The Legislature is considering a local-option program that would enable cultural and educational institutions to open their doors to far more students, even providing free bus rides. The measure would also help stabilize these struggling organizations in a tough time.
More than 130 passenger-train departures have been canceled due to slides in Washington since Dec. 1, and the cancellations remain in force even after BNSF deems the tracks safe enough for its freight trains. The problem has passengers angry, and state officials scratching their heads.
A Seattle Repertory event on Tuesday (March 8), which is free and open to the public, will pick three local students for a trip to a Broadway stage and participation in the fifth August Wilson Monologue Competition.