“I delivered newspapers when I was a kid.” I hear this lot during conversations I have with folks in our community. I hear the word ‘paper boy’ and ‘paper route,’ too. Or, ‘it was my first job.’ Well, the Bellevue Reporter is now hiring youth carriers to deliver our newspaper once a week.
I grew up in the town of Bend, Ore. It was the June of my 16th year, and my plans were set. After a grueling year completing the 10th grade, I now planned to spend the next three months in a mostly horizontal position, reading comic books and quaffing root beer. But the Old Man had other ideas.
For the Bellevue School District’s high schools, last year’s biggest news items were the national rankings by Newsweek and US News that put every BSD high school in the top 100 nationwide, and, by different measure, both Interlake and International in the top 10. For BSD students, the last two weeks were the climax of the academic year — AP and IB testing.
If you’ve ever gone to the Bellevue College campus, you know that the address is 3000 Landerholm Circle. The patch of road is named after Merle Landerholm, the first president of what was then Bellevue Community College. I wonder what they will name after Jean Floten to signify the immense impact she has on the school and education in this state and nationally. It should be something significant.
Last week was a historic moment as the Sound Transit Board seized a spectacular opportunity by securing right-of-way that will one day allow a high capacity rail connection between six eastside cities. This action is the culmination of five years of advocacy to publicly acquire the Eastside Rail Corridor from Burlington Northern Santa Fe for dual rail and trail use.
I went to a funeral last week for a great man. Johnny Migliore was a Bothell pioneer who lived to be 97. This made me think. Scientists say that many in my generation will easily live to be 100. Is that what I want?
News Item: The online site, The Daily Beast, has rated the stretch of I-405 between SR 520 and Coal Creek…
Lake Sammamish State Park brings back fond memories to those here who live adjacent to the facility. Or not.
By John McGlenn When the House of Representatives announced its capital construction budget last month, slashing funding for the…
As soon as our waiter presented us with our menus, I saw what I wanted: Lobster Thermidor. And then, the Lobster Thermidor arrived.
We’re an important part of Bellevue. If you’re an employee at Amazon or Microsoft, you work with many of us….
This year’s celebration of Earth Day holds a particularly special meaning for Allied Waste Services of Bellevue, a Republic Services Company. On April 13, we officially “flipped the switch” on our new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) facilities here in town and, on April 18, we went before the City Council to present our annual Bellevue Star Recycler Award to businesses with the largest output of recycled material in 2010. These businesses reached 80 percent or more recycled material.
Is our long nightmare over? Will people in Bellevue finally be able to wake up in the morning and NOT feel that they’ve been transported to Seattle and that city council’s endless conflicts over – well, just about everything? The answer is “yes” if the Bellevue City Council has finally ended its bitter — and time wasting — debate over who does or who does not have a conflict of interest over the light rail route. To be honest, we don’t know why someone didn’t suggest adding everyone on the council to the list.
Kudos to the Museum of Flight for snagging one of the key pieces of the space era. Now that the Space Shuttle flights are ending, NASA has found new homes for them.
News Item: The online site, The Daily Beast, has rated the stretch of I-405 between SR 520 and Coal…
By Erin McCallum & Betty Nokes Many people are calling this an “off election year” and not thinking about politics…
The state is facing a $5+ billion budget shortfall for the next two years and House and Senate members have been trying to decide what to cut – or not – from state agencies and organizations to get the numbers to match. Not surprisingly, as each budget version has been trotted out wails could be heard from – well almost everyone – saying how much cuts will hurt – well almost everyone. There’s one word for this. Tough.
Please, Grandmother? Just one story about Jesus?” The children loved to hear their grandmother tell the story about the mysterious man, Jesus of Nazareth.
I am very fortunate to be able to teach at a local high school. For the past few years, dealing…
James W. ‘Rusty’ Gates James W. Gates died March 30, 2011 in Bellevue. He was 88. Mr. Gates was born…
