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Today marks the final edition of the King County Journal, a newspaper that, in various incarnations, has been covering suburban King County for like, a hundred years or something.

Last month we were trying to mail a check to San Francisco. First we tried the usual snail-mail way, dropped in a box on East Pike. Three weeks later, no dice. So then we tried Priority Mail, and handed it to the postal truck driver ourselves. 2-3 days later, nothing. We called USPS. They said, "Oh wow, we'll look into that." A week went by. We arranged a money transfer by email. We called USPS again. "Yeah, we'll call you," they said. "How did you get this number again?"

King County Journal has the rundown of which areas are still without power, and when they're likely to get it.

--We're suckers for wretched snowman. They start off dirty and withered and get melty and small before they disappear entirely in 24 hours. This one's actually got a great snow hat.

From King County Journal, via the Slog, the Issaquah school bus driver fired for flipping off President Bush is now employed as a driver for the Renton school district.

[Congressman Dave] Reichert rode with Bush in his motorcade when the president came to the Eastside in June to raise money for Reichert and the state Republican Party.

Continue reading "Bush Tattles on Issaquah Bus Driver, Reichert Gets Her Fired"

Super-smarty pants Lakeside School--alma mater of Bill Gates and Paul Allen--is being sued, sued, sued by a former teacher who asserts that:

Bellevue officials tell King County Journal reporter David Grant that the old Safeway distribution center, considered an ideal arena site, will be sold in days--but not to the new Sonics ownership group.

If you thought Southcenter was a massive blight of consumption run wild (chill out, commie) at 1,326,218 square feet you ain't seen nothing yet. From Abercrombie and Fitch (regular and kids) to Zales Jewelry, there are 193 flavors all told so if it's mass produced and it's for sale, you'll find it there. Heeemongus sometimes isn't big enough, though. Southcenter (actually Westfield Southcenter, now) is adding $200 million worth of new stores and restaurants.

Thursday night, the undefeated, 2nd-ranked Skyline Spartans host the undefeated, 8th-ranked Eastlake Wolves.

On Friday night a Bothell woman attempted to quit this mortal coil by steering her car down a Bellevue pier and plunging into the not-so-frigid waters of Lake Washington. Bellevue cops who had been tipped off by her ex-husband where on hand to haul the woman from her car via an open window shortly after splashdown.

Before we dive into the sturgeon sighting (“5-1/2 Foot Long Sea Creature Inspires Fear, Awe!”), Seattlest wants to reminisce a little. The year was 1986. It was a warm spring. And people were claiming to see alligators in Green Lake. There was even a novelty song. Who knew it was for real?

The Eastside's tent city homeless community is getting the boot on February 20 from their current digs in Kirkland. They had hoped to move to Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Bellevue, but the church's parisioners voted Not In My Front Yard yesterday.