Sherie Valderrama, wife of Sammamish Deputy Mayor Ramiro Valderrama, was not at all pleased with the tone some of the City Council discussions took at the Oct. 18 regular meeting, and she communicated as much to council members in an email the following day.
Just imagine if the shortsighted naysayers and fear mongers of the 1970s transportation proposal had not gotten their way. We would have a rail transportation system that could take us from Kirkland to Seattle, West Seattle to the U District, Ballard to the airport and all points in between.
Representative Roger Goodman deserves our vote for reelection because he is a highly effective legislator for public safety, judicial issues, and the environment. This last legislative session alone, he was the prime sponsor for 32 bills and a secondary sponsor for nearly 200 bills.
The third presidential debate is tomorrow night | Cartoon for Oct. 19 – Frank Shiers
Can you imagine a world without apples, strawberries, carrots, cocoa, coffee, or cotton? That means no fruit, no vegetables, no Starbucks, less clothes, etc… This will all be a reality if bees go extinct.
I have had the pleasure of knowing Shelley since our kids were in grade school. From the beginning, she was happy to help out with vision screenings, fundraisers, field trips, and the like, but she really found her home in the advocacy committee. In no time she was learning about the issues that faced our kids, and wrote legislators to share the needs of students. She moved up in the ranks to serve on the PTSA council, recruiting and training advocacy chairs. She went to Olympia on many PTA Focus Day events to meet legislators and advocate for kids. Eventually, she served for two years as the legislative director for the Washington State PTA, and I’ve joined her in Olympia and have seen her in action. She was never afraid to speak up and ask the hard questions.
Lead with your left hand | Cartoon for Oct. 18 – Frank Shiers
The race for Washington State Treasurer is one of historical proportions. For the first time in 60 years, a Republican will be elected to that office. In this race, voters would be best served by electing Duane Davidson.
It was just an average windy, rainy day | Cartoon for Oct. 17 – Frank Shiers
I am writing in response to the multiple letters extolling the qualifications of Ramiro Valderrama for Washington State Representative. While I have been a supporter of Councilman Valderrama since he first ran for his Sammamish City Council position, I cannot help but be more than a little concerned about his decision to declare as a Republican, and the ensuing implications (based on recent trends in Washington state legislation).
In all seriousness, I have to wonder if the “No on Prop1/ST3” crowd is blind, or has no commute, or knows no one who commutes in this area. Having lived on the Eastside for almost 20 years now, I have seen 405 go from very congested for a few hours a day, to a parking lot for nearly half the day. This is lack of public planning and lack of imagination at its finest. Rail is how the rest of the world moves tons of people quickly, reliably, and efficiently. Go to Asia, go to Europe, heck, even go to NYC and see how rail works. We’ve tried the “add more lanes” approach and guess what, we’re all clogged up again. Those of us who’d like to have an alternative to sitting in traffic going no where deserve one.
We need a change in Olympia. Roger Goodman has been around too long. In my view, he no longer represents the changing needs of the district.
We should be more interested in our city, with the heroin dealers killing our teenagers and exposing them through the use of our media, for who they are.
Trump supporters, I have good news and bad news. The good news is, your neighbor’s vote won’t help Clinton get elected. The bad news is, your vote won’t help Trump get elected.
September was hot in real estate
You would have to have been living on the moon with no communication whatsoever to not know the United States presidential election has been a bit contentious this time around. There are a lot of things that the Right and the Left cannot agree on in this country, but I think we can all agree that the election rhetoric has been toxic during this cycle.
So far in the Presidential debates this year we have not heard a word about climate change even though this is an existential issue. Tax returns have been debated; lost emails have been debated. But these are trivial compared to the prospect of an unlivable climate in the year 2090.
The event In Concert for Cancer, an annual community music fundraiser, is coming to the Kirkland Performance Center this year on Nov. 17.
I hope 45th District residents will vote for Ramiro Valderrama this November.
Looking to green up your Halloween, but missed the costume swap sponsored hosted by City of Kirkland? Never fear. There are still some super spooky ways to make your Halloween eco-friendly.