Dow Constantine slowly weaved through a crowd of supporters at the Edgewater Hotel in Seattle, smiling and shaking hands with supporters as he scrambled for the podium. He claimed victory in the race for King County Executive on Tuesday night. Election results rolled on TV screens.
Archive | Vol 28 No 46 | 11/7 – 11/13
Dow Constantine’s new title: King County Executive
Posted on 05 November 2009.
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Mallahan and McGinn — two parties, two different approaches, one ‘razor thin’ lead
Posted on 05 November 2009.
For this off-year election, the race to the mayor’s chair was closely watched due to the fact that incumbent Greg Nickels didn’t even qualify during the primary elections. The polarizing personalities of activist-cum-politician Mike McGinn and telecomm executive Joe Mallahan also make for an interesting look at citywide politics.
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Patu claims victory in Seattle school board race
Posted on 05 November 2009.
With 29.28 percent of the votes counted as on press time on Wednesday, Nov. 4, Wilson Chin has fallen far behind Betty Patu in the race for a spot on the Seattle school board.
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Hara comes out on top, credits API support
Posted on 05 November 2009.
Among some of the hottest issues on the ballot this year, the King County Assessor’s race could easily have been forgotten. This is an issue that Lloyd Hara — who, at press time on Wednesday, Nov. 4, was leading the polls — wants to correct.
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Ban Ki-moon receives honorary degree from the UW and is ‘finally a Husky’
Posted on 05 November 2009.
Ban Ki-moon, the eighth United Nations Secretary-General, is a dawg. He’s a University of Washington (UW) Husky, that is. The university awarded him a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Oct. 27 at Meany Hall for the Performing Arts.
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Former SAM Director Gates honored for ‘years of service’
Posted on 05 November 2009.
It was the Seattle Art Museum’s (SAM’s) Asian collection and her love for fishing that caused her to accept the position of director of the SAM in 1994.
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Guitarist Xuefei Yang’s performance will kick off Celebrate Asia! series
Posted on 05 November 2009.
Chinese guitarist Xuefei Yang will present an intimate performance on Nov. 10 in the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall.
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New study says Asian Americans losing out on government contracts
Posted on 05 November 2009.
A new study by UCLA researcher Dr. Paul Ong revealed that Asian Americans win the fewest contracts when it comes to local, state, and federal minority government-contracting programs.
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Korean Americans Strickland and Ryu vie for political seats
Posted on 05 November 2009.
Cindy Ryu earned the distinction of being the first female Korean American mayor in the United State two years ago when she was elected as Shoreline’s mayor.
This year, Marilyn Strickland, born in Seoul, may follow up on Ryu’s accomplishment by becoming Tacoma’s mayor.
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“Horse Boy” touching, if a little uninformed
Posted on 05 November 2009.
Before leaving his home in Texas for Mongolia with his wife and autistic son, author and horse trainer Rupert Isaacson seems eager for the trip as he calls it a “gateway to adventure, a gateway to healing.”
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