New Futures Vice Chair Appointed To President’s Advisory Commission

Photo courtesy New Futures. This week, President Obama appointed New Futures board member and UW professor Luis Fraga to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.... [Read more]

Burien Man Convicted 36 Years Ago Pardoned By President Obama Friday

Randy Eugene Dyer, 63, of Burien, was pardoned by President Obama Friday (May 20th) for charges dating back to 1975 of ‘conspiracy to import marijuana,’ and ‘conspiracy to remove baggage... [Read more]

Fireworks At Burien’s Three Tree Point Celebrate Death Of Osama Bin Laden

Within minutes of the Sunday night announcement of the death of Osama Bin Laden, some residents of Burien’s Three Tree Point neighborhood shot off several rounds of fireworks over the water. The... [Read more]

PHOTO FRIDAY: Air Force One At Boeing Field (The Sonic Boom-Free Edition)

President Obama came to the Seattle area Tuesday to do some fundraising, which of course meant that Air Force One was here to transport him. Which, as we all know by now, meant restricted air space…and... [Read more]

VIDEO: Foster High Students Try To Lure President To Speak At Commencement

The Tukwila School District has been hailed as the “most diverse in the nation,” and students at the city’s Foster High School are using that as part of an attempt to lure President Obama... [Read more]

A Burien Brit’s DC Diary Day #3: The Day After

Satellite photo by Geo-Eye-One. [EDITOR'S NOTE: Bob is an Englishman who lives in Burien who traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to attend the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. This is his final... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: Impressed By President Obama’s Speech

by Josh Hart It just so happens that the first inauguration I ever witnessed in my short lifetime happens to be one of the most historical inaugurations in many people’s lifetimes. As I listened... [Read more]