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Raising revenue the only cost-effective answer to budget shortfall
One of the most popular and oft-repeated cliches in American history, which comes to us from Benjamin Franklin,…
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Editorial | Taxes not answer to state’s deficit
The Washington state Legislature convened Jan. 11. Its members face a daunting task – the state’s projected deficit…
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Military will lead the way to on-line voting
If necessity is the mother of invention, then the military helped raise one of her biggest children. The…
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Snippets
I’d propose that the mark of a civilized society is how much of life is in the private…
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Skip traffic with Link light rail
Proving that last summer’s opening of Central Link was merely the beginning of a new era, Sound Transit…
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One on one: Views on annexation
Toby Nixon and Robert Syle are prominent voices on the issue of annexation. Both wrote columns this week…
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Updates from Santa at Kirklandreporter.com
I was overjoyed when the staff of the Kirkland Reporter contacted me with the idea of tracking my…
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Get ready for great winter driving in Subaru Legacy
Take a look around you on Northwest roads and you’ll see you are in Subaru country. Subaru’s all-wheel…
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PSE, community help Hopelink
PSE customers donated over $1,700 dollars in cash and approximately 200 pounds of food to Hopelink, and PSE…
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Volunteers restore Cotton Hill Park
“It’s a huge collaboration,” Sharon Rodman describes the volunteer work party at Cotton Hill Park recently. The event…
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Balanced diet may be best anti-depressant
A recent study by the Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute found that…
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The climate crisis not a hoax
Negotiators from around the world met in Copenhagen, Denmark last week to hammer out an agreement to replace…
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Juanita senior thanks Wave Aquatics for opportunity
This past summer, Wave Aquatics was approved to manage the Juanita Aquatic Center (formerly Juanita High School pool).…
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Share gift of holiday giving
Giving feels good. I learned this particularly well growing up in a family that didn’t celebrate holidays –…
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Annexation necessary for future of emergency services in Kirkland
I have been a commissioner for King County Fire District No. 41 for 18 years and wish to…
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Chuck Morgan memorial section
Last month, we covered Charles “Chuck” Morgan’s celebration of life when he passed away Oct. 30 at 98…