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08.06.2011 Opinion

Brian on “Seafair. South-End Style.”: @5, You have to have witnessed the glory days of the Pay n’ Pak, Atlas, and Budweiser before the turbines took over and ruined the sport, the days when the fast boats raced neck and neck. You have to have seen the Miss Rock go dead in the water for [...]

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07.30.2011 Opinion

Tom T on “Open Thread Thursday: What’s on Your Mind, Neighbors?”: Hats Off to Dr. Fred Quanstrom – looks like you raised the right question about all the money being spent on a useless project – the CSO. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015778941_overflows31m.html The dialogue that occurs here between friends, neighbors and engaged citizens is one of the features [...]

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07.23.2011 Opinion

Pissed off… on “Open Thread Thursday: What’s on Your Mind, Neighbors?”: Anyone else upset that the new dog grooming service in Columbia Plaza covered up the Jungle Butter graffiti? That was an iconic part of C City and by far the best piece on that wall. Now instead of looking at classic Seattle 90′s graffiti, [...]

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07.16.2011 Opinion

Garlic Gulch on “Former Juvenile Detention Officer Tapped to Lead Rainier Beach High Through Troubled Times”: A former jail officer as RB’s new principal, sounds good to me. What works in some schools may not work for others. If the incoming principal can turn things around at RB, he’ll become our new hometown hero! The [...]

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07.09.2011 Opinion

Crepes on “Happy July 4th: Please Do NOT Call 911 Without a Life-Threatening Emergency”: Well, we ended up calling 911 five times early this AM. Some 10-15 freaks decided to turn our NewHolly neighborhood into their personal OK-corral for a good 45 minutes, firing their “artillery shells”, “rockets”, and what-not AT each other, using surrounding [...]

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07.02.2011 Uncategorized

Mark B on “Rainier Valley Crime Watch: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Robbed”: Why is there a dispensary next to a high school? The dialogue that occurs here between friends, neighbors and engaged citizens is one of the features that makes your RVP such a valuable community resource. Your RVP does not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed [...]

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06.25.2011 Opinion

SEmom on “Rainier Valley Crime Watch: Man Critically Injured in Genesee Park Shooting”: I was leaving my house at 2pm yesterday with my daughter, only blocks away from the shooting and also had to detour around the scene. There is quite a long history of problems for neighbors adjacent to that parking lot. Why does [...]

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06.18.2011 Opinion

Gidge on “Senator Adam Kline on “This Killing Budget”, Driving While Poor, Foreclosure Prevention + More”: “the cops could never admit it publicly, but they really, really like to be able to search your car, which they can do when they arrest you for a crime, but not an infraction.” Senator Kline needs to brush [...]

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06.04.2011 Opinion

Brian on “Goodwill to Demolish Vacant Dearborn Buildings, Expand Parking Lot”: Ode to a New Parking Lot I think that I shall never spot A poem lovely as a parking lot. A lot more near than it is far So it taketh not long to park my car A lot that looks at God all [...]

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05.28.2011 Opinion

CBO on “Is Othello’s New Luxury Apartment Building a Glimpse Into the Future of the Rainier Valley?”: Othello is the new hotspot. I personally know two couples who are starting families and have bought fixer uppers in that hood. Too many people fail to acknowledge that the Rainier valley is one of the last spots [...]

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05.21.2011 Opinion

Whitney on “Open Thread Thursday: What’s on Your Mind, Neighbors?”: There was a couple at Seward Park last night who had set up a table and chairs with white table cloth and all at the northend beach. They were having some wine and enjoying the beautiful evening. I wanted to thank them for sharing their [...]

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05.14.2011 Opinion

SusanH on “MONDAY: Meeting to Discuss Potential AP Program at Rainer Beach High”: I’m wondering why we have to meet about this again. There have been meetings already. The IB program seems to be the only viable plan on the table to give Rainier Beach a true, college-prep track program. Sounds great. Let’s just do [...]

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04.23.2011 Opinion
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Amy Kramer Hawks on “Graham Hill Elementary School Garden Vandalized + How You Can Help”: Chin up Cambria…you’re growing kids, citizens, gardeners, not plants The dialogue that occurs here between friends, neighbors and engaged citizens is one of the features that makes your RVP such a valuable community resource. Your RVP does not necessarily endorse [...]

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04.09.2011 Opinion

carol on “Great City to Host Community Forum on Growth, Development & Inequalities in Southeast Seattle”: @Hillman, I’m sorry my poor humor was viewed as trashing. It’s an overactive coping mechanism that I use for raising my kids in a neighborhood where in the last two weeks I’ve had to call 911 on a shooting, [...]

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04.02.2011 Opinion

Cocolicious on “Block Watch Captain: 120 Neighbors Asked City Attorney for Help With Rainier Valley “Drug Nuisance House””: I moved to the ‘hood in 1997 and the Stone house has been an ongoing problem for even longer than I’ve been here. After all of these years of chasing crack addicts down the alley in my [...]

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03.26.2011 Opinion

Upper Rainier Beach on “How Safe Is Your Neighborhood? What Do You Think of Seattle Police? Mayor McGinn Wants to Know…”: In the survey there was no Upper Rainier Beach geo-zone to distinguish from the shooting gallery down at Henderson and Rainier. While our primary concerns are generally car prowls and break-ins (and a few [...]

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03.19.2011 Opinion

Ed.’s note: This week’s Comment of the Week is a tie between two responses to a recent incident at Rainier Beach High School in which three security guards were assaulted by a group of men who showed up on the school’s campus looking to confront several girls who witnessed a shooting. JvA on “Open Thread [...]

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03.12.2011 Opinion

Greener Grad on “Westneat: Ex-Cons Need to Earn Equality”: Maybe the city is trying to change the rules for private landlords. Meanwhile, applicants for Seattle Housing Authority are automatically denied for the following crimes: Eviction from public housing for illegal drug activity within 3 years Current use of illegal drugs Methamphetamine production in public housing [...]

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03.05.2011 Education

alex hayden on “RVP Exclusive: Introducing New Column From 37th District Senator Adam Kline”: Public Education! The State lost a court case last year about education funding. What is the legislature going to do about that? Why would you ever cut funding to the only system that really helps the neediest cases, the place where [...]

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02.26.2011 Opinion

Greener Grad on “New Bike Lockers for Rent at Othello, Rainier Beach & Columbia City Light Rail Stations”: When I first saw the luxurious bicycle accommodations, I wondered why Seattle has bicycle housing better than that provided for homeless residents. The dialogue that occurs here between friends, neighbors and engaged citizens is one of the [...]

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Rainier Valley Post Comment of the Week Goes To…

02.12.2011 Opinion

Just sayin’ on “RVP Comment of the Week Goes To…”: A few facts to place Stakeholder’s comments in historical context: SHA’s original Holly Park and Rainier Vista public housing sites were built to house defense workers and veterans in the 1940s and were converted to public housing back in the 50′s back when the Rainier [...]

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