There are teenagers throughout Tukwila who proved they are up to the challenges ahead of them, because they’ve already accomplished their toughest challenge so far, earning a high school diploma.
In areas where we seem to be going off the rails, America would be wise to consider public policies that seem to work well in other countries.
Congratulations to all our graduates this centennial year! If there’s one lesson from your schooling that I hope you take with you, it’s this: You have limitless potential and whatever you choose to pursue passionately, you will achieve.
I wanted to say thank you to Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce for putting on such a nice event; Ladies Night Out at Westfield Southcenter was a huge hit. The Ladies Night Out event was held at the Westfield Sky Terrace on a beautiful evening.
May 7 is when the rubber hits the road to begin making that vision a reality. The city has chosen Allentown as the first neighborhood to go through an extensive process that includes a survey of what’s good or bad about the neighborhood.
The Tukwila School District's bond committee will start meeting Thursday, April 16. This diverse group will look at how our student population is expected to grow and how our program needs are projected to expand in the decades to come.
Because of the poor economy, it is imperative that we elect people dedicated to bringing service-costs within our ability to pay for them. Currently, the City of Tukwila is raising fees and taxes that fall most heavily on those of us in our community least able to pay for them.
Foster High is the heart of the Tukwila community, and we invite everyone to come for singing, dancing, remembering, connecting, food, and fun during the official celebration starting at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the school.
The General Fund ongoing revenue numbers reflect the most predictable regular streams of revenue upon which the most predictable regular expenses are budgeted.
The ability to get around, to our jobs, to our schools – anywhere, really – is simply a fundamental part of life and a fundamental responsibility of our governments.
Some believe that policy makers automatically give a thumbs up to staff recommendations. This belief is simplistic. Staff is critical to a decision-making process.
Ronnie and Freddie Roberson are stars on the Foster basketball court. Their ability goes way beyond putting up a bunch of points on the scoreboard.
There’s a common theme running through much of this month’s Tukwila Reporter. It’s family. It starts with Tukwila’s First Family, Jim and Carol Haggerton and their children and grandchildren. Jim is entering his final year as mayor, leaving behind a city where families can prosper a big part of his legacy.
We enrich our lives and the lives of our children when we provide opportunities to appreciate the creative arts.
Your support has not gone unnoticed; the family says they have been wrapped in care, and it has made all the difference. They are greatly, humbly appreciative, and they feel a renewed sense of home here.
Ballot processing takes place in a large secure convention-like area with desks, tables, computers, white boards and special equipment everywhere. Everyone wears a lanyard with an identification tag. A 40,000-unit-per-hour Pitney Bowes machine scans the envelope signatures. Every signature is compared to a previous signature.
Project Feast and Tukwila are a perfect fit. Tukwila has a large commercial-grade kitchen at the community center. Project Feast wants immigrants and refugees it serves to find jobs in the food industry and brings diverse cultures together through their traditional foods.
By all accounts, October is certainly a ch-eerie and boo-tiful time in the Tukwila schools! See you at the Homecoming game.
Soon we will be voting on the issue of background checks and gun ownership. Let’s put aside our sterile arguments regarding background checks and gun rights. These arguments incline us to look past the grim realities of gun-related deaths in our communities.
The Foster Library has cool programs like Life After High School, a series of college and career readiness programs, and they’re free.
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