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KOMO - Seattle, WA : Skagit Co. man dies after severe beating by unknown attackers | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Break

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:32:09 +0000

Hi Maesmaze, the man was Kenneth Stewart, locals called him Bob, or Hippie Bob. He was a very quiet, very nice man. R.I.P. Ken.

KATU - Portland, OR : Teen lays dead in street after being hit by car; police investigating | West Linn News

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:36:42 +0000

Thanks Phaedra :) I was waiting to see if he would ever catch that one himself....lmao. Have a great day!

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Obama to GOP: Restore unemployment benefits now | KOMO News - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Wea

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:20:39 +0000

You are too right Sgt....just hope that that "NO" doesn't get reported. Companies like Express employment and other temp agencies will report that. If canadian wanted to, he could report them for not showing....that would lead to an investigation/possible loss of claim. Nothing you can do about the intentional crappy interview. If you let them go for performance or lack thereof, they are not entitled to a claim unless they can prove good reason that they were not able to do the job. It isn't as easy as just being fired. Not arguing, agreeing with you moreso, just want to make it clear that just getting fired vs. quitting a job doesn't cut it when claiming unemployment.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Obama to GOP: Restore unemployment benefits now | KOMO News - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Wea

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:27:54 +0000

Also, when you get into the EB (Extended Benefits) phase, you are no longer bound by the requirements truetoform mentioned above, you have to report 4 contacts, not just log them, but actually report them when you file your weekly claim. You no longer can just look for work in your field, or what you are used to making. Pretty much any job above minimum wage is a qualified job at that point. You are expected to apply for any job that you are capable of doing, favorable to your line of work or not. http://www.esd.wa.gov/uibenefits/fileweekly/eb-ad... Hope this post helps.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Obama to GOP: Restore unemployment benefits now | KOMO News - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Wea

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:27:24 +0000

Canadian, not sure if you ever got your answers.....as an employer, if you invite someone to an interview and they fail to show up, they can/will lose their benefits. One of the first questions on the benefits application is...Did you fail to go to a scheduled interview? That being said, I am sure alot of the emails you get are simply to "make the job search requirements". As someone that is looking to hire, this puts a bad taste in your mouth and wastes alot of your time.....this, in turn, messes it up for the people that truly do want an interview with you, as you have to waste so much time sorting them all out. As for the second question, if you take a job that is less money than your unemployment compensation, you can still claim the difference...it isn't dollar for dollar, but they will reduce your compensation amount to relect wages earned.

KATU - Portland, OR : Teen lays dead in street after being hit by car; police investigating | West Linn News

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:20:56 +0000

Dear dmcq, If we are going to correct everyone else, shouldn't it be "please note that KATU has CHANGED the wording...."? Please correct yours. Thank you! :)

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Explosion reported at Tesoro Refinery in Anacortes | KOMO News - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and

Fri, 2 Apr 2010 18:34:24 +0000

My thoughts exactly Brandy, everyone here knows someone that works there....waiting on news. Prayers are with all the victims, friends and families.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : ELF claims credit for toppling radio towers | KOMO News - Breaking News, Sports, T

Sat, 5 Sep 2009 02:52:20 +0000

Actually PETA and ELF are in bed together, both donate money to each other. Read this artical, kinda eye opening. http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/general/column...

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Concrete soldier dies in Afghanistan | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:20:03 +0000

I also went to school with Doug, my older brother was in his class and his younger brother and I were pals. I am so sad right now. Doug was always a friendly guy and I know he touched alot of lives. R.I.P. Doug. Thank you Jeep for adding what the article missed. Our prayers are with his family, both here and in Afghanistan. Such a sad day :(

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Mother pulled from Skykomish River dies | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:42:43 +0000

Laurie, so sorry for your loss, as well as this young man's. My family will keep your family and his in our prayers.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Baby sitting on mom\'s lap killed in head-on crash | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:04:09 +0000

Veggie, you took the words out of my mouth. Too often I see minivans and cars with kids running loose in them (up North as you mentioned) and it is almost always Spanish families. Sadly, I don't even think this story will impact any of them. If common sense doesn't tell you to buckle kids up, then example probably won't either. Sad, sad story.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : One dead in head-on Sedro-Woolley crash | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | News

