Mayor, Council strongly support City Manager pay raise despite social media flak

By Jack Mayne City Manager Michael Matthias’s pay raise got unanimous Des Moines City Council approval Thursday night (April 11) as Mayor Matt Pina defended the action after a minor storm on Facebook criticized the actions of a week earlier. A week earlier Matthias’ salary was approved to increase to $199,000 at a meeting that

Milgard: Understanding Noise

Milgard understands the importance of peace and quiet in your home and engineers windows to help reduce unwanted noise. Unwanted outside noise can occur in homes by a highway, airport or in a loud urban setting. This can have a significant impact on the enjoyment of your home, particularly if it disrupts your sleep. Windows are

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SeaTac Airport pushing forward with expansion plans

SEATAC, Wash. – SeaTac International Airport is pushing forward with plans for expansion to accommodate more passengers. Some projects are already underway. Related Headlines Sea-Tac developing $4 billion plan that includes new terminal Sea-Tac International Airport dealing with rat infestation Five new gates open at Sea-Tac Airport Tuesday morning, airport officials are expected to go

Editorial: Keep Paine Field off list for service expansion

A proposed commission to site a new or expanded commercial airport in the state should bypass PAE. Friday, March 15, 2019 1:30am Opinion In Our View By The Herald Editorial Board For the opponents of regular passenger airline service at Paine Field — the cheers from supporters over this month’s first flights still ringing in

The real story about CO2 emissions from aviation

We regularly read reports from the airline industry that its CO2 emissions would only make up 2 percent of the national total. Having become suspicious by the multitude of false claims from that corner, we decided to misuse the back of our cigarette box for a calculation. Spoiler: the sector is far from it. In

Airlines Were Supposed to Fix Their Pollution Problem. It’s Just Getting Worse

Hundreds of millions of new passengers are coming, and there’s no solution in sight. By William Wilkes Environmental activists recoil for a reason when the super-rich fly private jets to forums that preach carbon neutrality. Airplane pollution levels really are going through the stratosphere and nobody seems to have a viable plan to rein them

King5 News: 5 things to know about flying out of Paine Field in Everett

Here’s what you need to know about Paine Field before heading out for your first flight. Author: Allison Sundell Published: 12:02 PM PST March 1, 2019 Updated: 7:22 PM PST March 1, 2019 EVERETT, Wash. — Commercial passenger service will launch Monday from Paine Field in Everett, offering West Coast travelers a second option to

League Of Quiet Skies Voters Announced

Citizen groups and activists from communities neighboring Sea-Tac Airport, including Quiet Skies Puget Sound, Burien’s Quiet Skies Coalition, the Federal Way Air Noise Alliance, and The Briefing Project, have formed the new “League of Quiet Skies Voters,” to assure that impacts from recent and proposed airport expansion on human health and the environment are a