Vote no on R-74’s redefinition of marriage. The needs of children must take priority over the needs of adults no matter how legitimate they may be. Thousands of years of accumulated knowledge have shown us that children fare better in stable homes with both a father and a mother. Strong families are the bedrock of a strong society. If there is one thing we as a society have a vested interest in protecting it is our families.
In the state of Washington there is a disproportionate amount of black men in prison for smoking pot compared to whites. This is a fact – look it up. Do you wonder why? It’s not that more of them are smoking marijuana; it is just ugly old bigotry shaking its mighty head.
As an Independent voter, having viewed several of the governor candidate debates, I see an informed intelligent candidate in Rob McKenna and an empty chair when it comes to his opponent Jay Inslee.
He has now grown to 6’4” and 200 pounds, and we don’t worry so much, until someone calls him names and ridicules him for perceived differences. Although those jibes are hurtful and cause him pain and embarrassment, at least we can do something to bring him a measure of equality. We can work to make it legal for our son to be married if and when he chooses.
Vote no on R-74’s redefinition of marriage. The needs of children must take priority over the needs of adults no matter how legitimate they may be. Thousands of years of accumulated knowledge have shown us that children fare better in stable homes with both a father and a mother. Strong families are the bedrock of a strong society. If there is one thing we as a society have a vested interest in protecting it is our families.
In the state of Washington there is a disproportionate amount of black men in prison for smoking pot compared to whites. This is a fact – look it up. Do you wonder why? It’s not that more of them are smoking marijuana; it is just ugly old bigotry shaking its mighty head.
On Nov. 6, residents of the long-independent West Hill neighborhood will vote on whether they wish to be annexed by the City of Renton. As one of those residents, I have to say I’m not convinced. We’re told, for example, that by joining up our local 911 service would dramatically improve.
Renton Firefighters Union Local 864 is proud to announce the following endorsements for the November elections:
5th Legislative District:
Senate: Mark Mullett
House: Jay Rodne
11th Legislative District:
The early retiree health insurance offer to SPEEA from Boeing management is absurd. In it, employees are offered a ‘non-contractual contract’, where the company can unilaterally change or cancel important benefits at any time.
As a little girl, I worried that I would fall in love with a non-Catholic. I was taught the Catholic Church would say “no” to that marriage – unless my intended converted to Catholicism. We could still get a marriage license filed with the state, but there would be no Mass or sacrament of marriage for me.
By the time I met the love of my life, a Presbyterian, the Church had become more flexible. So on May 25, 1974, I married Neil Brown at Christ the King Catholic Church. That was such a memorable day for my whole family! We are still together after 38 years. I would have been so upset if anyone had told me, “No, you cannot marry Neil.”
Before residents of the West Hill community this fall is the question of whether to approve annexation of our unincorporated King County neighborhoods into the City of Renton.
I’ll be voting “for.” Even so, among all the arguments I’ve heard, whether pro or con, I’ve found nothing that represents a distinctly faith-based position.
I have been retired from The Boeing Company since 1990, 22 years ago. The contract now being offered to the company’s Professional Engineering and Technical employees falls far short of the Boeing medical coverage I had back then.
I am proud of those who have fought for the library. But take careful note, they are still in battle uniform, even after the trouncing defeat in an overwhelming pro-Cedar River Library vote by Renton voters v. Renton City Council’s plans for the library at the Piazza.
I regard this email on the part of the city attorney to be prejudicial, using city resources in a manner not consistent with public service, denigrating, and a very telling estimation of the total lack of respect and low esteem in which residents who voice their concerns and seek to work with the city are held.
Regarding the City’s “Guiding Principles” and the ILA, one of the main differences is the new wording of the second principle stating that libraries will be located over the Cedar River and on Sunset Boulevard in the Highlands.
The city administration seems anxious to put the past six months behind them. Voters were told in a July 2 letter from Director Ptacek of King County Library System that renovation of the Cedar River Library would cost $13.1 million. Reportedly, KCLS architects have been burning the midnight oil since the Aug. 7 Proposition 1 victory, and this Monday will unveil a plan to do the job for 30 percent less, followed by an open house at City Hall on Tuesday.
We need $10 million, according to the city’s best estimate, to bring the Cedar River Library to KCLS standards; maybe less if we economize. We are making progress, but we are not done — because the city administration is out of touch with and obstructing the will of the people. The city team that will meet with KCLS and the architects to discuss plans for the library includes two board members from the city’s Library Advisory Board (LAB), board members who are all closely associated with Mayor Law and his campaign to decommission the Cedar River building.
The Aug. 10, 2012, Renton Reporter’s (RR) anonymous “Our View” states, “Renton sends strong message about library”! A landslide vote is truly a strong message that our city government needs to acknowledge and follow. But then anonymous Our View goes on to print the same misinformation it has been printing consistently.
It’s time for Renton voters to put their money where their mouths are. We knew that rehabbing the Cedar River location would be more expensive than the downtown location but we voted for it anyway.
I don’t think the supporters of the “Over-The-River” library have a true picture of what’s going to be involved in rebuilding that structure to bring it up to the standards of a state-of-the-art library required by KCLS.
These are facts (compiled from the Renton Library at Liberty Park Rehabilitation Feasibility Study – June 2012):