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:10:30 +0000

I live in the area. My friend got a call from his girlfriend. According to her it was her cousin in this crash. The emergency she was responding to was that her mother just committed suicide. That being the case, she should never have been driving in the first place, it is just too distracting and tragic to be thinking, reacting, driving rationally. I am very sorry for the father in this situation, to lose two loved ones like this. Such a sad story with an even sadder ending. I don't know what else to say about this. I will say that I drive HWY 20 weekly and I hate the way people drive on it!! They are either too fast and pass irresponsibly or too slow and don't pull off as required by law. We end up in a conga line of cars and people get impatient and start passing three cars at time. We had a motorcycle pass us the other day down the yellow line between us and oncoming cars! So scary to have my kids with me on this road at times. Thoughts are with all involved in this tragedy, especially the truck drivers and the family.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Ken Schram: I\'m done with PETA | KOMO News- Seattle, Washington| News

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:39:42 +0000

I just wanted you to be aware that this group is a wolf in sheep's clothing. They are nothing short of a terrorist group with their extremist actions "in the name of animals." I would never give these guys a dime either, they would just use it to pay for arsonists and criminal acts to bully people into supporting their cause. If you truely want to help the animals, donate to Humane Society, Pasado or your local no kill shelters, choose not to eat meat, get your animals fixed, and so on. Timshop linked a great website that you might look into and here is an add on to his suggestion: http://www.petakillsanimals.com/article_detail.cf... Also as an after thought, not sure if you have kids Ruby, but I wonder how you would feel if someone tossed red paint on you and your kids as you were leaving an event they didn't support, or sent your kids home with "your mommy kills animals" literature. I would smack them upside the head with a dead fish! Please don't take any of this as an attack on you or your post :) I just wanted to make sure you understand the other side of this organization you are defending.__

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Prosecutors: retired auto worker to stand trail in Nazi murders | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington |

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 21:56:09 +0000

You could always get a job at Komo!! :) Good post though, not to miss the point. Thumbs up!

KOMO - Seattle, WA : New push on to find missing McCleary girl | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 07:44:18 +0000

Perhaps she is keeping it together and being strong for her daughter-who at this point, as far as we know, is still alive. I don't know how I would react either in this situation, I hope none of us ever have to find out, but I would hope I would be able to be strong. Getting hysterical and losing it wouldn't help bring Lindsey home. Don't be so quick to judge based on if she worries or grieves (or doesn't) the way you think she should.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : New push on to find missing McCleary girl | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 07:35:58 +0000

Grasping at straws would definately make YOU a poor "dectective", Londonborn. No offense, but your "theory" is really pretty far out there, sounds like an old Matlock episode or something.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Protection sought again for giant worm | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:50:16 +0000

But it smells sweet and is large enough to eat a small child!! :) I agree with you VS. A worm that has been seen 4 times in 110 years. I hate to see a species go extinct, especially a native one, but do we even know it isn't already extinct? I guess I would rather see the farmers keep their jobs than to see us have to import grain from abroad to save something that may or may not still be around.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Photos: A view from above | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Photos In Detail

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:36:28 +0000

You should change your avitar to a picture of a troll, it is all you ever seem to do on these boards Diablo.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : FBI joins search for missing 10-year-old girl | KOMO News- Seattle, Washington| Local

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:30:09 +0000

KaraK, Our prayers are with you as well. In small communities, everyone is like family, I image this hurts you as much as if she were your own daughter. Please don't let the what ifs haunt you. Concentrate on prayer and consoling you and your family as well. Lindsey, be strong and may your guardian angel protect you and guide you home safely.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Woman hit, killed by freight train in Tukwila | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:50:21 +0000

Hi Loga, what is wrong with it is it is just as illegal as walking on the tracks, and as dangerous. Like Rocky says, the trains are wider than people think. The tracks and 8 feet on either side is railroad property-PRIVATE PROPERTY- and train right of way. Rocks can get kicked out by wheels, as well as metal such as pennies that idoits put on tracks, all of this can become shrapnel. I will never get tired of saying this: STAY OFF THE DAMN TRACKS!! I do get tired of having to say this, my prayers are yet again with the train operator and the family, the innocent victims. If people just listened, and obeyed the laws, we wouldn't have to keep train operators and crews in our thoughts and prayers as they recover from these tradgedies. Next time someone needs to take a shortcut, cut across a junkyard with mean ole junkyard dogs, your chance of survival is certainly alot better with them than trying to tangle with a train. STAY OFF THE DAMN TRACKS!!