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from the Occupational and Life Skills (OLS) program at Bellevue College, an educational enterprise that teaches students with mild disabilities
New legislation that will change how medical and recreational marijuana operates in Washington has the Bellevue City Council holding back on how it might regulate cannabis research in the city, pending development of a statewide program. The Washington Legislature passed three bills during this year’s lengthy session, one of which creates a new license to allow for the researching of cannabis for medical purposes. Those licenses will be issued by the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board (formerly the Washington Liquor Control Board) once a program is developed to regulate it, said Bellevue Legal Planner Catherine Drews. The city has regulated the growing, processing and sale of recreational marijuana through an interim ordinance since October 2013, and is nearing completion of permanent regulations. Drews said new state laws required the council to consider what to do about the potential for medical cannabis research in Bellevue. “I would suggest a moratorium, until there’s some
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Bellevue College Occupational and Life Skills 2015 graduate Sean Schumacher, right, shakes the hand of his internship supervisor during his senior presentation on campus. Arts museum puts teens in charge of choosing young artists for exhibit
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BC’s Occupational and Life Skills program sets stage for spin-offs students give their senior presentations. The group, a smattering of students from around Puget Sound, had traveled long and hard to make it to this point. They were graduating
BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER
More than 150 family members, friends and advisors filled the Carlson Theater last month to watch 13 jovial
Council moves forward with Airfield Park Transforming former landfill will take time, money Camaraderie powers Vikings football team returning to fold this fall
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BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER
The Bellevue City Council approved a measure on Monday that would help transform more than 27 acres of landfill into a city park. After years of research and interviews, the city council approved Portland-based firm
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