It’s horrifically ironic.
Just when we need more than ever to enhance the skills and capabilities of our workforce, and just as youth and adults more than ever need further post-secondary training to get, keep and advance in good careers — the door to higher education begins to swing shut.
In all its glory, fanfare and controversy, the 2008 Summer Olympics have finally arrived — and they’re online! NBC is broadcasting more than 2,000 hours of live events and 3,000 hours of On-Demand recorded video over the next 17 days, and you can watch it all on your computer! Suffice it to say, the digital smorgasbord of viewable events is a techie’s dream-come-true!
I have to respond to John Burg’s accusatory letter in a recent newspaper publication where he scolds our Sammamish City Council of ‘rolling over to the King County Library District for $5 Million to buy the existing library … ’ I am concerned his easy misconception of the situation is shared by others and will interfere with the ability of Sammamish residents to make an educated decision when voting on the bond proposal in November.
Hot dogs grilling on a pink, pig-shaped grill sent wafts of delicious scent floating around as hundreds gathered at the steps of the Issaquah Police Station (and City Hall) for National Night Out on Tuesday.
When Kathy Burns Rosen found the letters in a trunk in her mother’s attic stacked on top of her old college keepsakes, she sat down and her eyes filled with tears.
The 15th annual Beaver Lake Triathlon will take place at 7:45 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 16.
The Skyline football team was recognized by another national poll on Monday.
Baseball, basketball, football, cheer, soccer
Fast. Tough. Reliable.
These are the traits Bobby Engram possesses on the football field, the traits that helped the wide receiver lead the Seahawks last season in receptions and receiving yards. The same traits that allow a 35-year-old man to continue to excel in a young man’s game, to become the team’s most valuable receiving threat.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal recently offered these tips to safeguard your home from wildfires:
After an estimated 140 people died in nursing homes following Hurricane Katrina, nursing homes across the country realized that they needed to vamp up their emergency preparedness plans, and here in Issaquah, Providence Marianwood is leading that charge.
Police hope an arrest warrant will help track down the robber who attempted to steal two flat screen TVs from Fred Meyer and injured a security guard in the process.
The Issaquah City Council approved an ordinance that would standardize all school and playground zones speed limits.
Two 18-year-old girls were arrested for stealing wine at 4:53 p.m. on Aug. 2 at the Costco at 1801 10th Ave. N.W.
Affordable housing is one step closer to being a reality in Issaquah.
After lengthy discussion, the City Council on Monday approved putting a $4.5 million bond for a new fire station on the ballot in November.
Last week’s fatal stabbing was not the first time that Tomasz Matczak’s girlfriend had wielded a knife against him, according to his claims in court documents.
Matczak told court officials earlier this summer that she had run at him with a knife, threatening to kill him, on at least three prior occasions.
