Dear Editor, For many years now Des Moines has been “My Cape Cod” and every day it seemed farther away until just recently. Our city council has finally seen the resemblance and need for something to ignite a tourist attraction in the form of a “Cape Cod on the Sound” theme. I am all for
... continue reading.External Articles
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.
Des Moines City Manager Says City is Open for Business
by Jack Mayne Des Moines has long been considered unfriendly to developers and to those just wanting to remodel and redevelop their own properties. People seeking city permits were often confronted with a set of difficult to understand regulations and with little help negotiating them. Not any more. A shrinking tax base and some new members of
... continue reading.Former Covenant Camp Due for $4 Million Overhaul
Written on January 15th, 2008 Filed under: News By Rick Lund DES MOINES, WA (January 15, 2008) – The buildings of Covenant Beach Bible Camp that provided so many lasting memories for generations of Evangelical Covenant Church members will be preserved for years to come. Des Moines Beach Park is getting a $4 million overhaul,
... continue reading.CITIZENS FOR DES MOINES INC v. PETERSEN (2005)
CITIZENS FOR DES MOINES INC v. PETERSEN (2005) Court of Appeals of Washington,Division 1. CITIZENS FOR DES MOINES, INC., and Allan Furney, Respondents, v. Gary W. PETERSEN, individually and as City of Des Moines Councilmember, Petitioner. No. 52344-9-I. Decided: February 14, 2005 Scott M. Missall, Short Cressman & Burgess, PLLC, Thane Sommerville, Attorney At Law, Seattle,
... continue reading.Des Moines Memorial Way – Road of Remembrance
“In years to come, when the young men of today are the old men of tomorrow those elms will have come into their full strength and beauty, an ever present reminder of the days when the Americans of the World War marched on French highways.” Lt. Gov. W. J. “Wee” Coyle, at the dedication ceremonies,
... continue reading.Des Moines creates a park to honor officer
Policeman was fatally shot in the line of duty last year By JEFFREY M. BARKER,SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTERJuly 11, 2002 Rosathe Underwood helps her son, Estaban, 3, break ground for a new park to be named after her husband, Steven Underwood, a Des Moines police officer who was killed last year. Grant M. Haller/Seattle Post-Intelligencer DES MOINES
... continue reading.Master Police Officer Steven J. Underwood
Steven J. Underwood Master Police Officer Steven Underwood was shot and killed while questioning four juvenile suspects he had stopped while they were walking along Pacific Highway at approximately 1:30 a.m. Officer Underwood had requested backup and stated he recognized one of the suspects as a wanted felon. When additional units arrived, they found him
... continue reading.Federal Way Won’t Annex Redondo Area
Mar 1, 1995 Seattle Times Staff: Seattle Times News Services FEDERAL WAY – The City Council has abandoned plans for annexing Redondo, providing the city could be assured that Redondo Beach Drive South would be kept open. Instead, Redondo and the corresponding Woodmont area, on Federal Way’s northern boundary, may be annexed by Des Moines.
... continue reading.Address to the Nation on Energy and National Goals: “The Malaise Speech”
Jimmy Carter 39th President of the United States: 1977 ‐ 1981 Address to the Nation on Energy and National Goals: “The Malaise Speech” July 15, 1979 Key Terms: Malaise Speech Good evening. This is a special night for me. Exactly 3 years ago, on July 15, 1976, I accepted the nomination of my party to run for
... continue reading.Attack of American Free Enterprise System (Lewis Powell, Jr.)
Attack of American Free Enterprise System DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION In this 1971 memo to Eugene Sydnor at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, lawyer Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. calls for business to play a more activist role in American politics. The memo was written two months before President Nixon nominated him to the Supreme Court. The memo
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