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[Ken]

I am hoping that anyone who wants their voice heard will understand the situation in the short term.

The primary is only important if you are a republican.

The Caucus on Saturday Feb. 9th at 1 pm is the only place presidential nominee delegates will be chosen this year.

I checked my ballot on the primary page at king county elections and there are NO ballot measures, annexation votes or fire of school district measures on it.

https://www.metrokc.gov/elections/pollingplace/voterlookup.aspx

I am thinking of choosing the worst possible candidate and voting in the Republican primary since they will be choosing half the Republican delegates via the primary.

Last time the primary was cancelled due to neither party choosing delegates from its results with a savings of several million taxpayer dollars.

If you want to “get out among the people” this year, you should join your neighbors at the caucus on Feb 9th and let your voice be heard.

Also note anyone who wants to make their local party, be it Republican or Democrat, either more progressive or more conservative, has very nearly only one path to do so. Join the local district organization and become a voting member.

If you’re a Democrat or even a green or socialist leaning independent, your only chance to tilt district policy in the direction you want is to join and speak up.

http://www.34dems.org/members-join.htm

If you are a Republican then use google to look for your contact and caucus info. I think the WA Republican party has purged most of the moderates but a few are still hanging on here in Seattle. If you identify yourself as a moderate Republican, please join your party and help save them from the crazies.

Note: the 34th district includes all of West Seattle, Vashon Island and parts of Burien

Caucus info is updated regularly here:

http://www.34dems.org/news_caucus.htm

[cheyenne]

I too am more critical of the vote by mail system. The current in-person scantron system is better, at least partly because voting by mail you run the risk of not receiving your ballot on time, losing it, etc. Just to let you know, I am a poll worker. I prefer that voters go to the precinct they are listed in, rather than voting by provisional ballot, since those are not always counted except in recounts.

[dustin]

This will be my wife and I’s first Valentines Day as a married couple and I’d love to know what types of things are available in the West Seattle area. While were dating and engaged we were either in school or making no money so it was a lot of homemade picnics and scenic drives. Not that those aren’t great, but now that we’re both making real money it’d be nice to do something a little nicer.

Are there any dinner spots that have special Valentines Day menus or maybe spice up the atmosphere? Bay cruises maybe? Just curious since I know there must be a wealth of knowledge out there. Any and all tips/stories are welcome.

[steve]

Thanks for your comments. We have visited Sanislo and Gatewood and liked what we saw at both of those schools and we will definitely check out a few others too. Fortunately, we aren’t in a huge rush to make this decision.

Karen, our current school encourages the children to attend the conferences and I like that too. The teacher had each student do a presentation for their parents and it was so cool!

We are interested in smaller classes, although our child is doing great in a large class right now and we would like to go to a school where parental involvement is highly encouraged.

[Ken]

What are you babbling about?

Are you arguing that

“all Americans during the Revolutionary War were (the) virtuous, Christian citizens”?

Come up with some facts of your own if so. I have an entire card catalog of history texts as well as dedicated rooms of revolutionary period pamphlets and broadsheets in the Widner Library at Harvard, or the Dunster House Library at Harvard that indicate otherwise. I cannot afford to have the whole library copied, but if you were to even bother with a credible defense of your view, (and I could figure out what exactly that view is) I could have a friend in Cambridge go in and scan a randomly chosen month of publication which would disprove the theory of all innocent pious citizens.

Are you disputing that William Federer, Tim LeHaye or David Barton are not proven liars and quote manglers by the documents they themselves often cite? Do you need a breakdown of each and every occasion? I could probably do that with google and nothing but links in a couple of hours, but why should I? You’re obviously not interested in the empirical truth when it conflicts with you “faith based logic”. Besides I figure if you were really interested in the real history and how it compares with the revisionism of the above named stooges, you would have ordered the book by now.

Or is this just another example of faiths triumphant victory over facts by virtue of the readers simply disbelieving the facts?

Ah well.

No doubt Age of Reason has been hard on many Christians and Huckabee is promising to do away with it just as soon as we elect him President.

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“I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution. But I believe it’s a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God. And that’s what we need to do, to amend the Constitution so it’s in God standards rather than try to change God’s standards so it lines up with some contemporary view of how we treat each other and how we treat the family. “

— Mike Huckabee, Jan 14th 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onHkywYc_1M

[gregorywade]

I was curious if anyone noticed the new sign advertising “Luxury Apartments” for lease at the Strata on California and Graham? I thought the apartment complex was undergoing a conversion to Condos, and I recall seeing them advertised as condos not long ago.

