When I talk to community members and parents about the upcoming levy and bond measures for our school district, I…
The concept of open government quickly gets to the core of who we are, as a community, as a state…
As parks are closed, trash lingers, and services reduced, citizens are going to be upset. It’s already happening. What remains…
The City of Kirkland staff’s recent report on annexation reflects just what we knew and the representatives in the PAA…
Thumbs up • To Steven Pyeatt stepped up to help rebuild National Guard Sgt. Leonid Milkin’s Kirkland home that was…
Over the weekend, I went to a relative’s home to visit family and discovered that intolerance is alive and well….
Is it hard to imagine being environmentally conscious while driving a sport utility vehicle – Especially a luxury vehicle like…
One of the most popular and oft-repeated cliches in American history, which comes to us from Benjamin Franklin, humorously posits…
The Washington state Legislature convened Jan. 11. Its members face a daunting task – the state’s projected deficit is $2.6…
If necessity is the mother of invention, then the military helped raise one of her biggest children. The Internet evolved…
I’d propose that the mark of a civilized society is how much of life is in the private sector. I’d…
Proving that last summer’s opening of Central Link was merely the beginning of a new era, Sound Transit has extended…
Toby Nixon and Robert Syle are prominent voices on the issue of annexation. Both wrote columns this week in support…
I was overjoyed when the staff of the Kirkland Reporter contacted me with the idea of tracking my progress Christmas Eve. Being in my position it is difficult to let people know where I am going. It is extremely important and air traffic controllers are the only ones that can see my sleigh. Plus, Twitter is so impersonal.