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Valley Med alliance could go to Supreme Court By DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com
Public Hospital District No. 1 commissioners could appeal a decision by a King County Superior Court judge last week to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the strategic alliance with UW Medicine. Dr. Paul Joos, the hospital commission president, said after the decision by Judge
Michael Hayden Dec. 28 the board will decide in January whether to appeal. The next commission meeting is Monday; an agenda wasn’t available as of Wednesday. Joos declined to comment further. The case for UW Medicine was argued by attorney Lou Peterson, who was appointed as a special assistant state attorney general, and Phil Talmadge, a former state
Supreme Court justice, argued the hospital commission’s case. Talmadge in an interview following the hearing said he would recommend appealing the decision directly to the Washington Supreme Court. He said the previous commission overstepped its statutory authority to enter into its alliance with UW Medicine.
“This case boils down to the question of whether elected officials of the Public Hospital District can relinquish their core responsibilities as elected officials to a group of largely unelected appointed trustees for a period of 15 years in order to preserve the extensive financial benefits coming to the [ more alliance page 6 ]
Dipster diving into Lake Washington
Sunny skies and a very cold Lake Washington attracted dozens of hardy souls for the annual Polar Bear Dip Tuesday at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park to mark the New Year. The dip is sponsored by the Ivar’s and the City of Renton. gary palmer, For the Renton Reporter
Family, friends celebrate Jessica’s 18th birthday Stephanie Scholl is greeted at a vigil Dec. 28. tracey Compton, Renton Reporter
A large gathering of family, friends and local law and fire department staff turned out to celebrate what would have been slain teen Jessica Scholl’s 18th birthday at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park Dec. 28. Prosecutors charge that Jessica was
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murdered in May by her former boyfriend, Jarod Lane. Her mother Stephanie Scholl, along with family and friends, organized a vigil at the park that included lighting Japanese lanterns with lotus flowers and setting them adrift in Lake Washington. The purple flowers where chosen because the color represents domestic violence awareness and it was one of Jessica’s favorite
colors. “If anything, we want to make sure that Jessica’s death is not in vain,” said Stephanie Scholl. “We’ll be continuing to move forward and making sure that if we can save one child’s life, one adult life, anybody from having to go through something like this, that’s what we’re trying to do.”
Jessica Scholl
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