Now I’m not so sure. Does anybody know if the condo conversion was scraped, or was I simply making an ill informed assumption all along?

[steve]

We have 2 children, one currently a 1st grader and one a pre-schooler. Currently, they go to school in another neighborhood due to work and childcare but we are looking into moving them to a public school in W Seattle in the 2009-2010 school year. We are interested in both Sanislo and Gatewood at this point, but am open to other suggestions. Does anyone have any info about these two schools or others?

[Erik]

Thanks for the reminder on Pepperdock. Played hookey today and stopped by there on my walk this afternoon for lunch. Only customer and it was scrumpdilyicious!

[Anonymous]

Hi Jerald,

I have already sent my suggestions to the principal and will see what she says first regarding the school policy and personal information, dependening on what she says I will then ask the teacher and I have already offered my assistance to help gather this information, I will even type it up!! :)

I see what you means about now being able to laugh at your past concerns with middle and high school, however it is a different ballgame nowadays, especially with a merger of Denny and Sealth. Since our daughter moved up a grade and will be in middle school when she is 11 it does nothing to know she could be in a school with 11th and 12th graders, sorry!

The cultural differences I think is part of the reason for no directories at Roxhill, alot of the kids in our daughters class are Spanish.

I don’t believe that our daughter would be endangered at Denny or Sealth perse but agin all the influences with being at the same school of much older kids is scary, the drugs, smoking, sex, everything!! I am not trying to shelter her but sgain would like her to remain a kid as long as possible. I know that high school is a whole different ballgame but with only being 11 at middle school does not ease my concerns.

It has been along time for me too being in high school I am coming up on my 30th reunion and the schools and kids are so different then way back then!!

[Jerald]

Two comments:

When my kids were at Lafayette a few years ago, they allowed a parent to create a class roster by sending a form home with the kids, asking for the information. But that works best if the teacher is supportive and will help remind the kids to return it. And cultural differences seemed to make some families suspicious of the intent. At least you might get some of their contact info.

Also, now that my children are high school/college age, I look at your concerns about middle school from a different perspective. I remember being terrified of those big kids as my eldest moved into middle and then high school. Now it seems funny to me as I’ve come to realize that they’re still just kids and fun to be around. I’ve had children at Denny, Madison, Sealth, and Garfield, and never had any significant problems between my kids and the other students. They laugh when I ask them if they feel endangered. They have enough “street smarts” to avoid threatening situations, just as I knew not to enter a certain restroom when I was in high school (a long, long time ago).

[debypatterson]

need someone to help me hang heavy pictures, mirrors w/ minimum damage to walls, securely done. Any suggestions?

[DJSonsteng]

Hey everyone,

I am EMT in the local Seattle/King County area so I thought I might be able to help you all out since I spend a lot of time at the local hospitals.

Highline- 16251 Sylvester Rd S- This is the main campus and the ER entrance is located just south of SW 160th St on 8th Ave SW. This is their main ER, the ER at 128th and Military Rd (Riverton Campus) is more of an urgent care. If you go to the Riverton Campus and your symptoms are more severe than they can handle,you are in active labor, or they need to admit you. They will trasfer you to the main campus by ambulance, which is aprox an $800 ride.

Harborview Medical Center- 325 9th Ave- Harborview is the only Level I adult and pediatric trauma center and regional burn center serving Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. They are ALWAYS busy and always packed. Harborview’s Centers of Emphasis for neurosciences, trauma, burns, reconstruction and rehabilitation, mentally ill and medically vulnerable, and AIDS/STD treatment provide leading edge teaching,research, and clinical care for all patients. They are also the only county hospital. Harborview gets the majority of the Airlifts from outside of seattle due to their level 1 rating. One of two major teaching hospitals for UW Medicine

Swedish First Hill-747 Broadway- The ER here is located on the West side of the building. They are fairly busy on a regular basis. They don’t really handle major Trauma.

