Concerns include financial aid for higher education, abortion mandate, toxic toys, sexual abuse education and juvenile sentencing Legislation which would expand eligibility for financial aid for higher education passed the state House with a wide margin on March 13.
LAKEWOOD
By Jean Parietti
St. John Bosco gardeners honored for harvesting more than 5,000 pounds of produce last year
In 1994, Rita Kuklish looked around the grounds of St. John Bosco Parish, saw three acres of vacant land and envisioned a vegetable garden to feed the hungry.
Archbishop J. Peter Sartain appeared on the CBS newsmagazine "60 Minutes" on Sunday, March 17, discussing his role in overseeing the reform of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, an umbrella group that represents 80 percent of women religious in the United States.
Abortion mandate, juvenile sentencing reform also progress
Legislation requiring schools to create training guides and provide materials on sexual abuse prevention continues to progress through the Washington State Legislature.
On a hot July morning in 1987, Holy Names Sister Anne Herkenrath stood by the grave of her great-uncle Father Solanus Casey, who had been buried 30 years previously. The cause for his canonization had recently begun, and Sister Anne was one of two family members invited to witness the exhumation of his body at the Capuchin Monastery in Detroit, Mich.
Bills must be voted out of committee by Feb. 22 cut-off, or be left behind
Legislation which would reform long-term sentencing for juveniles took a step forward when it was voted out of the House Public Safety Committee on Feb. 14.