Nickname adjustment for Washington, the Evergreen State
A Kirkland citizen committee and the Kirkland Heritage Society are working with the city to restore our historic ferry clock to its original design.
Many Tent City 4 homeless residents at St. John Mary Vianney Catholic Church spoke loud and clear when they packed up their tents and sleeping bags and moved to Lake Washington United Methodist Church last Thursday.
Undisclosed donors giving enormous amounts to political campaigns under the cover of “free speech” have effectively destroyed the concept of “one person, one vote” in today’s political arena.
Though polls only closed ten minutes ago, all the major networks have already declared a clear winner …
The 2012 general election was a lot of things. It was an exercise in democracy, a peaceful transition of power and as annoying as ever. The cliches alone are enough to make you want to throw something at the TV.
My daughter is a second grader and I am wondering about how to help her with basic math facts. In her homework,
On Oct. 16, I proposed a $540 million budget to the public and to the Kirkland City Council that is fiscally disciplined, financially sound, and most importantly, reflects the priorities of the community.
Ooooohh! How scary! You have no idea … Election day nears
Legislature 2012: A new class of lawmakers in Olympia
The Reporter published a story last week regarding a new midwifery group that has emerged at EvergreenHealth.
Two years after Kirkland’s Mayor hosted the first Totem Lake Symposium, city officials, residential and commercial property owners, financial, development and design professionals, and local businesses are gathering again to celebrate the private and public achievements that came about from ideas generated at the 2010 Symposium.
Fortunately, random shootings could never happen …
Could I see your license, insurance and proof of pigmentation?
Kirkland residents will receive their ballots in the mail next week for the Nov. 6 general election and will be faced with several important races and measures.
Safer burgers are fine, but it’s about time for some political beef irradiation
You’ve got two choices: put your garbage out or don’t.
As they enter retirement age, baby boomers are once again at the center of the attention of marketers and industry. I speak from experience. Hardly a day passes by on which I don’t receive a letter, brochure or magazine in the mail, inviting me to go on a trip to far-flung places, continue my adult education, or join a community of like-minded, active seniors. Aging has never been so much fun and so full of promise, it seems.
Cartoon for the week of Sept. 28 – What everyone else sees: Obamney
The newspaper business—both small and large papers—has sounded full-throated opposition this past month about a plan by the U.S. Postal Service to purposely entice advertising out of the newspaper so ads can be placed instead with USPS favored stakeholder Valassis Inc., which bought direct mail company ADVO in 2006.
