There won’t be enough money in the King County budget for 2009 and likely well beyond, so officials expect “deep, searing” cutbacks will be required, particularly of the county’s criminal justice systems.
Every $5 raised means another potential family saved from deadly malaria.
As the center on Kentridge High’s football team, LeRoi Edwards thinks of himself as “the commander of the offensive line.”
Kentridge’s Ryan Carter and Kentlake’s Greg Ikeda have become the first athletes in the history of their schools to earn 12 letters – one in each of the three sports seasons all four years.
Laurin Linscott has bugs in her office, but she’s not complaining.
Linscott is the head children’s librarian at Kent Regional Library, 212 Second Ave. N., and she’s gearing up for the library’s summer reading program, titled “Catch the Reading Bug.”
Arts and entertainment events happening in Kent.
A thought came to mind today about the race between Hillary and Obama...(keeping in mind that I am an unwavering conservative Republican and will vote McCain, although Mitt was my candidate)...but, if a Democrat were to win I would rather have Hillary than Obama (I will literally be sick the night of elections if he becomes the president of the United States...a country where we salute our flag because of what it stands for and HE Doesn’t!...Oh, he will now because he knows that “we” are watching.)
There’s plenty to do at the library this summer for teens, as well as for younger children. Kent Regional Library, 212 Second Ave. N., has the following programs available for teens and “tweens”:
Kent School District administrators are considering ways to shave $2.8 million off next year’s district budget in the face of increased financial challenges during the 2008-2009 school year.
The city of Kent and HomeStreet Bank will host a free Shred-a-thon for residents to help prevent identity theft from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Saturday at the HomeStreet Bank parking lot, 505 Harrison St.
Matt Hague had to wait a little bit longer than anticipated for the second year in a row.
Elizabeth Albertson, D-Kent has withdrawn from the race for state House Position One in the 33rd Legislative District, her campaign announced Friday.
Basketball or volleyball?
Volleyball or basketball?
When it comes to Kentwood High’s Jessie Genger, coaches tend to have different opinions on which is her better sport.
Understandably so.
Genger, a 5-foot-11 junior, has been equally impressive in both the last several years.
But this past school year, there simply wasn’t anyone better. And because of that, Genger has been chosen from a strong field as the Reporter’s Female Athlete of the Year.
Former Kent Police Chief Ed Crawford had the foresight in the 1990s to begin the process to make KPD an “accredited” agency. If you look at the back fenders of our patrol cars it says “Nationally Accredited.” What does that mean and what does it do for us as a city?
Accreditation is a nationwide phenomenon for public agencies, including police departments, fire departments and jails. Basically it is part of an effort to increase professionalism and high standards.
