Letters | Mount Si's Gay Straight Alliance helps students
“Unless we are all free, none of us is free.”
“Here, I am given the right everyone else takes for granted: the right to be honest about the most rudimentary facts of my life. I can speak freely without fear of ridicule, because my identity is not treated as an issue to debate but as a simple reality.”
“Once a week I can walk into room 303 and feel like I belong at MSHS.”
These comments were provided by students in the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at MSHS during the first-ever GSA parent meeting last week. They brought home the truth for those there: that GSA is one of the most important clubs at MSHS. It is also one of the biggest and most active, with 30 – 40 students attending weekly.
February 10, 2012
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Letters | A new Day of Silence for nation's military
For the past few years, Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie has conducted a Day of Silence to show support for gay and lesbian individuals.
This year, I think it would be a great idea if Mount Si also conducted a second Day of Silence to show support for our nation's Wounded Warriors.
February 8, 2012
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Letters | Alternate-day Kindergarten is not best option for students
The Snoqualmie Valley School District (SVSD) is considering major restructuring of the current Kindergarten daily schedule.
Rather than attending school five half-days per week, students would only go to school two or three times per week for the full day. This change would not be made to better our students’ academic learning or enhance a new curriculum; it is purely to cut costs and save money.
February 3, 2012
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Letters | Braving the snow for band student success
This is a huge thank you to everyone who braved the snow and cold to attend the Mount Si High School Jazz Band fundraiser at Boxley’s on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 17.
We were able to raise more than $2,000 to help these kids represent Mount Si High School and the Snoqualmie Valley at the Savannah Music Festival’s Swing Central high school jazz band competition and workshop in Savannah, Ga., in late March.
February 1, 2012
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Letters | Great show of support for health center
The Mount Si Transitional Health Center would like to thank the Snoqualmie Valley for all their wonderful gifts, volunteer efforts and support graciously provided over the holidays. Many things happen to make the holidays a special time at the nursing home. The residents and staff are thankful for being part of such a giving and supportive community.
February 1, 2012
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Nation's defense budget, burden actually growing
At a time when budgets are tight, and programs and services in our community are being cut back, the Pentagon budget keeps getting bigger.
The Secretary of Defense announced on January 26 that he plans to slow the rate of growth for the Pentagon budget, but even under this proposal, in 10 years the Pentagon budget would still be bigger than it is today.
January 30, 2012
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Letters | Braving the cold to help young musicians succeed
This is a huge thank you to everyone who braved the snow and cold to attend the Mount Si High School Jazz Band fundraiser at Boxley’s on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 17.
We were able to raise more than $2,000 to help these kids represent Mount Si High School and the Snoqualmie Valley at the Savannah Music Festival’s (SMF) Swing Central High School Jazz Band Competition & Workshop in Savannah, Ga., in late March.
January 27, 2012
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Letters | Look for other ways to control the Snoqualmie Valley elk herd
If the Snoqualmie Valley wants to be on the cutting edge of elk management practices, then why not consider the alternative herd control methods tried by our neighboring areas?
The Seattle Times recently reported that the Toutle River Valley successfully relocated 50 elk to the Nooksack Valley. Toutle officials there coordinated with two helicopters and volunteers on the ground to herd the animals into a corral and then transport them to other areas.
January 24, 2012
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Letters | Tanner gets better marks than PSE in outages
We need a new utility around here. Where else in the country do 300,000 customers regularly lose power and heat during a typical weather event?
Here, it happens every few years and is considered business as usual by Puget Sound Energy. We need a utility that performs regular, routine and preventative tree maintenance, to trim and cull potentially harmful branches and limbs to avoid catastrophe.
January 23, 2012
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Letters | Snoqualmie's Public Works did great in storm, but what about back-up?
During the storm and subsequent power outage, recognition needs to be given to the individuals in the city's public works department for their non-stop efforts to keep water and sewer operational.
In the absence of permanent back up generators, these individuals worked long hours, conducting many operations manually due to woefully inadequate rented generators. Instead of caring for their families, they were caring for the many residents in need.
January 23, 2012
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Letters | Keep Cedar Falls transfer station open
The plan for closing the Cedar Falls Recycling Center at the end of this month has just come to my attention.
In February, we will no longer be able to take our recyclables there.
This has happened so quickly and so quietly, except for one small sign inside the King County Recycling Center, that one may assume that the public’s input may not have been welcomed.
January 17, 2012
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