The Bush administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been called “ground zero for the ideological wars in this country,” and a new HHS proposal leaked earlier this month proves why. In a spectacular act of complicity with extremists on the right, HHS is proposing to allow any federal grant recipient to obstruct a woman’s access to contraception.
High winds, seasickness and miles upon miles of open water in a 26-foot, homemade boat?
Sounds like a “Robinson Crusoe” adventure, but Kent Sea Scouts Crew 407 made it a reality.
Let me ask you an important question: When is the last time you did something hard to support a good cause?
Two Kent teachers are among approximately 30 area science educators who spent part of their summer vacation learning ways to get students more excited about science.
Kent Station raises funds
The East County Blackshirts put the first 26 points of the game on the board on the way to a 26-7 victory against the King County Jaguars in a North American Football League game last Saturday at French Field.
The Dosveedanya 93 Red girls team from the Kent Youth Soccer Association gained a split of its first two games this past weekend at the U.S. Club Soccer National Cup tournament in Virginia Beach, Va.
Tom Zavada of Kent won the boys 14-15 age division, Kentridge High star Lauren Sewell took the 16-17 girls title, Kentwood’s Kent Hagen won the 16-17 boys, and Kent’s Catherina Li dominated the 12-13 girls in last week’s Washington Junior Golf Association district championship at The Classic Golf Club in Spanaway.
Kent Police and the Washington State Patrol cited 80 people for investigation of trespassing during a street-racing bust at about 12:10 a.m. Saturday at a parking lot of a business in the 20300 block of 59th Place South.
The Kent Historical Museum will invite residents for a blast from the past Aug. 9 at its sixth-annual Antique Automobile Show & Ice Cream Social.
Arrogance, illusions of grandeur, financial irresponsibly, lack of common sense. These are the words that come to mind when I read about global warming, climate change, climate cycles, and other buzz words that describe what is going on with our planet and how we are must go about fixing it.
Kent4Health, a citizen-driven group focused on improving the health of the Kent community, has scheduled a meeting for 5-6:30 p.m. July 31 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St., Kent.
I was disappointed with the article by Daniel Mooney entitled “Helping Ideas Take Flight.” (July 2 Kent Reporter.)
Events happening throughout Kent.
Kent students in grades 7-12 will have an another alternative to brick-and-mortar classrooms come next school year.
The new executive director of the Kent Chamber of Commerce is no stranger to the Northwest — the deep Northwest.
When the King County Jaguars return to French Field tonight to host the East County Blackshirts in a minor league football game, they’ll playing for more than just their third victory of the season.
