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Get used to state’s new life | Editorial
The state is facing a $5+ billion budget shortfall for the next two years and House and Senate…
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Central Issaquah Plan | A more sustainable future for the city
It is an exciting time for Issaquah families and businesses. After nearly 1,000 hours of review, analysis and…
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Budget time is ugly time | Editorial
It's the ugly season in Olympia. Legislators are attempting to write a budget that must close an anticipated…
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How King County avoided becoming another Wisconsin | OPINION
Over the last several weeks the events in Wisconsin have seized the nation’s attention. Newly elected Gov. Scott…
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Public employees don’t deserve this abuse | Craig Groshart
Public employees often are the target of the public's bashing. Maybe it's because they are so, well, public.…
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Public employees don’t need this abuse | OPINION
Public employees often are the target of the public’s bashing. Maybe it’s because they are so, well, public.…
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Council member decision a sign of quality | OPINION
The selection of Stacy Goodman to the Issaquah City Council proves again that this area is home to…
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A teacher’s tale of Issaquah schooling in 1917
BY ERICA MANIEZ In 1917 Mary Colton Lucas moved to Issaquah to teach school. Her brother, William Lucas,…
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Please tell us what you think | Editorial
In today’s Issaquah and Sammamish Reporter, we’re asking you, our readers, to tell us what you want from…
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Protect your right to know | Editorial
State legislators are looking for ways to pare down a budget deficit projected to be $4.6 billion in…
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OPINION: County budget an exercise in sacrifice
In the midst of the most dismal economic circumstances since the Great Depression, the King County Council adopted…
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Don’t let state skirt its responsibilities on ferries | Editorial
They’ve barely finished counting the votes on I-1053 and already Gov. Chris Gregoire is trying to get out…
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OPINION: Washington State’s moral dilemma
A few weeks ago we editorialized about the stark choices Washington lawmakers faced when they then met to…
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
EDITOR’S NOTE: Over 100 years ago, The New York Sun newspaper saw fit to answer a little’s girl’…
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OPINION: Another jihad against initiatives
BY TIM EYMAN I recently watched the State Senate’s Government Operations committee hearing in Olympia. The Democrats invited…
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OPINION: Time to take a bite out of the state budget
BY EDITOR CRAIG GROSHART State legislators did their job last Saturday by partially plugging a financial hole in…
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OPINION: A tragic future awaits those in need
BY CHRISTINA BEACH I so appreciate your editorial on “The Real Budget Issue” in the Nov. 26th issue.…
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Set reasonable rules during the holidays
The holidays are here, and with them come the upset of family routines. Schools out, parties abound and…