On March 20, Sound Transit will officially inaugurate service at its new Mountlake Terrace highway station at 236th Street Southwest in Snohomish County.
We’ve heard about the massive cutbacks in the federal budget and even perhaps the end of the national health plan. The stimulus money was sent to the state, and that money is gone. We are still left with a huge state deficit that will demand larger cuts than have been seen in generations.
More than 1,500 salmon were seen spawning in Coho Creek on the Tulalip Tribes’ reservation last fall. Pretty good considering 10 years ago, the creek was nothing but a drainage ditch in the Quilceda Creek watershed.
Abandoned properties can have a detrimental impact on the general welfare of a community. The City of Auburn is committed to working with residents to minimize impacts to neighborhoods from abandoned properties. Neighbors and neighborhoods should look to the City as a partner in addressing these impacts.
Much like the swell of copper wire theft that hit our state a few years ago due to the rising…
About a month ago, the 2011 regular session of the Legislature convened in Olympia. As this session is taking place in an odd-year, the principal item of business will be to come up with a budget for the next biennium.
An enlightening experience, a cultural exchange of song and dance.
Sometime in our lives, each of us receives a brush from history. It might be seeing a president or being near an important event. Hopefully, the moment is filled with smiles or laughter, or even the quiet appreciation of time and place.
Major health care legislation became federal law last year. One-half of the $1 trillion cost of the legislation will be spent on taxpayer-funded subsidies to purchase health insurance in new state health insurance exchanges.
Should the City adopt an official flower? If so, what flower would best represent Auburn? Send your suggestions to: submissions@auburn-reporter.com.
What’s in a flower?
Something symbolic, something fresh, something new.
The City of Auburn is exploring the possibility of officially adopting one. Not that the city has an identity crisis, but perhaps it’s lacking something more visually attractive to complement its long-held motto, “More Than You Imagined.”
Today, many small businesses across America struggle to provide health benefits to their employees. On average, small businesses pay about 18 percent more than large businesses for the same health insurance policy.
My passion for public service burned deep long before I assumed elected office—placed there by my parents who raised me and my siblings to fight for those who have no voice.
How would the common Auburnite characterize the year that was – or wasn’t?
Defying the conventional wisdom that they can’t accomplish anything significant during the last few weeks of an even-numbered year, lawmakers in our nation’s capital recently concluded a remarkable period of post-election activity, which culminated with the approval of several important legislative priorities that had previously been stalled.
For every one of us fortunate enough to have the security of employment and good medical insurance, there are too many who do not. It’s a sad fact that the most vulnerable – the sickest and the poorest – are hit hardest at times like these.
As a followup to the commentary article (“Milfoil – a silent menace”, Auburn Reporter, Sept. 24), the National League of Cities (NLC) met in Denver in the first week of December at its annual Congress of Cities & Exposition.
In the midst of the most dismal economic circumstances since the Great Depression, the King County Council adopted a balanced budget on Nov. 15 that made the tough choices necessary to protect public health and safety.
Every year, during the final weeks before January rolls around again, retailers and automakers go to great lengths to persuade us to buy as much stuff as our credit cards will possibly allow.
