Jennifer Donnolo works on a float at Fremont's Powerhouse.

Also in this edition...

Health Care System is a Shambles, Warns Fremont Expert

"The health care system is on the verge of collapse. We've created a monster," Kathleen O'Connor said, citing the freeze on individual insurance policies in Washington and the skyrocketing cost of insurance and health services throughout the country.

Union Notebook

Sanitation workers will vote on union representation, service employees hold a conference on housing, and June will bring a week-long rally for the freedom to choose a union.

Good Food

Fremont Most-Intelligencer

3 Squares

Breakfast, lunch and dinner at three Fremont spots.

Greenwood Gazette

Grazing in Greenwood

Just a few of Greenwood's many fabulous treasures.

Good Food

Cooking with Viggo

Cooking with Viggo

Viggo features a guest chef demonstrating the advantages of not planning your menu ahead of time.

Fremont Most-Intelligencer

Volunteers Make B.F. Day School Hum

Volunteers are a large part of what makes B.F. Day Elementary a quality school.

Hash

On a late Tuesday night at 1:15 a.m., a Sand Point couple are surprised to see a stranger walk in through their locked apartment door...

Letters to the Editor

Readers contribute opposing view regarding the coming light rail construction impacts, and the Seattle Press gets a thank-you for coverage of a Northgate issue.

Fremont Most-Intelligencer

Blues Singer Blackie Jo James , a Former Fremont Fixture

An interview with a Fremont resident and local musician.

Belcher Postpones Evictions of Lake Union Live-Aboards

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR)has offered to postpone evictions in Lake Union's nautical neighborhoods until litigation brought by the Live-Aboard Association of Puget Sound is resolved.

Body and Soul

State Initiative Proposes Health Care Coverage for Everyone

According to proponents of Washington State Initiative 725, however, most Americans believe that affordable health care is every American's right.

Seattle Press Editorial

City Council Should Get Out of Monorail's Way

We have talked to scores of Seattleites in recent weeks who share widespread support and enthusiasm for the Monorail and impatience with City Council's attempts to scuttle it.

Greenwood Gazette

Take A Road Trip in Your Own Backyard

On June 24, the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce will offer you a free road trip back through the '30s, '40s and '50s at the Eighth Annual Greenwood Auto Show.

My Two Cents

Understanding the Battle for the Soul of Washington Park Arboretum

Can we have both a park for everyone and a "world-class" arboretum?

DCLU Warns that Warm Weather Brings Noise

With the approach of warmer weather and greater outdoor activity, the potential increases for noise related problems in the community.

City Council May Pare $223 Million PRO Parks Levy Package

Advocates of a $223 million eight-year parks levy may find it tough going to convince City Council to approve the entire funding package.

Small Ideas For Seattle

Fire!

Dick has some ideas for city-wide fire prevention.

Fremont Most-Intelligencer

Fremont Fun Club Awards Computers to Top Essayists at B.F. Day

The Fremont Fun Club, a chapter of Rotary International, has inaugurated a program to donate used reconditioned computers to students at B.F. Day School, using an essay contest to find deserving and interested students.

The Fishwrapper

Those Who Own Labor, Those Who Labor Rent

Housing costs, rapid transit, business subsidies and growth are all interrelated.

Sprawl: Threatened Salmon, Staggering Costs

Mazza and Fodor explore the regional salmon survival crisis.

Kirby's Fremont

Kirby's Fremont II

Time To Take the Fremont Pledge Of Independence

Many mottoes, slogans and sayings are invented to define the philosophy of Fremont. Come up with your own or use one of these handy pronouncements.

Three Statewide Initiatives Test Our Commitment to Schools

Activist groups are trying to improve schools in different ways, with varying amounts of success.

Greenwood Gazette

Parks Finds Money for Greenhouse Park Clean-Up

Greenwood's Greenhouse Park will get a long-delayed environmental clean-up, courtesy of the Seattle Parks Department.

Union Notebook

Activist Attitude Prevails in New Leadership at Labor Council

The King County Labor Council's new Executive Secretary will likely continue in the activist tradition renewed by outgoing Ron Judd.

Greenwood Gazette

Heart of Phinney Park

A new park will soon appear on Phinney Ridge, with community and volunteer support.