July 23rd, 2009
Tough day. One memorial gathering this afternoon for Bob Markholt, a great community and workforce advocate in Southeast Seattle who passed away recently from lymphoma. Bob was crusty at times, always willing to tell you what was what, and always quick with a smile. He helped countless people move from poverty and
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Posted: July 23rd, 2009 under
Memorials.
July 22nd, 2009
Whatever it is, it's great to see it from a kayak on a July afternoon. Greg Whittaker from Alki Kayak Tours took us (the Clark staff minus Karen, the intern, who we left in charge of the office) on a tour of the upper Duwamish this afternoon for a water-level view of
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Posted: July 22nd, 2009 under
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Environment
July 20th, 2009
That doesn't seem like a big deal, but it's actually huge. No, not that I was able to muddle through the ticket machine instructions, although I did get lost the first try. It's huge that we, Seattle, have light rail! Over the next few weeks, the start of a new age, there
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Posted: July 20th, 2009 under
Transportation.
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Sound Transit
July 13th, 2009
While we (Councilmembers Godden, Burgess and myself) continue the quest to get the P-I Globe recognized by the city as a landmark, Historic Seattle took the Green Lake Milk Carton Derby by storm this weekend with a fantastic milk carton replica of the globe. The entry took first place in the derby's
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Posted: July 13th, 2009 under
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Historic Preservation
