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Endeavour Elementary School second-graders Hilary Martin and Ethan Berg are very proud that their school has raised more than 100 books for families through the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank.

Life

A good story – Issaquah school gives the gift of reading to all families

Despite the huge gains in education we have made as a society, illiteracy is still a relevant and…

News

Councilors agree to find funding for Sammamish Heritage Society

Tuesday night's budget discussions at Sammamish City Hall proved to be a historic moment for the beleaguered Sammamish…

News

Council keeps tax burden steady

A Tuesday night's meeting at City Hall, the Sammamish City Council unanimously voted to maintain the property tax…

Home energy audits sometimes use advanced tools like infrared cameras and air pressure gauges to identify leaks and inefficiences.

Business

‘Green collar’ homeowners team up for energy efficiency improvements

It has only been in recent months that the term "green collar industry" has made its way into…

Opinion

Thanksgiving

I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving break. My wife and I spent the holiday in Georgia,…

The Rotarians put two drops of liquid polio vaccine into the mouth of children up to the age of 5. In this way they vaccinated 300 young Ugandans against a disease which

Life

Visit to the world’s poorest regions inspires hope and determination in Sammamish Rotarian

This year's Thanksgiving holiday will have had a special significance for CJ Kahler. Sitting in his home on…

Reflections is a nation-wide initiative that encourages students to create original works of art across a wide range of mediums

News

Discovery awash with color and verse for Reflections

Here are some more great art works that local students have been submitting as part of the Reflections…

Life

“Beauty is…” – Maywood students use art to explore

Congratulations to all the students at Maywood Middle School in Renton who over the past few weeks have…

'It's just a little chunk of ground where you can open the doors and have a little bit of privacy.' - Donovan Albrecht

News

Home is where the heart is – residents fear Town Center development will change Sammamish for the worse

Frank and Maureen Santoni have made a beautiful home for themselves. Their 30 year old timber house sits…

Erik Moulton and Graham Hanson get to grips with some robot programming during a recent afternoon meeting of their First Lego League club

Life

Mom’s dedication helps budding whiz kids

Nancy Morris is a brave woman. There aren't many moms who would willingly volunteer to have her house…

One of the features of the site is that it does not feature the traditional big-players

Business

Tourism Web site soon to promote charms of the city

In the past two years, the City of Issaquah's Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) has invested $40,000 in…

Under the partnership agreement

News

Issaquah Council to consider delaying bus route expansion

The fate of promised Transit Now initiative just the tip of the iceberg hiding bigger issue of Highlands…

Levi Casto and Jason Mitchell looked like old hands at getting the trees firmly planted. They have been helping the Mountains to Sound Greenway in a campaign to plant more than 25

Life

Families and friends team up to help the Greenway

Just months ago, Tor Bell said, this whole area was covered in 6 to 10 feet of blackberry…

This photo was taken on the Sammamish Plateau

News

City content to ignore lessons and lives of the past

The saying goes, in order to comprehend your future, you need to understand your past. If that is…

Students at Challenger Elementary School have spent the last few weeks exploring the many possibilities of artists creation

Life

Challenger explores the possibilities of art

Students at Challenger Elementary School have spent the last few weeks exploring the many possibilities of artists creation,…

News

No transit plan a flaw in Town Center, says commissioner

Members of the City of Sammamish Planning Commission have identified what they feel are flaws in the city's…

As of Wednesday morning

News

County tracking flood-prone creeks to alert residents

With the rain falling, and more predicted, Issaquah residents will be casting a wary eye on Issaquah Creek…

Opinion

Blinkers on, and that ain’t good

For someone whose estimations of the future of humankind fluctuate wildly from forlorn and despairing to proud and…

News

Sammamish Council delivers a simple message to fire service

After more than three hours of math, geography and history lessons, dealt out and received by Eastside Fire…

Business

Wireless future causing design headaches at present

With regular advances in wireless technology, cities all over America are trying to come to terms with how…