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Rainy Day RecessJen LaVallee - D7 Seattle School Board CandidateJen LaVallee is running for Seattle School Board District 7, which covers South Seattle (Rainier Beach to Mount Baker, including parts of the International District and First Hill). Her opponent is Carol Rava. This interview is part of our 2025 Seattle School Board Candidate series. Every Seattle voter will vote on four school board races in the general election: Districts 2, 4, 5, and 7.About Jen LaValleeProduct designer focusing on research, strategy, and designParent of two elementary school students in Seattle Public SchoolsHas testified at school board meetings and state legislatureHas served on a boardKey...
2025-10-0615 min
Rainy Day RecessCarol Rava - D7 Seattle School Board CandidateCarol Rava is running for Seattle School Board District 7, which covers South Seattle (east of I-5, south of Jackson). Her opponent is Jen LaVallee. This interview is part of our 2025 Seattle School Board Candidate series. Every Seattle voter will vote on four school board races in the general election: Districts 2, 4, 5, and 7.About Carol RavaManages $150 million grant-making team at Ascendium philanthropyMaster's in Education Policy; nearly 30 years in educationFormer Executive Director of Strategic Planning at SPS (2008-2010)Parent/stepparent of 5 SPS students across multiple schoolsCompleting K-12 Finance certificate from Georgetown UniversityKey Positions
2025-10-0617 min
Daf Yomi for Women - HadranSanhedrin 72 - February 27, 29 ShvatThis week's learning is sponsored by Nira Feldman in loving memory of her mother Faye Darack z"l. "A devoted Hadran learner, she approached each day with a renewed curiosity to learn and grow, she continues to inspire us each day." Today's daf is sponsored by Phyllis & Yossie Hecht in loving memory of Phyllis’s father’s, HaRav Yerachmiel Binyanim ben Zalman Tzvi Witkin on his 16th yahrzeit, “Jerry Witkin, the יושר לב, חבר לכל רואך וכל כך שמח בחלקו. We can only imagine the pride Dad must feel peeking down on his impactful legacy of 6 children, 28 grandchildren and continuous growth of great-grandchildren living lives of Am Yisrael b'Eretz Yisrael im Torat...
2025-02-2746 minDaf Yomi for Women - HadranSanhedrin 45 - January 31, 2 Shvat Study Guide Sanhedrin 45 This week's learning is sponsored by Sarah Galasko in loving memory of her mother-in-law, Carol Galasko, Chaya bat Avraham Michael v'Feyga Liba. "I wish everybody could be blessed with as wonderful a mother-in-law as I have. Baruch Dayan Emet." Today's daf is dedicated in honor of the release of Agam Berger, Arbel Yehud, Gadi Mozes, and five Thai hostages after 482 days in captivity. May we see the speedy release of all the rest of the hostages! Today's daf is dedicated in memory of the 67 victims of the tragic aircraft collision i...
2025-01-3147 minDaf Yomi for Women - HadranSanhedrin 9 - December 26, 25 Kislev Study Guide Sanhedrin 9 Today's daf is sponsored by Adina Gewirtz in loving memory of her father, Mel Rishe. "He loved learning, loved and served the state of Israel as a lawyer, and would be thrilled to see the learning that has flourished with Hadran." Today’s daf is sponsored by Art Gould in loving memory of Carol Robinson's father Louis Robinson, Yehuda Leib ben Moshe, z”l. “Today, the first day of Hanukkah, we mark his 25th yahrtzeit. Lou was a devoted family man and active participant in his synagogue. He could fix anything. When one of...
2024-12-2645 min
SoundsideGarfield High parent calls out school board - demands action for safer schoolsSeattle Police say they have stepped up their presence today on the Garfield High School campus in the Central District. Interim Police Chief Sue Rahr told King 5 that Seattle Public Schools reached out to ask for the support – following the shooting of 17-year old Amarr Murphy-Paine on campus last week. Parents, teachers, and students gathered at Garfield on Tuesday to talk about what safety and security needs to look like at the school. There have been at least six shootings in and around Garfield over the past year, either on...
2024-06-1423 minDaf Yomi for Women - HadranBava Kamma 98 - February 8, 29 ShvatToday’s daf is sponsored by Arthur Gould in loving memory of Carol’s mother Irma Robinson, Hudda Bat Moshe on her 7th yahrzeit. "Irma built a rich life in the Chicago area including work she loved at a nearby high school library and active participation in her synagogue. She loved to have the entire family over for special events. Sadly, four years after she was widowed, Irma developed Alzheimer’s. Carol and her sister Debbie were blessed that though her illness progressed, she never forgot who they were." If the currency changes on an outstanding loan that was...
2024-02-0846 min
ÁGUA DE BEBER - Um gole de Jazz, Bossa Nova e outros sonsEp. #19 - Ron Carter - Eight Plus (1990)"Tocar jazz é correr riscos", diz o contrabaixista, violoncelista, compositor e veterano do jazz Ron Carter. E é preciso dar-lhe crédito por nunca se acomodar a uma rotina ao longo da sua longa e bem sucedida carreira musical.
E nesse mês de maio, Ron Carter completou 85 anos de vida bem vivida e a serviço da sua arte e do jazz.
Então hoje, ÁGUA DE BEBER, um gole de jazz, bossa nova e outros sons traz o experimentado e provado Ron Carter de modo exuberante com as cordas de contrabaixos e violoncelos no álbum “Eight Plus”...
2022-05-161h 11
But I Don't Wanna Be A Secondary Character! A Seinfeld PodcastThe Soul Mate (S8E2)This week we are moved by fragrances, put tape recorders in our briefcases and get vasectomies as we talk about this week’s episode, “The Soul Mate”.
We chat about our being soulmates, more season 8 rep, “Wait? No! Subscribe Now!”, Ivan’s good memory, unnecessarily rehashing the past, JLD in Hawaii, too many “The Castle” references, Stephen’s dioramas, the rise of ice tea in Australia, the irony of Ice T, the passing of Victor Wayne Harris, the frustration of rewinding cassettes, Triple M-voiceovers/cliches, Stephen turning into his dad, a bit on soulmates, Halle Berry’s assets, our new over...
2018-07-181h 08