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    Articles by Linda Ball
    Pat McGrath with a rendering which illustrates how BoostRide works.
    Let’s get moving | BoostRide could change the...
    By Linda Ball • February 19, 2014 5:35 pm

    Issaquah resident Pat McGrath is an inventor, who holds five U.S. patents.

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    Issaquah Mayor Fred Butler.
    ‘The state of the city is strong’
    By Linda Ball • February 19, 2014 4:33 pm

    Issaquah Mayor Fred Butler delivered his first “state of the city” report at the Feb. 18 City Council meeting, outlining four areas of interest.

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    Complaint filed with public disclosure commission
    Complaint filed with public disclosure commission
    By Linda Ball • February 18, 2014 4:35 pm

    Both sides of the Klahanie annexation spent a substantial amount of money to support their position.

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    Update | New numbers in on Klahanie
    Update | New numbers in on Klahanie
    By Linda Ball • February 13, 2014 7:56 pm

    Numbers as of Friday, Feb. 14 have those against annexation of Klahanie to the City of Issaquah holding the lead.

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    Committee will recommend council extend recreational marijuana moratorium
    Committee will recommend council extend recreational marijuana moratorium
    By Linda Ball • February 12, 2014 6:29 pm

    The Issaquah City Council’s Land and Shore committee agreed that there are still too many unanswered questions concerning recreational marijuana.

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    All three school levies passing in Issaquah | LWSD bond falls short
    All three school levies passing in Issaquah |...
    By Linda Ball • February 12, 2014 12:59 am

    Voters showed their faith in the Issaquah School District by supporting all three levies on the Feb. 11 ballot.

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    Signs in Klahanie illustrate the two very opposite views in this contentious issue.
    Too close to call | Just one vote...
    By Linda Ball • February 12, 2014 12:27 am

    Tuesday’s election to decide the annexation of Klahanie to Issaquah may not be decided until the election is certified Feb. 25, or later.

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    Eastside Catholic alum asks board to step down | Founding board member said school has lost its way
    Eastside Catholic alum asks board to step down...
    By Linda Ball • February 11, 2014 10:31 pm

    Mary Helen Nuxoll Kopczynski, an Eastside Catholic school alumna, asked the school’s board of directors to resign at the Feb. 6 board meeting.

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    King County considering its own transportation package
    King County considering its own transportation package
    By Linda Ball • February 6, 2014 4:24 pm

    Issaquah City Council member Tola Marts attended the King County Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 4, testifying about the county’s proposal for an April election.

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    Issaquah council  votes to accept transportation grant
    Issaquah council votes to accept transportation grant
    By Linda Ball • February 6, 2014 4:20 pm

    The Issaquah City Council voted unanimously to accept a $3.4 million grant from the state transportation improvement board, which will set the East Lake Sammamish Parkway project in motion.

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    Nina Milligan
    Nina Milligan is Issaquah’s newest councilmember
    By Linda Ball • February 4, 2014 3:13 pm

    Out of seven candidates, Nina Milligan emerged as the choice to fill Position 2 on the Issaquah City Council, tipping the gender balance of the council to four women and three men.

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    Mark Zmuda addressed students
    Ousted Eastside Catholic vice principal addresses supporters at...
    By Linda Ball • February 3, 2014 7:17 pm

    A forum surrounding the firing of former Eastside Catholic vice principal Mark Zmuda attracted a variety of participants Friday night, Jan. 31, for a thoughtful discussion of that issue and others that affect the Catholic Church.

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    Proposed bill could add wrinkle to annexations
    Proposed bill could add wrinkle to annexations
    By Linda Ball • January 31, 2014 7:07 pm

    Senator Andy Hill who represents the 45th District, which includes north Sammamish, has introduced Senate Bill 6487, which would add language to existing law regarding taxes and annexation.

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    Mike and Ryan Seal and Steve Bailey on a vineyard tour in Horse Heaven Hills. Bailey is the winemaker at Sigillo Cellars in Snoqualmie. They expect to produce 1
    Wine time! | Boutique wineries springing up in...
    By Linda Ball • January 29, 2014 5:56 pm

    It’s no secret that Washington has established itself as a premiere wine destination, with over 43,000 acres of planted vineyards, mostly in eastern Washington, where the geography and conditions are ripe for producing good fruit.

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    Randy Bass' business on East Lake Sammamish Parkway includes truck rentals and mini-storage units.
    Traffic woes | Parkway project threatens one man’s...
    By Linda Ball • January 29, 2014 2:48 pm

    No one will argue that traffic in Issaquah is becoming unbearable, particularly around the Southeast 56th Street/East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast, Pickering Place, Costco chaos.

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    The cover of 'Friday's Harbor' by Diane Hammond. Hammond's fictional piece is based on her experience with Keiko the whale.
    New fiction book by Northwest author raises questions...
    By Linda Ball • January 28, 2014 5:32 pm

    Diane Hammond will be touring with her book in Wash. this month, and will appear at the Issaquah Library, 10 West Sunset Way, Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.

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    In one of the plays funniest scenes
    ‘The Foreigner’ guaranteed to lift the winter blues
    By Linda Ball • January 27, 2014 6:49 pm

    Charlie Baker (Erik Gratton) is pretty down-trodden at the start of “The Foreigner” now playing at Village Theatre. He is a cuckold husband (23 times he points out) who still loves his wife, but believes she is dying. Charlie thinks he has no personality, and is the most boring person alive.
    His buddy, Froggy LeSueur (Patrick Phillips) decides that a few days at a fishing lodge in Georgia is just what Charlie needs to get some peace and quiet.

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    Parent meeting over firing of Eastside Catholic vice principal remains civil
    Parent meeting over firing of Eastside Catholic vice...
    By Linda Ball • January 24, 2014 5:56 pm

    A meeting for only parents of current Eastside Catholic School students Thursday night didn’t shed much new light on the school’s direction.

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    Voters to decide on three replacement levies in Issaquah
    Voters to decide on three replacement levies in...
    By Linda Ball • January 23, 2014 2:42 pm

    Issaquah voters will help decide the fate of three levies for the Issaquah School District that will be on the Feb. 11 ballot.

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    Issaquah moving forward on water issue
    Issaquah moving forward on water issue
    By Linda Ball • January 23, 2014 2:21 pm

    Issaquah residents can breathe easier about the safety of the city’s drinking water.

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