This is what else is located at first hill:

Swedish Cancer Institute

Swedish Orthopedic Institute

Emergency Room

Emergency Room for Children

Eye Center

Health Education Classes

Joslin Diabetes Center

Medical Imaging Services

Pediatric Specialties

Primary Care

Surgical Services

Women’s Health & Childbirth Services

Swedish Cherry Hill-500-17th Avenue- The ER is located on the west side of the building.

This is whats offered at Cherry Hill:

The Swedish Heart and Vascular Institute

The Swedish Neuroscience Institute

Behavioral Health

Breast Center

Emergency Room

Executive Health Center

Orthopedics

Primary Care

Surgical Services

Rehabilitation

Wound Healing Center

Virgina Mason Medical Center- 1100 9th ave- The ERis located on the south side of the building. This ER is on the smaller side, but they are building a new one in the next few years.

UW Medical center-1959 NE Pacific -Among the top dozen medical centers in the United States as rated by U.S. News & World Report 2007 “America’s Best Hospitals.One of two major teaching hospitals for UW Medicine. This is quite a ways from West Seattle espically during rush hour.

Childrens Hospital-4800 Sand Point Way NE- Pretty much self explanitory. Most kids with trauma type injurys will go to Harborview if transported by ambulance or medics.

Valley Medical-400 South 43rd Street- South King county trauma center. Valley is a level III trauma center. They handle anything. This is a ways from West Seattle as well.

All the other hospitals in King County are a fair distance from West Seattle. The exception of is West Seattle Psychiatric Hospital @ 2600 SW Holden St. West Seattle Psych has the capacity to serve individuals who voluntarily seek psychiatric inpatient services. Case management, counseling, crisis stabilization services, group services, vocational services, domestic violence treatment, expanding community services program and child/adolescent psychiatry are other main services provided by the hospital.

I hope this information helps.

D.J.

[JennyN]

Hi, Amy,

I found info on one therapist in West Seattle you may want to try…I haven’t seen Stephanie Ross myself, however she lists pregnancy massage as one of her specialties.

I am a semi-regular client at M3 Bodyworks for a few years now. I’ve seen a total of 4 massage therapists during that time and have been very satisfied with the results.

See http://www.m3bodyworks.com/therapists.html for overviews of the therapists currently there.

[Anonymous]

Hi Bonnie,

That is funny we made opposite changes!! Arbor Heights was a good school it just wasn’t the right fit for our daughter and our family, we have felt at home right away at Roxhill and yes it does not have the money and parent involvement as does Arbor Heights but for us it had acouple programs that were not offered at Arbor Heights.

It also does not hurt that they have a rainy day program and the kids aren’t all in a playcourt together as it was at Arbor Heights, I no longer have to worry about our daughter being wet and cold.

Our daughter started at Roxhill in 1st grade and was quickly moved up to 2nd grade at Roxhill, a move she needed as she was bored and not challenged.

She does want to play soccer and we haven’t tried dance in awhile and she is currently enrolled in swimming.

I know we have awhile to worry about this but I am worried when it comes to middle school selection, I am not thrilled about Denny and now with it mergering with Sealth really makes it a no brainer for her not to attend that school.

As for the teachers at Roxhill they are great and I have a good idea which 4/5 grade teacher you are talking about!

[CandrewB]

We are interested in cutting a deck into our garage roof and was wondering what experiences members have had or recommendations for something remotely similar…

[WSMom]

My heart really goes out to you, this is such a dilemma as it is important for our children to have friendships. One more thought, my daughter had an excellent experience with Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts Totem Council is very well organized and open to all girls from K-12. http://www.girlscoutsww.org/

Every summer Girl Scouts has a two week day camp at Camp Long. This has been the highlight of my daughter’s summer for the last 10 years.

Given the circumstance at your child’s school, you may need to help her develop friendships in other places and/or consider other school options. You sound like a great mom! Good luck!!

[WSB]

hi – we had a discussion about house cleaners back when Reader Recommendations were on the main part of the site, pre-forums – look at the comments here:

https://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=4208

[Ken]

I cut my own mostly. You can buy at Cash and Carry,(now owned by smart and final) entire loins and other cuts. A ribeye is easy to carve and a whole sirloin is not. They sell angus and regular beef.

A really sharp knife and a freezer are all that is required to take advantage of the low per pound price.

Find one close to you here

[WSMom]

Wouldn’t it be great to shop at a local butcher shop with a real live meat cutter in residence. Our local fish market is doing great (according to one of the employees) and I think our community could support a stand alone old fashioned butcher!

