A survey of 66 large, urban school districts shows that students spend about 2.3 percent of their class time taking standardized tests. Put another way, that’s about 20-25 hours over the school year.
Thumbs up for the state of Washington for hosting a visit this week from Xi Jinping.
New High-Occupancy Toll lanes between Downtown Bellevue and Lynnwood become operational on Interstate 405 on Sunday.
Today is my last day at the Reporter. I’m retiring. It’s been fun, interesting and personally rewarding.
There is so much more to the holiday season than things in pretty boxes and fancy bows. More than anything, it should be a time of help and hope.
I’ve discovered that I like screaming babies. I’ve got to be kidding, right?
The Meals Program in Issaquah is looking for groups or organizations to prepare and serve a dinner to low-income seniors, disabled and homeless populations.
Each day, Monday through Thursday, more than 100 households in Issaquah and Sammamish will find the food and clothing they need to survive. At the same time, 27 church and community groups provide a dinner Monday through Friday at the city’s Community Hall. Rounding out the effort to provide life’s necessities are other volunteers who provide lunches throughout the week and dinners on the weekend.
Cori Walters knew she had to do something to help the victims of the Oso mudslide. As executive director of the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank, she knows first-hand how a disaster can impact a community.
Our editor encourages members of the Machinists Union at Boeing to vote “yes” on extending the contract with the company.
Time to shop, but keep it local. Small businesses have time to give personal attention to a customer’s needs and selection that’s more tailored to the individual community.
President Obama made the right decision Wednesday to invite Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to the White House to try and bring an end to the shutdown of many government services. This mess never should have happened in the first place.
We’re not sure what possessed the city of Issaquah to “hijack” two web domains owned by the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District. It was an underhanded ploy and unworthy of what we expect of city leaders.
Some time back, my wife gave me a coffee mug that said “Bark Less, Wag More.” The meaning? Stop being such a grouch. Good advice for someone writing editorials.
A story in today’s Reporter tells of Gov. Chris Gregoire proclaiming this week as Drowsy Driving Prevention Week and the efforts of an Issaquah couple – William Shaw and Mary Beth Haggerty-Shaw – to help bring that about. The Shaws know the consequences of drowsy driving all to well – their daughter, Mora, was nearly killed and still suffers injuries from when she was a passenger in a car that went off the road because of a drowsy driving event. William Shaw is the publisher of the Issaquah & Sammamish Reporter, but that’s not why I’m writing this. I came frighteningly close to being a similar victim years ago when I was in college.
For all our readers who use our online calendar – help has arrived. The Reporter has a new online calendar for the public to use.
You’ve probably read the story or seen it on TV, but I can’t stop thinking about it: Anonymous donors are showing up at stores across the country to pay the layaway accounts of strangers.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has struck a strong chord in the country with his call for corporations to withhold campaign contributions from those in Congress until they get serious about fixing the deficit mess.
Times are tight, the economy – again – is in trouble and no one knows what to do. It couldn’t be a worse time to ask for money. Nevertheless, an issue on the Primary Ballot does just that. Please say yes.
Have you purchased your $30 “Discover Pass” to visit state parks this year? Oops. Make that a $35 pass.
It’s the ugly season in Olympia. Legislators are attempting to write a budget that must close an anticipated $5 billion gap. Expect a lot of oxen to get gored in the process.
Public employees often are the target of the public’s bashing. Maybe it’s because they are so, well, public. We interact with them on a daily basis.
However, not only do they often have a thankless job, but also they are the targets of criticism when it’s not deserved.
Here’s one case in point.
Public employees often are the target of the public’s bashing. Maybe it’s because they are so, well, public. We interact with them on a daily basis.
