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Kirkland man dies in road rage accident on N.E. 85th
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Mountlake Terrace suspect arrested, alcohol and high speed contributed to incident claims to have cut him off,” said WSP spokesman Capt. Jason Berry. irkland resident and The SUV, traveling at a Google engineer high speed, used the eastSteve Lacey was bound N.E. 85th Street driving west on busy N.E. exit. The SUV report85th Street Sunday edly crossed the — a trip many east-bound lanes Kirkland and Redand went into the mond residents west-bound lanes take routinely. But of N.E. 85th Street, this drive ended where it struck tragically as Lacey, the top of Lacey’s 43, was the inBMW, killing him nocent victim of a instantly. Steve Lacey road rage incident The State Patrol he was not involved said that excesin. The incident sive speed and alcohol began on Interstate 405 and contributed to the crash. ultimately took Lacey’s life. The driver of the SUV, a The road rage incident 56-year-old Mountlake began around 2 p.m. on Terrace man, was taken to a southbound 405 when the hospital and then the King driver of a Hyundai SUV County Jail. claims he was cut off by an“The driver of the black other car, according to the Hyundai was placed under Washington State Patrol. arrest and is being investi“The driver of the SUV gated on vehicular homitook the exit in an attempt cide charges,” said Berry. to follow the car that he [ more LACEY page 4 ] BY MATT PHELPS
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Kathryn Clarke and her dog Oscar were awarded the winners of the ‘Best Pooch Smooch’ by judges during the annual Go Dog, Go! festival held at Juanita Beach Park last weekend. This was the first year that the event has been produced by the City of Kirkland. The festival played host of hundreds of dog lovers and their pets. To read the full story in the Go Dog, Go! festival see page 3. PEGGY KUNKEL, UW Newslab
Meet the candidates: 2011 City Council primary election Aug. 16 Kirkland City Council Position No. 6 Council candidate Dave Asher
Council candidate Martin Morgan
Kirkland City Council Position No. 2 Council candidate Bob Sternoff
Council candidate Jim Hart
Council candidate Jason Gardiner
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BY CARRIE WOOD
BY ALICIA A. HALBERG
BY CARRIE WOOD
BY RACHAEL HARRIS
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Dave Asher has been the Vying for Kirkland City Reflective, experienced and chair of the North Rose Hill Council position No. 6, dedicated to his city - that’s Neighborhood Association Martin Morgan said he’s what Kirkland City Council and co-chair of the Kirkland running again because there’s hopeful Jim Hart said about Alliance of Neighborhoods. a lack of accountability in city his credentials for the open He has also served citizens government. council position No. 6. for more than a decade by Morgan ran for council A longtime Kirkland helping to guide the Kirkland in 2009, but earned only 23 resident and land surveyor, City Council from his Posipercent of the vote in the Hart will take on incumbent tion No. 6 seat. general election against curDave Asher as well as Martin [ For the rest of the story on these three candidates see POSITION 6 on page 5 and 7 ]
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Chuck Hinson
Market neighborA stakeholder at the local Jason Gardiner will hood and Kirkland and regional table, Councilchallenge incumbent Bob resident Chuck man Bob Sternoff is running Sternoff for the Kirkland City Hinson’s name remains again for his position No. 2 Council position No. 2 in the on the Aug. 16 primary seat to continue the work he’s primary election on Aug. 16. election ballot but he done on behalf of the City Gardiner seeks to represent has declared he is not of Kirkland over the last six the recently annexed region actively campaigning years. of Kirkland. for the seat. Sternoff will face off “I knew that they weren’t against Kingsgate resident adding seats, even though [ For the rest of the story on these two candidates see POSITION 2 on page 4 ]
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