Thursday, November 10, 2011
Shoreline School Board incumbents Mike Jacobs and Richard Potter, along with unopposed candidate Dick Nicholson comfortably ahead
Voters in the Shoreline School District have supported Proposition 1, a levy to reduce class sizes, in the Nov. 8 general election. Meanwhile, Shoreline School Board incumbents Mike Jacobs and Richard Potter have clear leads as does newcomer Dick Nicholson who ran unopposed. Jacobs, an attorney who has been on the Board since 2001, defeated legislative assistant Kyle Burleigh, in the District 1 race for the second time. In the District 5 race, Potter, a technical fellow at Boeing beat building inspector Lisa Pyper. Dick Nicholson, a certified public accountant, ran unopposed for the District 4 slot vacated by attorney Maren Norton. Here are the latest totals as of 4:30 p.m. Thurs. So far 37.04 percent of ballots from registered voters …
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Associate technical fellow at Boeing seeks second term, saying constituents have asked him to run again
CANDIDATE PROFILE INFORMATION: What is your full, legal name? Richard L. Potter Where do you work and what is your job title? Boeing, Associate Technical Fellow When and Where Were You Born? Madison, Wisconsin Dec. 21, 1954 Where do you live now and how long have you lived there? 18400 15th PL NE, Shoreline, WA 91855, since August 1983 Spouse or domestic partner if any: Teri Children: Michael, Christopher Education (include graduation date(s), if any): B.S. Economics – University of Wisconsin 1977 M.S. Industrial Technology – University of Wisconsin 1978 Military Service (include year(s) of discharge, if any): Not applicable. Memberships and affiliations with clubs and other organizations: None currently; work, my family and the School …
Thursday, October 13, 2011
What to cut from budget, positions on levy and technology take center stage at Shorecrest forum
Candidates for the November election of the Shoreline School Board fielded a wide range of questions including ones about budget cuts, technology and the current tax levy from students and parents Wednesday night, at a forum sponsored by the Shorecrest Parent Teacher Student Association. About 25 people attended the event at the Shorecrest Library and including many members of a civics class at Shorecrest. Four candidates showed up for the forum: Mike Jacobs, a lawyer, and a 10-year incumbent in District 1; Dick Nicholson, a certified public accountant, a newcomer who is running unopposed in District 4; and District 5 incumbent Richard Potter, a technical fellow at Boeing, and his challenger Lisa Pyper, a building inspector. Kyle Burleigh…
Doris McConnell
10:44 am on Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Thank you for the article as I could not attend. I want to share my past experience as an involved parent in the school district when we first talked about the value of technology as an educational tool for our students. I was on the district advisory's technology subcommittee years ago. I brought my experience of having my eldest finish her K-12 education at a Jesuit-based private high school. I… more ›