Bob Simmons is a longtime KING-TV reporter who has been writing news for print and television for 65 years.
Port Commissioners are briefed on how Bellingham and Newport compare, as prospective new homes for the research ships. That was a tie, but the Oregon city won the match by putting money on the table. Bellingham decides not to challenge the ruling.
Seattle's not the only city tied in knots over its waterfront planning. Intramural squabbles beset Bellingham's waterfront vision, too. It could be a new seaside community. Or not.
The Jefferson County Public Utility District appears to be the only winner among three populist campaigns to take over now-private electric services.
Polls will be open in King and Pierce counties. The other 37 have mail-only ballots. Got it? Mail only.
In light of PSE's acquisition by an overseas holding company, residents of Skagit and Jefferson counties and Whidbey Island will decide next week whether to form their own public utility districts.
