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Father and son Chad and Will MacDonald dig up invasive roots with members of Cub Scout Pack 550 on Jan. 20 at Edith Moulton Park in Kirkland as volunteers for the day of service observance in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Green Kirkland Partnership program coordinator Jeremy Jones said more than 100 people had registered to help with four service events at parks throughout Kirkland. Corey Morris/staff photo

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Diggin’ service day in Kirkland

Father and son Chad and Will MacDonald dig up invasive roots with members of Cub Scout Pack 550…

Matt Marshall, leader of the Washington Three Percenters gun rights group, addresses a crowd rallying for Second Amendment rights Jan. 17 at the state Capitol in Olympia. Marshall condemned Republican leadership in the House of Representatives, which expelled Rep. Matt Shea from the Republican Caucus. Marshall announced his candidacy for the 2nd District seat held by House Minority Leader J.T. Wilcox. Photo by Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service

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Gun rights advocates rally at Capitol

Criticism levied at Matt Shea investigation, Republican leadership.

ANGELA JEAN KAUL PAULSELL

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ANGELA JEAN KAUL PAULSELL

Angela Jean Kaul Paulsell was born on August 21, 1968 in Mankato, Minnesota to Lou Jean Kaul and…

Sen. Mona Das, D-Kent, the primary sponsor of SB 5323, speaking on the bill. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Sabio-Howell)

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Proposed law adds a fee to plastic bags at checkout

Senate passes bill to ban single-use plastic bags, place 8-cent fee on reusable plastic bags.

In November 2019, Washington voters approved Initiative 976, which calls for $30 car tabs. Sound Publishing file photo

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Republicans try to guarantee $30 car tabs amid court hangup

Lawmakers sponsor companion bills in the House and Senate.

Networking to recession proof your career

Business

Networking to recession proof your career

Make a networking plan for yourself. You don’t have do it all in one day.

Gov. Jay Inslee delivered his 2020 State of the State Address on Tuesday, Jan. 14. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Office of the Governor)

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Gov. Inslee delivers State of the State Address

By Leona Vaughn, WNPA News Service

Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, was sworn in Jan. 13, 2020, as Speaker of the House. Photo by Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service

Northwest

Jinkins sworn in as WA’s first female Speaker of the House

Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, is applauded by her colleagues as she becomes the first woman in Washington State…

ROGER EGAN BROWN

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ROGER EGAN BROWN

Roger Egan Brown, a caring husband, father, and grandfather; Army Veteran (23 years) and True Neighbor. He died…

Lake Washington Junior Kang football program needs donations

Sports

Lake Washington Junior Kang football program needs donations

The Lake Washington Junior Kang football program has begun restructuring its youth sports organization and donations are needed…

Kirkland resident now holds the stake president position. Photo courtesy the Church of Latter-day Saints

Life

Kirkland LDS church congregations get new leader

Jacob Sowby was sustained in November.

Free fastpitch softball event on tap Jan. 12

Sports

Free fastpitch softball event on tap Jan. 12

Kirkland National and Kirkland American are hosting, on behalf of District 9 Little League, a free introduction to…

Opinion

Unlocking Kirkland’s housing diversity | Guest editorial

By Rodney Rutherford

The Classics 2020/2021 and 2022/2023 teams both won first-place medals in the Elite A and Elite B divisions at the Strucktown Showdown tournament on Dec. 15 in Oregon. Courtesy photo

Sports

Kirkland’s Chinn shines for Classics lacrosse squad

Kirkland’s Bryson Chinn recently delivered a key goal on the lacrosse scene.

Congress must end surprise billing — in a fair and reasonable way | Guest editorial

Opinion

Congress must end surprise billing — in a fair and reasonable way | Guest editorial

The state Legislature recently passed an act that eliminates protects patients from surprise medical billing.

King County faces $2 million lawsuit from 2016 K-9 bite

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King County faces $2 million lawsuit from 2016 K-9 bite

A man’s right arm was left “permanently disfigured and disabled” after a Sheriff’s Office K-9 was used.

Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo

Opinion

Despite ruling on Public Records Act, we need to keep a close eye on Olympia

Washington Supreme Court upholds that state legislators are subject to the Public Records Act.

Lake Washington girls hoops squad shines at Arizona tourney

Sports

Lake Washington girls hoops squad shines at Arizona tourney

Lake Washington’s girls basketball team won the upper division of the recent Cactus Jam in Tempe, Arizona. LW…

The time for gratitude is now

Life

The time for gratitude is now

Being grateful for the present and focusing on what you have versus what you don’t have is the…

Kiwanis tree lot a huge success | Letter

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Kiwanis tree lot a huge success | Letter

Kiwanis tree lot a huge success