Bond approval appreciated

On behalf of the Board of Commissioners for King County Fire Protection District 10, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the voters of the fire district for supporting and successfully passing Proposition 1: Construct and Remodel Fire Stations and Acquire Firefighting and Life Saving Equipment proposal.

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4:06 PM February 21, 2012 0

NIMBYs in Sammamish

When the builder that built the house you are now living in, where were you to throw out whatever "sticks to the wall" to save the trees, birds, wildlife, bugs etc. to stop progress?

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1:18 PM February 20, 2012 0

Due diligence needed on development

I was disappointed to read that The Reporter, describing the angst felt by the neighbors of the proposed development on Ingelwood Hill Road, failed to give the reason why.

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10:27 AM January 30, 2012 0

Why the delay on HOV lanes?

Prior to the Prop One vote in 2008, Sound Transit promised “Travel times across 1-90 for vehicles would also improve or remain similar with East Link.” East Link would add a fourth lane for HOV traffic to the outer bridges to make up for the center bridge closure for light rail.

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11:26 AM January 23, 2012 0

Housing development not a good idea

Did you know that a 38-lot subdivision is going in on Inglewood Hill Road between the traffic circle at 216th Avenue Northeast and 212th Avenue Northeast? I don't know about you, but I moved to this area because of the beauty of Sammamish. Enough with cutting down all the trees to put up the same old cookie cutter houses. Keep Sammamish beautiful!

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updated 11:21 AM January 23, 2012 0

Blame the Dems

I would like to respond to the lady from Issaquah complaining about redistricting. She said the people on the other side of the mountains hate us on this side. With letter writers like this, I can understand why.

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11:19 AM January 23, 2012 0

Governor should control costs before asking for taxes

Instead of more taxes, how about some house cleaning, starting with the Washington State Ferry System.

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updated 2:26 PM January 13, 2012 0

Tell 'truth' about redistricting

It would have been more honest if it had read: "Slade succeeds in the most dishonest, swarthy and slimy redistricting gerrymandering in the history of the once stellar state of Washington."

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11:32 AM January 9, 2012 0

Condescending councilor

The winner of the Most Condescending Speech of the Month award goes to Issaquah councilmember Tola Marts.

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updated 10:08 AM December 19, 2011 0

The CAO quicksand

Seems to me the question is not whether the horse cares about water, but whether it is fair to whip the horse when it has no way to know that there is water at all.

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updated 10:08 AM December 19, 2011 0

Not a ruined landscape

Today I went for a jog on Tiger Mountain near Issaquah. I have thoroughly enjoyed its footpaths this summer, together with many others: families, daycare children, high school students, handicapped persons, seniors and tourists.

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updated 10:08 AM December 19, 2011 0