Friday, November 06, 2009
Army Corps Reduces Green River Flood Risk
The Army Corps of Engineers says that recent repairs at the Howard Hanson Dam have greatly reduced the flood risk in the Green River valley. More »
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Artistic Balance
Choreographer Val Caniparoli, a Renton native, spent most of October creating a new ballet with Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) company members. Caniparoli's "Seasons" is one of four dances on PNB's "Director's Choice" program. It opens tonight at McCaw Hall. The contemporary program give observers a good idea of how the Northwest's largest ballet company has evolved under Artist Director Peter Boal's leadership. More »
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Mayor's Race Results
The race for Seattle Mayor is too close to call. The first results have environmental activist Mike McGinn leading T–Mobile executive Joe Mallahan by less than a thousand votes. More »
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Patu and Smith-Blum Take the Lead in School Board Races
Betty Patu and Kay Smith–Blum have taken the lead in their races for Seattle school board. More »
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
New Dynamics for City Council
Seattle voters have endorsed two Seattle City Council incumbents for another term: Richard Conlin and Nick Licata. But two new members will shake up the council's dynamic. Results so far show Sally Bagshaw and Mike O'Brien poised to take those seats. More »
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Constantine Claims Win, Hutchison Waits
Dow Constantine has declared victory in the race for King County Executive, although his opponent Susan Hutchison has yet to concede. Tuesday's results were a striking reversal for Hutchison, who led the race after the August primary. More »
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Slight Lead for Referendum 71
The ballot measure to confer additional rights to gay couples and other domestic partners has a slight lead after the first round of statewide vote counting. As of 12:30 this morning, fifty–one percent of Washington voters have approved Referendum 71. Forty–nine percent have rejected the measure. More »
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Election 2009
Today "The Conversation" is talking about the election results. Voters chose King County Councilmember Dow Constantine to be the next County Executive. There are new faces on the Seattle City Council and the Seattle School Board. The domestic partners measure Referendum 71 and the Seattle Mayor's race remains undecided. More »
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Analysis of Initial Returns
The first returns from this fall's election are in. The Seattle mayoral campaign is too close to call. Dow Constantine is declaring victory in the King County Executive race. Gay–rights supporters are being cautiously optimistic, as Referendum 71 appears to be passing. The other statewide ballot measure, Tim Eyman's Initiative 1033, appears to be failing. KUOW's Derek Wang spoke with University of Washington Political Science Professor Matt Barreto to get some analysis of the initial results. More »
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Psychiatrists Among Top-Paid Washington State Employees
They are among the top–paid state employees in Washington: psychiatrists who work in the prison system and in the state's mental hospitals. In fact, if you look at a list of the top–100 paid state workers — not including higher education employees — more than half are psychiatrists. Correspondent Austin Jenkins went to find out who these doctors are and what they do. He profiles one at Western State Hospital near Tacoma. More »
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