JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
Non-partisan. Independent.
Next City Council Meeting is May 7, 2026
Working hard to support local businesses!
An advocate for airport issues!
Articles from around the area, including re-prints from various newspapers (provided under Fair-Use provision.) These are information only, which means that many, Many, MANY of these do not represent my point of view. (Seriously, they don’t.) I just want you to know what’s out there being discussed by electeds that concern Des Moines.
Skip Ad By The Seattle Times editorial board Editor’s note: This is the first editorial in an occasional series that will look at how Washington’s education funding system can be improved to ensure all public school students get a quality education. The truth hurts, but it’s time to say it. Despite a grueling legislative battle
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By Melissa Davis and Josh Farley Seattle Times Opinion columnists Editor’s note: Got questions about recycling that fresh-fruit packaging or envelopes with plastic windows? We’ve got answers. Times editorial board members and Opinion columnists Melissa Davis and Josh Farley made a malodorous examination of what happens to King County’s recyclables. They both grew up with bottle
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By The Seattle Times editorial board The Legislature returns to Olympia on Monday for a jampacked short session. In 60 days, lawmakers are expected to get to work grappling with gas prices, drug deaths, transportation woes, and mental health needs, among many issues. Adding pressure are November elections, and limited fundraising windows, for most of
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By Erica C. Barnett A consulting firm that conducted a six-month performance evaluation for Burien City Manager Adolfo Bailon terminated its contract with the city in late December, telling city officials that continuing the contract would be “more detrimental than beneficial” to their reputation. “We have observed that the initial evaluation conducted for the City
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By Tantri Wija Special to (c) The Seattle TimesSeen from the air, the former Masonic Home of Washington in Des Moines has a bulls-eye view of Maury Island. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)IT SOUNDS LIKE a plot out of a gothic novel: an old building, a product of the Jazz Age, erected by an ancient
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By NATHAN GILLES and Columbia Insight The Associated Press PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate changes, the U.S. Forest Service, Portland, Oregon and citizen groups around Puget Sound are turning to a deceptively simple climate adaptation strategy called “assisted migration.” As the world’s climate warms,
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HOME-SCHOOL NATION Home-schoolers dismantled state oversight. Now they fear pushback. Some states are considering new regulations amid efforts by school-choice advocates to give home-school families taxpayer funding By Peter Jamison and Laura Meckler December 28, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EST Ohio state Rep. Marilyn John (R) co-sponsored a school-choice bill that would have given public money
... continue reading.By Debbie Cockrell Updated December 12, 2023 11:44 AM Properties at the residential and retail giant along Commencement Bay are deep in debt, with claims from investors, the EPA and others. The developers of Point Ruston transformed an environmental wasteland into a glittering development on Commencement Bay, but their project could now best be described
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By Erica Browne Grivas Special to At Home in the Northwest If your garden could ask, it would have only one thing on its holiday wish list: a worm bin. Experienced gardeners know that abundant harvests are fed by the health, makeup and diversity of their soil, and the fastest way to improve your soil
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