Opinion
Free trade could help lift us out of current economic mire
As lawmakers continue to debate solutions to revive our ailing economy, a pillar of recovery that must not…
Opinion
Automatic voter registration: an idea whose time has come
Voting shouldn’t be hard. That simple four word sentence is a complaint I repeatedly hear from people when…
Opinion
Habitat, for Humanity
There’s this great sandwich place a few blocks from my office where I go a couple of times…
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We need a new way of moving
Most people experience some frustration with the Puget Sound region’s sluggish response to its transportation problems. Recently, both…
Opinion
Gun crazy
The NRA’s well-financed and fervent lobbying continues to guarantee liberal access to not just sporting rifles, but semi-automatic…
Opinion
Executive a critical role
This November, voters in King County have a very important choice to make: Who should succeed Ron Sims…
Opinion
Giving funds back to auditor is good news for state taxpayers
Good news for state Auditor Brian Sonntag — and the rest of us, too. Gov. Chris Gregoire did…
Opinion
Health reform must protect our communities
In these days of preparing for a swine flu epidemic, do you remember always to cover your coughs…
Opinion
Pressure on Gregoire
Gregoire will do the right thing, won't she? The press around the state has been on Gov. Chris…
Opinion
Correction
The story "Supplies running low at food banks, chairites" in The Reporter, May 8, 2009, incorrectly stated that…
Opinion
School district deserves applause for keeping teachers
The budget axe fell hard in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD), but it did not hit any…
Opinion
Sound Transit leaves questions unanswered
When voters approved extending Sound Transit’s system last November, most people probably thought the controversial battle over light…
Opinion
Basic health care needed now more than ever
Dr. Judy Featherstone, FAAFP, is the Medical Director of HealthPoint, which has provided medical and dental care, as…
Opinion
Credit where credit is due
My first look at the functioning of the American political machine up close and personal was during the…
Opinion
A glimpse of our transit future
I am getting the feeling that the stars are aligning, in some weird and potentially violent way, which…
Opinion
Let’s get one thing straight…
As the editor of a community newspaper, it warms the cockles of my heart to see that more…
Opinion
New name reflects real changes in college education
Changing the name to of the old Bellevue Community College to Bellevue College required only a minor edit.…
Opinion
What me really mourn in the new media age
I never thought it was right when newspapers wrote about themselves to make up the news. It always…
Opinion
Column | Reporter sports coverage is all a-Twitter
There's no doubt about it — media is changing drastically before our eyes.
Opinion
Defining basic education
By Kelly Munn Children in Issaquah and Sammamish, and across our state have benefited from recent investments in…