Seattle Single WATER SAVER
Editors: Mary Ann Gwinn's excellent and comprehensive report on Washington's drought (Pacific, Feb. 28) should be required reading for all Pacific Northwesterners. Of particular interest are the statistics on water consumption.In Seattle, single-family residential use accounts for the lion's share at 49 percent _ and 63 percent of that amount is used for toilets, baths and showers. We need to institute some relatively painless rationing before the...
Seattle Single Baseball scene
Rodriguez gets extension FOUR-YEAR DEAL FOR SEATTLE SHORTSTOP: All-Star shortstop Alex Rodriguez got some financial security from the Seattle Mariners on his 21st birthday, agreeing Saturday to a $10.6 million, four-year contract extension through 2000. ``If Alex isn't the best young player in the game, he's certainly one of the few,'' Mariners President Chuck Armstrong said. Rodriguez said he's happy that he'll be able to...
Seattle Single 2 single women voters give Bush debate edge,
Undecided voters
What do single women want in this presidential election? Libby Liming and Melissa Smart are both 25, live in Bellevue and are unmarried. They remained undecided on that question before last night's presidential debate began. Part of a bloc of younger women voters some believe could determine the outcome of the election if they took to the polls in greater numbers, the two watched the debate with us. "Single women can swing an election," said...
Seattle Single STATE OLYMPIANS AT THE ATHENS GAMES
Lance Bade: Vancouver shooter finished fifth in trap by hitting 21 of 25 targets for a score of 143.Christian Belz: The 1998 UW graduate, competing for Switzerland, finished in 12th in a qualifying heat of the men's 5,000 meters and did not advance to the final. Sue Bird: Storm star earned a gold with victorious USA women's basketball team. Her best scoring game was a seven-point effort in a win over the Czech Republic.Sarah Blakeslee: Vancouver 50m rifle,...
Seattle Single Rodriguez: 4 years, $10 million
All-Star shortstop Alex Rodriguez got some financial security from the Seattle Mariners on his 21st birthday, agreeing to a $10.6 million, four-year contract extension through 2000. "If Alex isn't the best young player in the game, he's certainly one of the few," Mariners president Chuck Armstrong said.Rodriguez said he's happy that he'll be able to take care of his family, but added, "My goal . . . was not...