Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Battle for the Capitol
Dear Editor,
I read "Ballard Big Picture: Battle for the Capitol with interest since I was there.
With so many people at the capitol building it was nothing short of, "reindeer luck" that allowed reporter Greg McMorkle to find anyone from Ballard. I thought the article was well written, and considering
the chaos, he did a good job of getting a story related to this area.
Unfortunately, with all that was going on, he only got one side of the controversy surrounding the
closures of the RHCs (Resident's Rehabitation Centers). Our state has people of many abilities, and varied talents. We have a spectrum from Bill Gates Jr., to a newborn child. Within that spectrum, we have people of varied abilities and talents within the Developmentally Delayed population. Kyle Matheson is obviously well
suited to speaking to his end of the issue. His arguments make sense for people like him, who fit into the community were well.
A School Board farewell and Thank You letter from Peter Maier
By Peter Maier
The election in the District One of the Seattle School Board is over: Sharon Peaslee won by 1903 votes out of a total of 152,000 votes– a margin of 1-1/4% . I congratulate Sharon on the victory. She has already been sworn in as a member of the Board and has begun the hard work of helping the School District give our students the education they need and deserve.
The election outcome is a disappointment to me personally and to the many, many citizens who helped out in the campaign and with whom I have worked over the past four years. The final outcome was not what I expected given that on Election Night I had a 3,000 vote lead – about 4% -- of the 67,000 votes returned as of November 8. But as additional ballots were counted over the next week my lead slowly eroded and eventually Sharon took the lead. In the end the total number of ballots in the District One race far exceeded the total number of votes cast in 2007 – an increase of about 25,000 votes. This large and late surge of ballots favored Sharon Peaslee.
More ›Letter: Say NO to Tim Eyman & Say YES to Prop 1
Dear Anne-Marije,
Many of us will sit down this weekend and fill out our ballots - remember, next Tuesday is Election Day! We have to work together for transportation choices for all who walk, bike, drive and ride transit. Tim Eyman's initiatives and our economic situation leave us the choice of raising funds or cutting vital services to millions of people in Washington.
I'm asking for your vote for Seattle's Proposition 1 for faster, more reliable transit and safer streets.
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