[img=images/images_seattlepi_20050421.gif popup=false] 照片出處: Seattle PI 以下是將會被關閉的學校: (5) Alki Elementary (2) Daniel Bagley Elementary John Hay Bilingual Orientation Education Center John Marshall Alternative High School (4) Martin Luther King Elementary (3) Montlake Elementary (1) North Beach Elementary (7) Orca at Columbia (6) Pathfinder K-8 (8) Rainier View Elementay Preliminary Recommendation Announced 10 Seattle schools targeted for closure 10 Seattle schools targeted for closure 將被關閉學區內的小朋友家長, 會收到學校的通知和其轉至其他學校的計畫等等.
[新聞]汽油又要加稅了…
Gas tax is going up
Lawmakers OK bump in gas tax of 9.5 cents
昨天參議院通過了四年內增加 9.5 cents 的汽油稅(前兩年每年加 3 cents, 第三年 2 cents, 第四年 1.5 cents). 目前這決議已經送到眾議院. 如果通過, 目前的每加侖 28 cents 的汽油稅, 在四年後將至每加侖 37.5 cents.
Divided Senate OKs 9.5 cent rise in gas tax
Senate passes $8 billion road bill
這些錢主要是要重建西雅圖市中心的 Alaskan 高架橋, US-520 的浮橋, I-450 等等州內急需保養的道路和橋樑.