January 2006 School Edition What to Expect in Your City This Year From a wheelchair ramp in Index to a 13-story hotel on the Tulalip reservation, the 19 cities, towns and communities in Snohomish County have a lot in store for 2006. Read the Full Story in the Herald (01/01) Everett Schools Think Big The Everett School District stretches 14 miles from south to north, with brand-new neighborhoods in the south end and 100-year-old neighborhoods in the north end. And the needs of the school buildings in between are just as wide-ranging as the history and geography. Read the Full Story in the Herald (01/22) Mail Ballots Coming for School Elections Absentee ballots are to be mailed tomorrow to voters in a number of Snohomish County school districts that will have construction bond issues and replacement levies on the Feb. 7 ballot. Read the Full Story in the Seattle Times (01/18) Environmentalists Touting Benefits to Economy, Too Washington state's environmental community has learned an important lesson about dealing with the Legislature: Don't expect everything all at once, and make sure whatever you push for doesn't pit the environment against the economy. Read the Full Story in the Seattle Times (01/03) Another Reason to be Nice: It'll get you Far on the Job The time-worn adage that nice guys finish last isn't exactly true. Growing research shows that likable employees may have more success on the job. Read the Full Story at USA Today (12/28) Man Solves Rubik's Cube in 11.13 Seconds A 20-year-old California Institute of Technology student set a new world's record Saturday for solving the popular Rubik's Cube puzzle, turning the tiled brain-twister from scrambled to solved in 11.13 seconds. Read the Full Story at USA Today (01/15) Quote of the Month "Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of habit." -W. Somerset Maugham (British writer) This edition of Tomorrow was created for: Harmsen & Associates Inc 17614 West Main Street Monroe, WA 98272 360.794.7811 info@h-ai.com This message has been sent to those who have either listed with Harmsen & Associates, Inc. at www.h-ai.com as someone who has expressly shared this address for the purpose of receiving information, are fellow members of professional organizations, or have an existing client relationship with us. If you have received this message by mistake or wish to be removed from the list, please send a message to info@h-ai.com with "unsubscribe newsletter" as the subject. If you have any questions about H&AI's privacy policy, please direct them to info@h-ai.com.