Former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan plans to announce this week that she will run for Seattle mayor, according to an adviser and close friend. Durkan would likely become an immediate front runner in the now congested mayor’s race. Durkan is the scion of a political family, her father was a prominent[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Seattle’
May 1st, 2017 - 11:06 am § in The Ave Scene
A Hero Dies
Former Washington Gov. Mike Lowry has died Lowry, a Democrat, was Washington governor from 1993-97 and served in Congress before that. He was 78. SEATTLETIMES.COM[...]
[...] April 25th, 2017 - 12:00 pm § in Hypocrisy, The Ave Scene
Athletic Hypocrisy
Texas football player’s story prompts probe of Garfield High School recruitment Seattle is investigating possible recruitment violations tied to the Garfield High School football team in light of allegations made by a youth from Texas who arrived in Seattle without any family here and played as a [...]
Suzanne DelBene to Speak for Science Tomorrow at the March for Science
SEATTLE – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) will speak about the importance of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at the March for Science on Earth Day. As the chaos and Alt facts of the Trump era threatens us all, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene will speak out for science and for the [...]
April 17th, 2017 - 4:01 pm § in Politics
BREAKING NEWS: McGinn is Back
Former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn to run against incumbent Ed Murray The fiercely independent mayor who clashed with the City Council over police reform and the Highway 99 tunnel project and pushed for bike lanes and light rail… SEATTLETIMES.COM[...]
JOIN US …. March For Science …. APRIL 22 …. Cal Anderson Park
Do you know that there are about 20,000 people in Seattle’s scientific community? Do you know that science fellows often make less than school teachers even after earning a PhD? Do you know that it takes as much as ten years after college, at low wages, to train to become a junior faculty memb[...]
April 16th, 2017 - 12:28 am § in The Ave Scene
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Call Me Reverend
from David Preston at the Blog Quixotic A Leader of Seattle’s Homeless Industry The Bill Kirlin-Hackett Story Mr. Mild The first impression one gets of the Reverend Bill Kirlin-Hackett is of someone we’d expect to find singing kum-ba-ya around the campfire or handing out coffee and hugs at[...]
April 14th, 2017 - 9:48 am § in The Ave Scene
David Speaks Out About The Mayor
Should we care about ex-mayor Murray’s feelings? Should we hedge our denunciations of his character because he’s “still innocent”? . –No. This guy’s not a victim; he’s a politician. And he knows the score. . Consider: Here’s a guy who, for the last four ye[...]
April 13th, 2017 - 9:22 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle’s Next Mayor?
Charlie James I was an avid supporter of Mayor McGinn who learned to appreciate the hard work and integrity of Ed Murray. But Seattle Time Editorial this morning literally buried all hopes for re-election. That was the Downtown Business Association talking through their pages. So it is ti[...]