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City focuses legislative priorities for 2013
Judge rules in favor of hospital alliance
BY KRIS HILL
BY DEAN RADFORD
khill@covingtonreporter.com
editor@rentonreporter.com
Roads, parks and economic development are at the top of the city of Covington’s legislative priorities. Covington’s lobbyist, according to documents provided by City Manager Derek Matheson, will focus on a joint legislative agenda in partnership with Black Diamond and Maple Valley to encourage lawmakers to find money, both state and federal funds, to make improvements to state routes 169 and 516 as well as for transit alternatives in the three cities. In addition, the city will lobby to retain state shared revenues such as liquor license fees and taxes as well as funding requests for specific projects with the highest priority being the Jenkins Creek to 185th Avenue Southeast improvement project on Southeast 272nd Street followed by the
A King County Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the validity of the strategic alliance between UW Medicine and Valley Medical Center Dec. 28. Judge Michael Hayden listened to oral arguments for about 45 minutes before ruling that the alliance between two public entities is permitted under state law. Attorneys for both sides had already submitted written briefs for him to consider. Valley Medical Center, located in Renton, serves Covington as well as part of Maple Valley. Hayden alluded to the possibility of an appeal — the lawsuit was brought by the Public Hospital District No. 1 commission. Dr. Paul Joos, the commission chairman, declined to comment on the ruling, but he said the commission would discuss
Kentlake High graduate finds perspective in Ghana BY KRIS HILL khill@covingtonreporter.com
Kathy Taylor had a plan — go to Whitworth, play volleyball, earn a degree in education then go to graduate school. Taylor, a 2008 graduate of Kentlake High, realized recently her plans for life after college have changed thanks to a longtime friend who encouraged her to spend some time teaching in Ghana.
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KRIS HILL, The Reporter
“I went into college knowing I wanted to do special education,” Taylor said. “I have a brother who went through the special ed program in Kent. By the time I was a junior in high school, I knew what I wanted to do. I got lucky in happening to figure out what I wanted to do early.” So, she went to Whitworth in Spokane, played volleyball and earned a degree in elementary education and special education.
During her time studying, she spent 300 hours in public school classrooms learning the ins and outs of special education, an endorsement which qualifies such teachers to work with children and adults up to age 21. Because the classroom time required for the program, which then rolled into student teaching, took up so much of her life, Taylor chose to leave the volleyball team her final year at Whitworth. Her plan had always been to take the summer between graduation from Whitworth and graduate school to spend in Africa. Well, at least that was the [ more GHANA page 4 ]
Kathy Taylor is surrounded by students during the school’s Family Fun Day in October. Taylor is a 2008 graduate of Kentlake High and is teaching in Ghana. Courtesy of Kathy Taylor
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2012 images: Top left, Kentridge’s Kennedy Anson, left, dribbles the ball while From Snow to Top Kentwood’s Elizabeth Roller marks up during the fourth annual Kicks for the Cure game. Bottom Danielle Nielsen, 12, sleds at Lake Wilderness Golf Course in January. Right, Rae Solomon Songs to Soccer left, sings at the inaugural Covington Summer Concert Series.