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Articles by Carrie Rodriguez
John Muir Elementary teacher Sally Horton passed away Wednesday
UPDATE | Longtime John Muir teacher dies of...
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 22, 2009 7:46 pm

John Muir Elementary teacher Sally Horton passed away Wednesday, April 15 at home with her family at her side after a fight with breast cancer.

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A Block Watch sign in the Houghton neighborhood warns suspicious persons they will be reported. The home of Rocio Vela Fuentes and husband
Houghton family burglarized warn neighbors
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 20, 2009 9:31 am

On a recent Thursday afternoon, Rocio Vela Fuentes busied herself with her two-year-old daughter, pacing from the kitchen to feed her daughter lunch and to the living room to read her books about trains.

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Bill Rosenthal stands next to a five-foot Rubik's Cube  cemented in the front yard of his Highlands home. He made the creation out of steel and plywood to symbolize the US government.
Man puzzles over ‘Our Government’
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 16, 2009 7:00 pm

Watching the news on television recently, Bill Rosenthal made the connection.

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Author Karen Burns
Jack of 59 trades turns experience into first...
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 15, 2009 5:10 pm

Ditch digging was just one of them.

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One-year-old Muriel Khoo reaches for an Easter egg hidden under a bush outside of Lake Washington United Methodist Church in Kirkland on Saturday
Easter Egg-citement in Kirkland
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 11, 2009 6:24 pm

More than 50 youngsters and their families gathered at Lake Washington United Methodist Church in Kirkland Saturday for an Easter celebration.

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BeachHouse Bar & Grill owners Maria and Ricky Eng show off their restaurant's Lake Washington view April 1. Also pictured is their daughter
A second home at the BeachHouse Bar &...
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 8, 2009 7:47 pm

Wanting to create a second home for the community, Maria and Ricky Eng came up with the casual concept of their new restaurant

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Carl Sandburg Elementary and Discovery Community School Principal Mark Blomquist holds up a question while a student reads it into a phone equipped with a mic so astronauts at the International Space Station can hear him on April 2.
Sandburg students contact outer space
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 8, 2009 6:49 pm

Two hundred miles above Earth, the astronaut described to students what the planet looks like from outer space.

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Siblings Veronica
Wednesday Market to open at Marina Park next...
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 3, 2009 4:47 pm

The 2009 season of the Kirkland Wednesday Market begins May 6 at a new location this year.

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Eleven-year-old Maya Ganesan of Redmond reads her book
Young poet creates own laws of writing in...
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 18, 2009 6:29 pm

Maya Ganesan has broken the rules, and she’s not apologizing.
She remembers her mother’s advice well: real poets sit in a quiet place and write.

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Kirkland Mayor James Lauinger speaks to Ruth Anderson's Spanish class about the importance of being bilingual in a diverse community at Kirkland Junior High March 4.
Mayor spends day with Spanish students to speak...
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 18, 2009 5:47 pm

Kirkland Mayor James Lauinger says he would love to be able to speak with someone beyond “coma estas” or “muchas gracias.”

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A pooch named Louie listens to Alexander Graham Bell kindergartner Emory Herbert read 'Carl's Afternoon in the Park.'
A.G. Bell students read to rover
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 11, 2009 8:03 pm

About 50 Alexander Graham Bell Elementary students read to several dogs recently as part of the “Reading with Rover” program.

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Ins and outs
Ins and outs
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 11, 2009 6:50 pm

It’s no laughing matter that our humor columnist Jeremy Greenberg has packed his bags and moved to sunny San Diego with his wife and kids.
But do not

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Kirkland resident Barbara McKay speaks during a media conference about her battle with terminal ovarian cancer.
Kirkland woman celebrates right to choose own death
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 9, 2009 11:32 pm

When doctors told Barbara McKay she would probably not live much longer, she began to think about how she would end her life.

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King County Sheriff Sue Rahr speaks to 40 LWSD high school students about how she has faced her fears
King County Sheriff Sue Rahr speaks with students...
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 4, 2009 3:01 pm

Every day, Sue Rahr does something that gives her a queasy stomach.

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Nikki Gibson
Fan reaches out to ‘The Bachelor’ star Jason...
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 2, 2009 8:09 pm

Nikki Gibson knows the fans are lined up around the corner.
The 44-year-old describes herself as an average, professional, single woman. So why would ABC’s “The Bachelor” star Jason Mesnick of Kirkland even notice her?

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Caregiver charged with stealing $770,000 from elderly Kirkland woman
Caregiver charged with stealing $770,000 from elderly Kirkland...
By Carrie Rodriguez • February 26, 2009 9:20 pm

The caregiver of an elderly Kirkland woman was accused of stealing more than $770,000 to support her gambling habit.

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Army Maj. Michael Tremblay returned home from his one-year tour of duty in Iraq.
Army soldier gets hero’s welcome home from Iraq
By Carrie Rodriguez • February 23, 2009 11:30 pm

The Kirkland Fire Department sounded sirens as the community cheered and waved American flags outside of Army Maj. Michael Tremblay’s home welcoming him back from Iraq last Thursday.

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Talking about mental illness
Talking about mental illness
By Carrie Rodriguez • February 17, 2009 2:49 am

Weeks later, Lake Washington still looks murky and unsettled. The air feels arctic and people seem to walk slower along the dock at Marina Park.

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Norkirk resident Candida Crane walks her dogs
Off-leash park at Crestwoods raises concerns
By Carrie Rodriguez • February 17, 2009 2:49 am

Twice a day, Candida Crane walks her energetic terrier, Sadie and young Labrador Oliver through her Norkirk neighborhood on a leash.

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Birthing and postpartum doula Jan Martinka (center) chats with mom-to-be Levonne Padilla (left) and Sarah Levy
Birth doula supports women through motherhood bumps
By Carrie Rodriguez • February 3, 2009 2:52 am

Between ACDC and Kiss concerts, Jan Martinka was living the fast life trying to raise two kids.

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