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New revenue streams needed if Sammamish is to stay in the black

The crossover point refers to that moment when the city's revenue, collected mostly from property tax, will fail…

Brittany Harm

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Tent City 4 residents overwhelmed by support from Issaquah/Sammamish community

The organizers and residents of Tent City 4, the homeless persons encampment currently located at the Community Church…

Sammamish Arbor School upper elementary students Maddi Manelski and Presley Knox were very proud of their classmates’ display at the school’s Annual Cultural Night held the last weekend in January.

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Arbor School visits other worlds, other cultures

With so many displays, not to mention art works and delicious dishes, the Arbor School needed some extra…

Annika Meyer

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Discovery Elementary raises more than $5,000 for Red Cross

More than $5,000 was raised by the hungry students and friends of Discovery Elementary School at a spaghetti…

The Hope on the Hill Guild - Kim Katz

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A great night for Zeeks Pizza – Highlands restaurant hosts fundraiser for Seattle Children’s Hospital

Issaquah Councilmember Mark Mullet is all too familiar with the amazing work that the doctors at the Seattle…

Sister Mary E. Tracy will take over the reins of Eastside Catholic School from outgoing school president Jim Kubacki in April.

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Nationally renown educator to take over at Eastside Catholic

With an esteemed career in Catholic education which included 15 years as the Principal of Holy Names Academy…

Liberty High School science students Hannah Blue

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‘A science-y group of nerdy girls’ expand the horizon for young women at school

Though as a developed society we may consider ourselves well beyond the gender-stereotypes that insist women should be…

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Sports Authority to open in old Joe’s building in Issaquah

First Western Properties, the managing agent for the old Joe's Sporting Goods store in the Town and Country…

Though they were friendly at school on Friday

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Colts or Saints? Students show their true colors ahead of NFL’s big game

At Beaver Lake Middle School on Friday, students were encouraged to sport the colors of their favorite team…

Sammamish teenager Matt Larsen was honored with the prestigious Courage Award at the 2009 SAMMIs.

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SAMMI Awards herald generous, selfless locals

Following the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001, a group of Sammamish residents came together with the tremendous…

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Mount Si, Little Si trails could close due to state budget shortfall

Next week some of the many people who value the vital public resources that are our state parks,…

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Our Walden

Sunday morning in Beaver Lake Park, a gentle rain falling, silence, the smell of rain and earth. What…

The City of Sammamish is discussing dismantling Freed House and using the timber to build a new structure

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City of Sammamish leans toward pulling down Freed House

The decision by the Sammamish City Council last year not to fund the relocation of the historic Freed…

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Sea urchin populations? The history of the CIA? Brain waves in singing birds? IB is not your typical school experience

After a field trip spent diving on an isolated coral reef in the Bahamas, one student is completing…

Girl Scouts Amanda Delgado and Sophie Hurley (reflection) play with a puppy awaiting adoption at the Humane Society of Seattle and King County's Bellevue shelter last week.

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Sammamish Girl Scouts reach out to Humane Society, Tent City

Last week a troop of Sammamish Girl Scouts had an experience they will never forget. Troop 41938 has…

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One escapes, two captured during police pursuit in Sammamish

One man eluded police capture during a pursuit on the Plateau in the early hours of Saturday morning…

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Sammamish Farmers Market looking for marketing support

If you have some experience and skills in the field of business and marketing, and are keen to…

Liberty

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Rotary salutes the young and the driven

Once again, parents and teachers in the Issaquah School District have demonstrated what excellent young men and women…

Paul

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Cold nights and hope at home for the homeless

Peter is 36. He used to run call centers in the banking industry, working for Washington Mutual, Seattle…

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Got an old tent?

One Issaquah woman’s idea to provide shelter for those living in the aftermath of an earthquake