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‘Cliff’ solution: taxes, spending | Editorial

The U.S. is poised to fall off a “fiscal cliff” on Jan. 1 unless Democrats and Republicans find…

Gubernatorial handoff

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Gubernatorial handoff | Cartoon

Gubernatorial handoff. Cartoon for the week of Dec. 14

Letters to the Editor

Affordable housing should not be driving force for density | Letter

What an insult to the citizens of Kirkland. At the council meeting on Tuesday, adoption of a zoning…

Winter Obstacle

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Winter obstacle | Cartoon

Winter obstacle: Social services versus the state budget

As of last Friday

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Toys badly needed for Hopelink’s holiday gift rooms | Editor’s Note

When I was a little girl, my younger sister and I wrote a letter to Santa Claus on…

Auburn to swallow Pacific | Cartoon for Dec. 6

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Auburn to swallow Pacific | Cartoon

Auburn to swallow the City of Pacific | Cartoon for Dec. 6

Early Christmas Hype

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Early Christmas hype | Cartoon

O.K. ... Now I'm really convinced the Christmas hype starts too early!

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Thank you Kirkland voters for sustaining quality of life | Council’s Desk

This spring, we wrote to all Kirkland residents asking you to tell the Kirkland Council whether to place…

Nickname Adjustment

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Nickname adjustment for the Evergreen State | Cartoon

Nickname adjustment for Washington, the Evergreen State

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Letters to the Editor

Help restore Kirkland’s historic ferry clock | Letter

A Kirkland citizen committee and the Kirkland Heritage Society are working with the city to restore our historic…

Lake Washington United Methodist Church Pastor Kelly Dahlman-Oeth

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SHARE should practice its democratic principles | Editorial

Many Tent City 4 homeless residents at St. John Mary Vianney Catholic Church spoke loud and clear when…

Bill LaMarche

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Money – free speech and politics | Survey

Undisclosed donors giving enormous amounts to political campaigns under the cover of “free speech” have effectively destroyed the…

Clear winners

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Clear winner | Cartoon

Though polls only closed ten minutes ago, all the major networks have already declared a clear winner ...

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…and we will do this again in four years | Editorial

The 2012 general election was a lot of things. It was an exercise in democracy, a peaceful transition…

Joy Brooke

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How do I help my child with basic math facts? | Ask Mrs. Brooke

My daughter is a second grader and I am wondering about how to help her with basic math…

Kirkland City Manager Kurt Triplett

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Proposed Kirkland budget is community-focused and balanced | City Manager

On Oct. 16, I proposed a $540 million budget to the public and to the Kirkland City Council…

Scary Season

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Scary season | Cartoon

Ooooohh! How scary! You have no idea ... Election day nears

New Lawmakers

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New class of lawmakers | Cartoon

Legislature 2012: A new class of lawmakers in Olympia

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We report all sides of a story – good or bad | Editorial

The Reporter published a story last week regarding a new midwifery group that has emerged at EvergreenHealth.

Kirkland City Councilwoman Amy Walen

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Second Totem Lake Symposium highlights urban center accomplishments | Council’s Desk

Two years after Kirkland’s Mayor hosted the first Totem Lake Symposium, city officials, residential and commercial property owners,…