The Washington state senate passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington on Feb. 1. The bill must now be passed by the state House of Representatives, which appears to be likely, and must receive the signature of Gov. Chris Gregoire. Washington is on track to become the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage [...]
There will be proposition for a new levy to replace Resolution 11-36, Proposition No. 1. on Feb. 14. The new levy, if passed, will have equal rates to the current one. This rate is 44 cents for every $1000 of home valuation. This means that for every $100,000 a home will have $44 of tax [...]
Starting February 20, Community Transit will be cutting 20 percent of its bus service by adjusting all local routes and reducing frequency of buses. These service changes will likely impact all MTHS students who ride Community Transit. Here are some major route adjustments around MTHS: Route 112: The bus route that directly serves MTHS will be [...]
For most people, the holidays are a time filled with happy festivities, traditions, home cooked feasts and the giving and receiving of gifts. Many low-income families may not be able to afford the costs of the holidays. That is why the freshman ASB started the Giving Tree. The Giving Tree was set up in the [...]
A little over a year ago, then-junior, Hunter Goncalves was the girl’s swim captain competing for a state swim title. Now, instead of swimming, the 17-year-old Goncalves is actively involved in the Occupy Seattle protests. She grew up in a politically active family and has participated in protests in the past-although not on the same [...]
Teachers from MTHS, Cedar Way Elementary and Brier Terrace M.S. wave signs to oppose education budget cuts at the intersection of 196th and 44th on Nov. 28. A brisk Monday afternoon after Thanksgiving break didn’t stop teachers from waving signs on the intersection of 196th and 44th advocating against additional cuts to the Washington state [...]
Voters in Washington handily approved Initiative 1183 on Nov. 8, which would close state liquor stores and allow large grocery stores to sell hard alcohol instead. The big switch to private liquor sales comes June 1 of next year. I-1183 passed with almost 59 percent of voters voting “yes.” The initiative passed in 34 of [...]
Tiffany Leahy is a 16-year-old author living near Brier who was only twelve-years-old when she started writing her first book, Annadyomene in 2005. She completed it around her 13th birthday in 2006. She was inspired to write the book by a dream. According to Leahy, “One night I had a dream about a girl with [...]
JaRon Snow, senior Julian Snow’s mother, passed away from stage four terminal breast and bone cancer on Wednesday, Nov. 10. She leaves behind sons Julian and Sterling, daughter Alicea, and husband Keith. JaRon’s memorial service is Saturday, Nov. 20 from 12 – 3 p.m. at the Kirkland City Church. It was clear Wednesday morning during [...]
Since March, 25,000 grocery store workers from unions UFCW 21, UFCW 81, and Teamsters 38 have been involved in a negotiation battle with big chain grocery stores, such as Safeway, Fred Meyers, QFC, and Albertsons. Grocery workers are trying to bargain for changes made to their work career. Workers want better wages, quality and affordable [...]
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