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Thumbs up & thumbs down | Cheers to new graduates; jeers to squatters of waterfront home
Thumbs up to those students graduating from Kirkland High Schools. Take this time to reflect and celebrate the…
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Whatever comes to mind | Kirkland youth should explore extracurricular options
In most teens' lives adults push extracurricular activities as ways to keep us out of trouble and help…
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Column | Sustaining the ocean’s bounty for future generations
You may have noticed the term “sustainable” mentioned lately in the same breath as farming and fishing. Food…
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Governing with Style | Will SR 520 expansion benefit Kirkland?
The city conducted a combined meeting of Lakeview and Central Houghton neighborhoods on May 25 at which transportation…
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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…
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Editor’s Note | Help save Kirkland’s Fourth of July event at Marina Park
We are three weeks away from Kirkland’s grand 4th of July celebration and the folks who have put…
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Use summer to get your child ready for school
You are your children’s first teacher, and summer is the perfect time to prepare them for school in…
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Youth suicide: What to know and what to do
Suicide is always tragic. It represents pain and hopelessness so great that death appears to be the only…
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Thumbs up & thumbs down | Cheers to cyclists; jeers for tailgaters
Thumbs up to the 15 or so Brooks family members who visited the Kirkland Cemetery Saturday to decorate…
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Governing with Style | Kirkland City Council should involve public in city manager search
Once again, the Kirkland City Council reneged on the promise to involve the citizens of Kirkland in the…
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Whatever comes to mind | Teens making a difference
Hi! I’m Sara Anderson and I’m excited about starting this column by, for and about teenagers. As implied…
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Jared | Right to private discrimination?
Should there be a right to privately discriminate? Does a restaurant owner have the right to serve only…
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Jeff Jared | Atheists’ revenge: Arresting the Pope
The Catholic child sex abuse scandal has hit Kirkland and the Seattle Archdiocese is being sued (April 14…
