Mountlake Terrace News

That's the new intro slide, this time poster style, for the two day workshop I'm leading next week in Mountlake Terrace which is part of the Public Library Association's Certified Public Library Administrator Program .

God bless King County. There is some hope for humanity after all. Though to the folks who keep saying that Eastern Washington is bigoted and uneducated, look at the SOS map.

Three incumbents on the Snohomish County Council appeared headed for re-election in Tuesday night's general election returns.

An off-leash area for dogs is open as are trails, but more development is on hold.

Candidates for the Mountlake Terrace City Council understandably have the economy on their minds.

This just landed in my inbox, and I just had to share. Johnny Spuds & Sahara Pizza, a Mountlake Terrace original, is proud to announce they are the first in the nation to feature bikini bartenders.

Some businesses claim a tow company offered them rewards in exchange for impounds.

When I see people getting food at a food bank who drive a nicer car than mine and who are wearing nicer clothes than mine it makes it hard to feel sorry for them.

I feel sorry for the good people of Mountalke Terrace, Washington. Judging by the following You Tube video of a recent candidate forum, they have a couple of candidates who are completely uninformed.

The future of this city's fire department hangs on a City Council vote. Council members say they expect a final vote by Nov.

The candidates for County Council from both parties agree on the need to support aerospace and biotech industries, to attract a four-year college and to accept commercial air service at Paine Field.

What do ingredients in Quick 'n Brite actually do? We e-mailed professor Jeff Harwell, of the University of Oklahoma's School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, and an expert on cleaning formulations, the list of ingredients as stated on a Quick 'n Brite container.

A neighbor's swift action this afternoon helped stop a fire next door from spreading.

I think prepaid funerals or burial contracts are a great thing. Funeral costs do go up over time, like anything else.

If you've signed a petition for a Tim Eyman initiative in the past, there is someone who wants to know your name today.

Union leaders are accusing Mukilteo's assistant fire chief of a conflict of interest because he also serves on the Board of Commissioners for Snohomish County Fire District 1. They say Brian McMahan should step down from the fire commission.

They want to keep you safe, make your neighborhoods look prettier and give you a faster commute.

When librarian Rosy Brewer saw how many immigrants rely on the Mountlake Terrace Library for resources, she wondered how to address their needs better.

A retired firefighter this morning tracked down a fire in a nearby duplex. The man was in a parking lot near the 21400 block of 46th Place W. when he smelled smoke about 8 a.m., Snohomish County Fire District 1 spokeswoman Leslie Hynes said.

Although medical marijuana has been legal for more than a decade, patients say they still have big problems getting it.