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Cotton Hill Park adopted by UW students

It’s been quite an eventful year for Cotton Hill Park -- Earth Day with Goats in April, a…

Santa reaches out to hug Rebecca Willow during a holiday celebration to benefit KITH at Parkplace Books.

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Santa reaches out to hug Rebecca Willow during a holiday celebration to benefit KITH at Parkplace Books.

Some Old Timers chuckle as Santa Claus reads them a story during a meeting last Thursday

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Help others stay warm this holiday season by donating

Help others stay warm this holiday season by donating coats and outwear to The Kids Care Coat Drive.…

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Kirkland Business Chamber announces annual award winners

The Kirkland Business Chamber announced Associated Earth Sciences, Inc. (AES) as the winner of its Chuck Morgan Business…

Connor Hair’s winning video will show at the new Kirkland Cefiore on Lake Street.

Business

Local man wins Cefiore video contest

Can frozen yogurt make you and your friends dance? The winner of the national video contest, sponsored by…

Business

Clearwire merger primes company to grow leaps and bounds

Local Internet service provider Clearwire and Sprint Nextel finalized a $14 billion merger of their wireless broadband companies…

Juanita’s Matt Skurnic wrestles Lake Washington’s Jeffrey Kruse during the 33rd Annual Lake Washington Wrestling Tournament at Kirkland Junior High on Sat.

Sports

Kangs wrestlers holding down top spot this season

It took a few years to reach the top. Now that Lake Washington wrestling Coach Steve Becher and…

Senior Carl Walsh swims during practice with the Lake Washington High School swim team at Juanita High School on Tues.

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Lake Washington boys swim rides positive wave in spite of first loss

The Lake Washington boys swim team has made great strides recently. The team placed a relay group in…

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Police Blotter: Dec. 3 – Dec. 9

Between Wednesday, Dec. 3 and Tuesday, Dec. 9, the Kirkland Police Department reported 428 traffic violations (16 DUIs),…

Kirkland City Manager Dave Ramsay talks during an Oldtimer’s forum Dec. 11.

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City Manager warns of challenges in 2009

Speaking to an informal local boosters club Dec. 11, City Manager Dave Ramsay warned of the many challenges…

Three-year-old Sam Spiteri

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Comedy benefit Dec. 21 for sick boy and his pony

Seattle comedian Derek Sheen is hosting an all-star comedy benefit show on Dec. 21 at Laughs Comedy Spot…

A photo of the Bank Bag suspect

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Sheriffs ask for help in SeaTac Bank Bag theft

The King County Sheriffs office is seeking the public's help in finding a thief who grabbed a bank…

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“The Bachelor” star makes big announcement

Kirkland's Jason Mesnick will star on ABC television's "The Bachelor" program, set to debut Jan. 5, but an…

Snow falls last January along Lake Washington Boulevard

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Wintery weekend weather ahead, say forecasters

Weather forecasters with the NOAA/National Weather Service (NWS) are predicting a mix of rain and snow, freezing temperatures…

Letters to the Editor

Kirkland Chamber of Commerce opposes new business tax

The Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce urges businesses, their employees and citizens who support their local neighborhood businesses…

Opinion

In response to John Carlson’s Dec. 3 column “Corre

In response to John Carlson’s Dec. 3 column “Correcting big lies in America.”

Maria Balicka looks at a piece of art during the Kirkland Arts Center’s Holiday Art Sale on Sat.

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Kirkland Art Center’s sale Dec. 6-21

The public is invited to shop for unique art gifts during the Kirkland Art Center’s Holiday Arts Sale.…

Jeff Cole

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Making the case for Parkplace

Billed as the heart of Kirkland's downtown retail core when it was built in 1982, all agree that…

Opinion

Economic crisis remedy: Another Great Depression

So far, my favorite part of the banking crisis has been watching politicians pitting the poor against the…