News
Schools briefs
Andrea Snyder, an assistant cheer coach at Juanita High School, is one of nine recipients nationally to receive…
News
Rotary teachers of the year
Diane Fennema of Lake Washington High School and Carol Hinrichs of Kirkland Junior High were recognized by the…
News
Juanita High science teacher wins presidential award
Mary Glodowski, a biology and biotechnology teacher at Juanita High School, was honored last month at the White…
Business
Business Briefs
Kirkland businesses interested in bidding on public construction projects, providing professional services or supplying goods and products can…
Sports
Kangs rally, but up and down season ends with loss
Of all the high school teams in all the different sports this year, perhaps no team went through…
Sports
Bjork leads Rebels to title
All season long, the Juanita soccer team said it wanted to leave a mark on KingCo 4A before…
News
Budget-crunch worries looming over City Hall
After months of gloomy forecasts, the City Council finally looked City Hall’s elephant squarely in the eye.
News
Police Blotter
Between Wednesday, April 30, and Tuesday, May 6, the Kirkland Police Department reported 268 traffic violations, 18 car…
News
District unveils new teaching strategy
Lake Washington School District officials ran their own version of the popular TV show “Extreme Makeover” at a…
News
Council decision could land city in court
The futures of both a planned downtown redevelopment and a key city board were put in doubt last…
News
Kirkland’s eyes in Afghanistan: Q&A with foreign service officer Juha Salin
Supporting the so-called ‘War on Terror’ isn’t exactly the focus of suburban Kirkland.
News
Luncheon highlights district’s ‘legacy’ plans
The Lake Washington Schools Foundation (LWSF) held its third annual Legacy for Learning Luncheon April 30 at the…
News
Local band’s Obama song goes national
A new song from Kirkland band the Bergevin Brothers is the backdrop for a Barack Obama video advertisement…
Opinion
Inequality increasing
A recent study underscores the fact that good health isn’t just a matter of personal choice for Americans.
Opinion
To be a citizen: Part 1
There was a day when to be a citizen meant dropping everything at the clang of a bell…
Life
We must stamp out individualized mailbox expression
One of the great things about living in the suburbs is that we don’t waste our time with…
Life
Local partnership benefiting hospice
A partnership between Hancock Fabrics in Kirkland and residents of the Madison House retirement facility is benefiting Evergreen…