http://www.rainiervalleypost.com Proudly serving Southeast Seattle since 2007 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:22:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/beacon-hill-loses-longtime-community-activist/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/beacon-hill-loses-longtime-community-activist/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:36:13 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=10490 From Craig Thompson, Beacon Alliance of Neighbors: This morning, Katashi Oita’s grandchildren told me Mr. Oita passed away from pneumonia a few months ago. He was in his late 80s. Mr. Oita was one of the original founders of our community council along northwest and west Beacon Hill, was instrumental in establishing the off-leash area [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/beacon-hill-loses-longtime-community-activist/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/the-seattle-aptitude-test-r-u-seattle/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/the-seattle-aptitude-test-r-u-seattle/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:52:22 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=4911 Beacon Hill neighbor Craig Thompson is a professional writer who has also been a teacher, carpenter, landscaper, gardener, and cook, a civilian military trainer and technical editor, a poet and playwright, a jack of trades to practice the craft of words: Please stop talking. You will have 20 minutes to complete this portion of the [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/the-seattle-aptitude-test-r-u-seattle/feed/ 2 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/guest-column-concession-of-a-reluctant-candidate/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/guest-column-concession-of-a-reluctant-candidate/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +0000 admin http://docommunications.com/test/?p=3172 From Beacon Hill resident Craig Thompson: A couple of weeks before the election, I got my first notice of candidacy. Through no fault of my own, I was running for office, 37th District Representative to the State House in Olympia. All the votes are counted. The incumbent, Sharon Tomiko Santos, will keep her seat. Hers [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/guest-column-concession-of-a-reluctant-candidate/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/ban-comments-on-state-reps-disastrous-performance-she-insulted-everyone-in-the-room/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/ban-comments-on-state-reps-disastrous-performance-she-insulted-everyone-in-the-room/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:00:00 +0000 admin http://docommunications.com/test/?p=2970 Last month we told you about State Representative Sharon Tomiko-Santos and her embarrassing performance at the October 18th meeting of the Beacon Alliance of Neighbors’ (BAN). Today, BAN spokesman Craig Thompson published a rundown of said meeting at Beacon Lights: A Beacon Hill blog: She was dismissive of public safety concerns and the importance of [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/ban-comments-on-state-reps-disastrous-performance-she-insulted-everyone-in-the-room/feed/ 12