Opinion
Street law 101: Seven things you must do if police pull you over | Jeff Jared
Did you know there are only three to seven things you must do if you are pulled over…
Jeff Jared
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Cross Kirkland Corridor, Park Lane construction and other snippets | Jeff Jared
Hurrah for Kirkland Councilman Toby Nixon and Councilwoman Penny Sweet for being the council’s two dissenters opposing the…
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Privatizing Kirkland’s pool: A rebuttal | Jeff Jared
Privatization. For many liberals, it’s a bad word.
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Privatize Lee Johnson Field and Peter Kirk Pool | Column
Should we consider privatizing Kirkland’s ballpark, Lee Johnson Field, and Peter Kirk Pool? I say yes.
Life
Top 10 tables in Kirkland | Jeff E. Jared
As an avid downtown Kirkland restaurant patron, I feel qualified to opine on the top 10 restaurant and…
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Rural people should pay extra cost for mail delivery, transportation | Jeff E. Jared
After writing about privatizing the Post Office and buses, many liberals have rebutted this by arguing that with…
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Gay marriage, ‘yes,’ but forced association with gays, ‘no’ | Jeff E. Jared
My first column with this paper was in support of legalizing gay marriage (April 22, 2009). Now, almost…
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What’s not in the constitution? | Jeff E. Jared
Did you know the word “republican” is in the U.S. Constitution, but “democracy” is not? Similarly, “contract” is…
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Privatize Kirkland’s rail trail | Jeff E. Jared
Kirkland is buying 5.5 miles of the old rail line from Renton to Snohomish that carried the Dinner…
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Is ‘getting involved’ a male duty? | Jeff E. Jared
Nine-year-old Allison Hoff’s Kid’s Corner op-ed on bullying in school was great!
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Postal service should be privatized | Jeff Jared
I must beg to differ with my paper’s Sept. 30 editorial (“Take action now to keep Postal Service…
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Forget King County Metro car-tab fees and bus cuts | Jeff Jared
Instead of another tax hike to rescue our government-run monopoly and centrally planned bus system (King County Metro),…
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Kirkland annexation brings more police, taxes and fees for some | Jeff Jared
After the annexation of the Finn Hill, North Juanita and Kingsgate neighborhoods on June 1, Kirkland now has…
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Jared | University of Washington, and its sports, should be privatized
So the University of Washington is favoring higher-paying out-of-state students over locals. But shouldn’t UW be for local…
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Jared | Privatized ambulances in Kirkland is a good thing
Kirkland has privatized ambulances (Kirkland Reporter,
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Jared | Japan and nuclear power
The disaster in Japan is so disheartening. The Japanese are probably the kindest, most polite people on earth,…
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Jared | 520 toll coming soon on floating bridge
Get ready, you’ll be paying tolls on the 520 floating bridge next spring. You can already start pre-signing…
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Health care bill violates privacy rights
The new you-gotta-buy-health-insurance law violates privacy rights found in Article I, Section 7 of the Washington State Constitution,…
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Jeff Jared | On secession: Why not divorce for states?
Talk of secession makes people nervous. Images of the Civil War and “state’s rights” racists appear. But we…
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Jeff Jared | A changing city and school district in Kirkland
Ugh, downtown Kirkland looks like a war zone. With all the construction and street closings, it feels like…