KCTS 9 Connects For May 16, 2008

Enrique Cerna is joined by Democratic strategist Cathy Allen, Republican strategist Randy Pepple, and radio host Dave Ross for a lively discussion of the week's news and events.

Recycling just got easier, but you may see your garbage bill increase as a result. This time next year, residents will be able to toss meat and dairy scraps into yard-waste containers and quit separating recyclable materials. Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin joins us to discuss the council's new Zero Waste Strategy.

Near the sleepy little Snohomish County town of Index, a quiet war is being waged to save an old-growth forest from the fate of a logging company’s buzz saw. W.B. Foresters of Stanwood owns 130 acres of forest on Heybrook Ridge, just south of Index. The company wants to log mature alders from the land, but Index residents say it will destroy their scenic view, lower their property values, and make the town more vulnerable to severe flooding. So the town, founded by loggers and miners, is now