Grand Terrace Apartments and Immediate Area
I listened to the audio of the March 25, 2013 city council meeting. It was an amazing number of people who came forward to speak about conditions in their neighborhood. The owner of the Grand Terrace Apts was there as well. I had no idea that people on S 158th St west of 42nd Ave...
Volunteers helped keep Tukwila Pool alive | Letter to the editor
There is a group of people in our midst who are passionate about preventing childhood drownings. Not only does the Sustain Tukwila Pool (STP) committee want to ensure that every child in Tukwila and neighboring communities learns to swim, they also want to see our public pool be sustained for future generations.
Renovation of Tukwila Pool paid by city taxpayers | Chuck Parrish
You’re all wet! Or you can be if you visit the Tukwila Pool in the near future. After a $1.6 million to $1.7 million refurbishment project, the pool opened a few days ago. The grand re-opening celebration is scheduled for April 20.
Classified employees get job done | Mellody Matthes
March 11 – 16 is designated as Washington School Classified Employees Recognition Week to recognize the dedication, responsibilities and accomplishments of our 111 classified employees. It goes without saying they are the backbone of our organization; in every capacity our classified employees support the district’s educational endeavors.
Waste Management Cascade Recycling Center
Recently I had the opportunity to visit Waste Management Cascade Recycling Center in Woodinville, Wa. This is quite the production. It is a cacophony of sounds and sights..the beep, beep, beep of the trucks as they back in to dump their recyclables, mountains of multicolored materials, a serpentine system of belts and conveyors going every...
An Opportunity to Serve
At the end of April, I will have completed my three year term as a member of the Human Services Advisory Board and will be stepping down to seek other opportunities to serve and learn. Having had four years on the planning commission and now three on human services, I will have to see what...
The Need to Elect More Empathetic Representatives and Be Better Citizens
Ohio Senator Republican Rob Portman announced today that he is reversing his position and is now supportive of marriage equality after learning that his son is gay. On the one hand, this is a good thing; a dinner table conversion. On the other hand, it reveals what we already know; that many politicians lack the...
Interested in Buying American?
I receive a newsletter form Mr. Roger Simmermaker regarding American made products. Here are a few places that one might try from his most recent article. ...............Many American-only e-commerce sites offer a range of goods in several categories, where others are more specific (companies that sell only American-made toys, for example). Among the American businesses...
Glad that the 2/3 Majority For Tax Increases Was Found Unconstitutional
The story below is presented by Tom Raum of the Associated Press on March 9, 2013. It illustrates a classic problem. Most of us are our own worst enemies when it comes to a rational thought process about taxes and expenditures. At the federal level, individual income tax has not been as low since the...