[Ken]

online voter registration link to Sec of State page

We do everything else online…

You must have a current state ID or drivers Licence to use this page.

If you have moved since your last vote, you can call the king county elections hotline 206-296-VOTE (8683) to report your new address.

You can also send a fax. Details are on this page

[Anonymous]

No, unfortunately there is no class directory at Roxhill Elementary. It is heartbreaking that our daughter had to forgo a birthday party just because no one even bothered to RSVP. What more could I have done, I went to the school and handed out in person the invites, I went again to deliver cupcakes and both times I told the kids that if they wanted to come to the party we need to receive a call from an adult so we know how much food, etc… to bring.

I guess I an old fashion but I was always brought up to call or tell someone in person if I planned or not to go to a party.

As my husband told me it was not my place to contact people even if we had an email address or phone number, that would be tacky. If for some reason not everyone had transporation we would have helped them out.

We still would like to throw a party for our daughter but how do we when people don’t RSVP????

[JanS]

flipjack…I wasn’t saying that you didn’t vote…I read what you said, and I concur. It’s the voting that allows us to bitch. :) If I didn’t take the time to go out and vote and at least have my say, then I should keep my mouth shut if I don’t like the results…that’s what I was saying.So…as cynical as we may be, we vote, and that allows us to grouse as much as we want :)

[Ken]

To paraphrase my mom:

Nothing wrong with a bit of skepticism until someone loses an eye.

Election fraud is the correct term rather than voter fraud. Voter fraud is mostly a myth of the republicans who are intent on reducing turnout and disenfranchising voters of historically Democratic voting blocks. Note in this state the only recent cases of voter fraud uncovered in 2004 were all Republicans voting for Rossi.

Election fraud is much more difficult to detect and the safeguards run counter to the business model currently in use. The more speedy and efficient the process, the more vulnerable it is to single point failures and manipulation.

However you are in luck in King county. You can monitor the thing yourself. If you are a party member, you can even get paid to do so. Contact your district chair and tell them you wish to be an official observer for the next election. There are several people who are regulars in this function but often several slots open up.

Also any citizen with a pulse and a drivers license can sign in as an observer at most if not all of the venues where the ballots are received, stored, counted and tabulated.

I have done such duty myself. I also happen to know that while they probably will not comment on this thread, about 2/3rds of those who are long term employees of the King County elections offices, seem to live in West Seattle…. and are hardworking, honest people who would blow the whistle if anything obvious or underhanded was done within their sight or hearing.

The nature of the combination of Windows, Access database, and secrecy by the vendor Diebold of the underlying code and scripts, continue to fuel the suspicions of anyone who understands the nature of computers and the proven vulnerabilities of the various components used in the “black box” part of the tabulating software.

Open source code and transparency is the only viable fix as I see it but that is probably a long ways off here in the heart of Microsoft and the place where millions of people use computers without understanding either how they work or how they can be compromised without any indication to the user.

The shift to vote by mail will actually remove one of the potential failure points in the chain of custody of pre tabulated votes. The memory cards. The majority of the vulnerabilities discovered by computer scientist given access to various voting machines, could most easily be compromised via code introduced into memory cards.

That’s enough for tonight. If anyone wants a long rundown of the king county elections processes circa 2004-2006, let me know and I will pull out my notes and the boxes of records and reports I had to sign off on.

[JimmyG]

O’Neill Plumbers on California.

We’ve used them 3 times (side sewer replacement, minor basement repairs) and they’ve been awesome.

When we bought our house in 1995 there was an old flyer of some kind from the 1960’s stapled to a basement joist from O’Neill’s. They’ve been in business a long time with good customer service.

[Anonymous]

I remember that when our daughter was in preschool both at West Seattle Preschool at the YMCA and than at Little Pilgrims she had several playdates with many of her classmates but since she is in elementary school and most of the parents work and the school has a policy of not giving out personal information such as addresses or phone number how is it playdates are handled nowadays???

We were going to throw our daughter a birthday party, I handed out the invites and brought in some cupcakes and I explained to the kids they needed to let their parents or an adult at their house know and call us one way or the other if they were coming tot he party. Not one person called and so we had to cancel the party. Why is it that people don’t RSVP nowadays? Is this another rule I have missed?