Everett Ship Repair and Rozema’s Boat Works Secure $1.3M in Federal Shipyard Grants
EVERETT — Two shipyards in Snohomish and Skagit counties received a combined $1.3 million in federal grants to upgrade equipment, improve facilities and train workers, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell announced. The awards to Everett Ship Repair LLC and Rozema’s Boat Works Inc. form part of $5.2 million distributed by the […]
Celebrate Community Transit’s 50th anniversary with Bluebell the museum bus at the Evergreen State Fair
SNHOMISH COUNTY — Community Transit and the Evergreen State Fair invite you to celebrate 50 years of public transportation in Snohomish County on August 30, “Community Transit Day” at the fairgrounds. People across Snohomish County use Community Transit to get to jobs, schools, appointments, and the places that matter in everyday life, including the Evergreen […]
Washington Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.0% in July as Jobs Surge by 21,100
OLYMPIA — Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.0% in July from 5.2% in June, while the state added an estimated 21,100 nonfarm jobs, the Employment Security Department reported. “July marks a third consecutive month of job growth statewide,” said Anneliese Vance-Sherman, chief labor economist for the department. “Private sector job growth was widespread, […]
Meadowdale Elementary principal on ‘special assignment,’ parents demand independent probe over districts handling of sexual misconduct allegations
LYNNWOOD — Parents, former faculty and special-education advocates on Tuesday pressed the Edmonds School District Board of Directors during public comment to commission a fully independent third-party investigation into the district’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations against a former Meadowdale Elementary special-education instructor David Sibley, publicly release its current investigative report in full, place Superintendent […]
Seattle Times columnist resigns over paper not publishing pieces challenging newsroom narratives
SEATTLE—Longtime sports columnist Matt Calkins resigned from The Seattle Times on Thursday after 11 years, saying the newspaper declined to publish a column he wrote presenting the views of two female student-athletes opposed to competing against biological males. “The impetus was the Times declining to run a column I wrote from the perspective of two […]
