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Comparing the candidates

The signs have started going up around the city, and grown men and women are wearing badges and…

News

City agrees we need a human services campus, but ponders the ‘who’ and the ‘where’

Just what the future of health care in the United States will look like is a concept very…

News

City agrees we need a human services campus, but ponders the who and the where

Just what the future of health care in the United States will look like is a concept very…

A Northwest Paragliding Club instructor prepares to give one brave local the ride of his life

News

Paragliding club gives you wings

The Northwest Paragliding Club began in the mid 90s, as just a group of local enthusiasts throwing themselves…

News

Sammamish approves latest annexation

The Sammamish City Council Tuesday night voted unanimously to approve the annexation of the Rosemont at Timberline subdivision…

News

City of Sammamish looking at half a million for storm water rules

The City of Sammamish will need to come up with about $500,000 in additional operating revenue each year…

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Car company considers move to Issaquah

The City of Issaquah is currently in negotiations with The Green Car Company, which is considering a move…

'We need somewhere where we can get loud if we need to.' Eric Knudsen of Honest Eyes and Letters and Lights

Life

Young bands head off the Plateau to follow their dreams

Every good band scene needs a focal point - a store, a club, or a gallery - a…

News

Tour of the barricades

There are about 30 barricades currently blocking streets around Sammamish. Some of these date back to the days…

Dennis Wajda and Mike Hardy harvest another load of fresh fruits and vegetables to donate to the Issaquah Food Bank.

News

Community garden produces for food bank

The labors of those involved in the Issaquah Flatlands Community Garden are starting to bear fruit, in more…

Michael’s Chevrolet General Manager Dan Warshawer began his career in the car business changing oil at a Buick dealership in Chicago in 1970. Warshawer said the highly trained staff at Michael’s

Business

Issaquah Chevy dealership survives nationwide cuts

It isn’t easy to find a good news story in the American car industry these days. The Federal…

Race starter Tim Finnegan checks that the course is clear before giving the drivers the checkered flag at the Issaquah Rotary Challenge Day Soapbox Derby on Saturday.

Life

All thrills, no spills at soapbox derby

The weather gods were once again smiling on Issaquah Rotary and Life Enrichment Options with their annual soapbox…

Opinion

Low water mark

I received a good bit of direct feedback this week regarding a story I had written about the…

Water for both humans and animals is found only in isolated springs

News

Rotary club reaches out across the world

Typically when we consider the work done by community volunteers and service groups we think local — repairs…

When they learned that school policies prohibited them from going into elementary schools to talk to the younger students directly

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Young students concerned about drug and alcohol abuse in Sammamish

It is not often that the wider community gets to hear the opinions of children on an issue…

During energy auditing training in Seattle recently

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Green-tech interest grows in Issaquah

Issaquah's Gary Wood points what looks like a radar gun at a seemingly innocuous corner of the room.…

News

Real estate market – from ‘apprehensive’ to ‘cautiously optimistic.’

The real estate market in Issaquah, in many ways an indicator of consumer confidence and the economic realities…

'There has been a lot of heated testimony

News

Property rights dominates planning on the Plateau

Sammamish Council, other landowners, are intimidated by development advocates, and lakes will suffer, says founder of Save Lake…

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Sammamish planning commission votes against electronic signs in schools

Sammamish schools may have to make do with their manual lettering signs, at least for the time being,…

Eastside Catholic High School students Charlie Kittridge and Torey Stewart-Steele cutting trails on the Snoqualmie Reservation

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Students consider their role as citizens of a changing world

Engraved into the footpath leading up to the front entrance of Eastside Catholic High School in Sammamish are…