We Have Good News, We Have Bad News

It's a beautiful morning in Seattle -- it's crisp, it's cool, and the sun fills the sky like laughter. Here's the good news to accompany that good weather:

• The ban on smoking in parks came and went, all within 24 hours.
• An unknown man rescued a little girl from a burning mini-van in Aberdeen.
• Rebuilding Mercer Street will commence in March.
The state trooper who was shot in the head last week is suing the suspected shooter for $3 million.

And the bad news:

• Olympia's mayor pro tem arrested for selling pot.
• A downtown radio dead zone has SPD worried.
• Boeing is handing out 1,020 layoff warnings this morning.
• A couple walking on Aurora were mistaken for a pimp and prostitute and assaulted.