We don’t always get a second chance in life. This is especially true when it comes to raising our children. Often parents look back and wish they had done things differently.
Take me, for instance. I was what I would call a “caretaker” mom. You know the kind – the Type A personality caught up in the daily routine making sure everything was running smoothly, rather than overlooking disorder in order to have some fun.
Barbara Mitchell had a long title at Valley Medical Center: senior vice president for Human Resources and Marketing.
But it was really the short words that spoke to her as a person and colleague: Mom, grandma, friend, fair, gracious, tenacious.
The final results are in and no doubt about it Renton wants to keep its beloved downtown library right where it is, over the Cedar River.
The final vote tally is 76 percent, or 12,231 votes, to 23 percent, or 3,781 votes, for a new library just west of the Piazza.
For many years we have said that enforcing existing state and federal pollution laws is one of the most effective actions we can take to recover salmon in western Washington and protect tribal treaty rights. It sounds like maybe we are finally being heard.
Some activists believe there is no such thing as a good dam, that we should destroy all dams to restore fish runs, no questions asked.
A more balanced approach would be identifying dams we can live with, and dams we can live without.
Each year, 250,000 service members make the transition from military service to civilian life.
Veterans over-index in entrepreneurship. In fact, nine percent of all U.S. firms are owned by veterans. More than 2.4 million veteran-owned businesses employ more than 5.8 million individuals. About one quarter of veterans say they are interested in starting or buying their own business. So, we know that providing greater access and opportunity to these veteran-owned small businesses will help them grow and create jobs.
Finally, Renton has spoken loudly and clearly about its library.
While there are still votes to count, the public’s will is to preserve the beloved library over the Cedar River. The lead after the initial results were released Tuesday night is insurmountable.
Time is running out to vote in one of the most important elections in Renton in recent times – swhere to locate the downtown library.
We’ve expressed before the importance of strong turnouts to decide the issues of the day, to give the decision validity from a policy standpoint. Of course, the will of the people is always valid; but if that will is only made known by a relatively small percentage of voters, then its actual expression of that will is suspect.
Are you a party person? That is, a Democrat or Republican? I find relative worth in both platforms, so my answer would be “Yes.”
My views of both parties are not those of a political scientist but my own experiences over six decades of studying history, reading, news and voting.
As Valley Medical Center has reached the one-year anniversary of our Strategic Alliance with UW Medicine, I am pleased to report that we have already increased the availability of quality healthcare in our community.
Some people call them “what ifs.” It’s better to call them risks. Think of that age-old tactic of listing out pros and cons before you make a big decision.
The Renton Reporter last week asked advocates for each of the two sites vying as the location for a downtown Renton in the Aug. 7 election to explain why their option is best. This week, each is rebutting what the other had to say. Here is the rebuttal by the Friends of the Piazza Park Library.
The Renton Reporter last week asked advocates for each of the two sites vying as the location for a downtown Renton in the Aug. 7 election to explain why their option is best. This week, each is rebutting what the other had to say. Here is the rebuttal by the Citizens for the Cedar River Library.
The Renton Reporter has consistently maintained that the city should stick by its original plan to build a new library at the Piazza in downtown Renton.
The Renton Reporter asked advocates for each of the two sites vying as the location for a downtown Renton in the Aug. 7 election to explain why their option is best. Next, each will have a chance to rebut the other side’s position.
The Renton Reporter asked advocates for each of the two sites vying as the location for a downtown Renton in the Aug. 7 election to explain why their option is best. Next, each will have a chance to rebut the other side’s position.
The City Council, rightly so, agonized Monday night over whether to move forward with letting West Hill vote on annexing to Renton.
For four years, annexation has not been a slam-dunk financially and the recession has dulled the pencils of those trying to figure out how to make it work.
More than likely you know of at least one person who is graduating this month from eighth grade, high school or college. A congratulations to all of you as a new phase of a young life begins! Nothing could be more gratifying and exciting.
It’s good to hear that the Seattle International Film Festival is committed to returning to Renton next year.
Nothing is more obvious than the fact that Renton has come together as a community to make SIFF – and the movies it shows – feel welcome.
It’s been a relief to hear that no one else has been wounded or killed by gunfire in Seattle in recent days.
The sadness still hangs over Lindbergh High School, where Jessica Scholl was a junior. Her former boyfriend is charged with first-degree murder in her brutal slaying on May 25.
