The Issaquah School District is asking voters to give it $219 million on April 17 to rebuild its oldest schools and make improvements and modernizations at many others. The money is needed and voters should say yes to this bond issue.
I never met Trooper Tony Radulescu, whose life was snatched away at the hands of a thief two weeks ago, but he was the type of man who believed with each DUI arrest, he was saving a life. He wasn’t wrong.
Quick takes on Rush Limbaugh, bounties paid in football games, and the recent GOP precinct caucus in our state
The decision by Eastside Fire and Rescue to stop sending a fire truck to every medical call might concern some people. After all, such calls would bring a paramedic or emergency medical technician to the scene. But the decision is the right one for all concerned.
What the final state budget will look like this year.
There is a dangerous bill in the Legislature that threatens the public’s ability to keep an eye on government. House Bill House Bill 2801 – that is being rushed through hearings – would allow local governments to stop publishing public notices in their local newspapers and, instead, simply put them on the Internet.
Facebook has changed the way we define friends, keep in touch with family and define social interaction. For better or worse.
Apparently people in and around Seattle have millions of dollars stuffed in socks or under their mattresses. That’s the only conclusion we can draw about Seattle’s hoped-for NBA/NHL stadium being talked up for that city’s Sodo District.
A quick take on issues in the news – and what we think of them.
Everywhere you look, you can see the tectonic shifts in how we share information as a culture. Much of this change is being seen in the area of photography.
Most parents are surprised when I talk to them about the prevalence of teen dating violence. According to a 2009 survey, one in three teens who have been in a dating relationship has experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, or threats of physical harm to a partner or self (Liz Claiborne Inc./Family Violence Prevention Fund Survey, 2009).
The Washington state Senate took a step this week that can stop the ongoing budget crisis engulfing our state. It has proposed a constitutional amendment that would mandate the Legislature pass a balanced budget.
The Sammamish City Council took a gutsy – but needed – stand this week on medical marijuana by voting to authorize Mayor Tom O’Dell to sign a letter in favor of reclassification of the substance.
When the news broke, I didn’t recognize his name. It only took a second, however, to place his face.
For all our readers who use our online calendar – help has arrived. The Reporter has a new online calendar for the public to use.
Our state is on the verge of giving gay and lesbian couples the right to be married. It’s long overdue and deserves to be passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Chris Gregoire.
A few weeks ago I received an inglorious photo in the mail of my Outback speeding along Second Avenue. It was like gazing into a security video shot of a robber hitting a bank – they caught me.
Here’s one reason the state has a hole in its budget. The $30 pass (or $10 daily pass per vehicle) was projected to raise $15.6 million. Actual revenue? Only $6.5 million.
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled last week that the state is not complying with its constitutional duty to “make ample provision for the basic education of all children in Washington.”
Is anyone surprised?
So, are those $5 tolls worth the time they save to get there?