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July 2008
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news: April 2008I've waited years for the housing market to switch in my favor. As a first-time buyer, the overall downturn in the market is good for me individually, although not good for the economy as a whole. Police and animal control agencies across Western Washington are overwhelmed with reports of abused and neglected horses. As we investigated our story about a rape victim who found out her attacker was on the loose by watching television news, we dug up other troubling facts. It's obvious Tony Schwartz is majoring in mathematics with an emphasis in finance at the University of Puget Sound. He lost 20 bucks in an ARCO Paypoint machine and no one was willing to give him his money back. The Better Business Bureau just released its annual list of its most-complained-about companies. The good news for the plumbing industry in Western Washington, it didn't make the top ten. The bad news, it's number 11! ...Some interesting tidbits today: Someone mysteriously posted an interesting YouTube Clip over the weekend, which includes some surprising comments from NBA Commissioner David Stern. The tragedies we cover in the news can sometimes feel overwhelming, the world issues staggering. Perhaps it's just easier to turn a blind eye. Where does one begin? How about ... with puppies. A Clearview woman is breeding "designer" dogs, she calls the breed "Bikki Bear," and contributing a minimum of $200 from the sale of each puppy to help fight human trafficking in Cam... KING 5 Photographer Mike Bachety and I were walking back from dinner through Manhattan, when we randomly came across Sonics Star Kevin Durant at a street corner waiting for a cab. I caught his attention, and Mike and I ended up breaking the news to him, that the NBA Board of Governors has voted for the relocation of the Sonics to Oklahoma City. I asked Kevin what he thought about moving. The young star told Mike and me ... Word just came down, it's gonna be at least another hour before we get an announcement. Tim Frank from the NBA just told me "they're still going, alot of issues, it's gonna be a while." Right now, it's like a social mixer here of NBA beat writers, and reporters from Seattle and Oklahoma City. We're now at the St. Regis. Hey All - I have just a few minutes to let you know how crazy it has been here, covering the Sonics on the first day of the Board of Governors meetings. We've been dealing with broken equipment, navigating New York as the city prepares for the arrival of the Pope, running in and out of "30 Rock," and jumping through hoops to tell the story on the air. Thankfully, we have our NY native photographer Mike Bachety with me.<... They watch, they listen, they care about things political.. But they also have a job to do. Our local Olympic athletes and Olympic hopefuls this time around, and many others I've interviewed over the years seem to give some form of the same answer whenever I ask. I attended the Sound Transit design presentation last night on the new Capitol Hill Light Rail station. For the most part, the more than 100 people who packed the room stayed quiet and seemed to approve of the designs of the new station, including the clean lines of the new buildings, the large windows that let in plenty of light, the landscaping around the entrances and the spaces set aside ... For years homeowners have treated their homes kind of like a cash machine, by taking out home equity lines of credit. They can be used for anything from home improvements to college tuition. |