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FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015
What’s in a name? Green River College to drop ‘community’ BY ROSS COYLE rcoyle@kentreporter.com
Green River Community College is dropping the “community” from its name, choosing to follow schools like Highline, South Seattle and Bellevue colleges.
The new name reflects the college’s increased focus on four-year possibilities through three new bachelor’s of applied sciences programs: two in information technology and one in marketing. The three programs are the first four-year programs
that have been offered at Green River ever since it was founded in 1965. Green River President Eileen Ely did not return phone calls for comment on the name change, instead deferring questions to new communications director
Allison Friedly. While there’s no timeline for implementing the name change, Friedly said, the school will work with committees to transition the college over to the new branding. Friedly said that the name change is in line with a host of
other colleges in the country, and that Green River will be the 19th community college in Washington to make the change. According to Friedly, the rebranding effort hopes to lend [ more CHANGE page 5 ]
Legislature goes to work on budget
AUBURN’S POET LAUREATE
BY DENNIS BOX dbox@covingtonreporter.com
Marjorie Rommel, a lifetime Auburnite, succeeds Dick Brugger as the City’s poet laureate. Rommel has a long list of published works, literary activities and achievements. “It really is an honor,” Rommel said of being named to the position. ROBERT WHALE, Auburn Reporter
SHARING HER WAY WITH WORDS Rommel nervous but ready to serve community
BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com
In the days leading up to Monday night’s big moment, one got the impression that the eyes of the appointed-to-be were darting back and forth, hoping to turn up a poet brave enough to step forth from the shadows and shift the pending
honor upon his or her capable shoulders. Didn’t happen. On Monday night Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus, to Marjorie Rommel’s honor and concern, went ahead and named her poet laureate of Auburn, succeeding Dick Brugger. “I haven’t gotten used to the idea yet,” Rommel said. “I was
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Pair of residential developments proposed
really hoping somebody else would get it, seriously hoping. I don’t know if can do this.” Enough of that, Emilie Shimkus told her mother. “Oh, mother, stop apologizing,” Shimkus said. Emilie was right momma has nothing to apologize for.
Promenade Apartments, LLC of Bellevue has submitted an initial application to the City of Auburn to build on Lea Hill a 320-unit apartment complex, filling in a 14.5-acre site at the northwest corner
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Tickets: www.auburnwa.gov/arts | 253-931-3043 January Comedy at the Ave | January 16, 7:30 p.m. | $17/$15 | Auburn Ave. Theater
AveKids: Owl & Pussycat | January 17, 2 p.m. | $8 | Auburn Ave. Theater Borrowed Time, Styx Tribute | January 17, 7:30 p.m. | $20/$18 | Auburn Ave. Theater
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Let the Olympia money chase begin. Gov. Jay Inslee recently met with Sound Publishing reporters and editors at the Bellevue Reporter office to discuss the executive branch’s 2015-17 budget proposal. Inslee’s office released the budget documents last month, which the Legislature will take up Inslee when the regular session convenes Monday. The coming session is scheduled to end April 27. The governor’s budget document states, “Our private sector is growing and unemployment is at its lowest levels since 2008. State revenue collections are rebounding,
BY ROBERT WHALE rwhale@auburn-reporter.com