On Mondays, you’ll likely find me sitting in the back row of the council chambers, listening to a Renton City Council discuss local politics. I… Continue reading
Local high school seniors graduate this weekend.… Continue reading
Debating whether it was wrong for President Trump to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord negotiations is never ending. Both sides… Continue reading
Recently, the Wall Street Journal editorialized that Connecticut’s elected officials are getting their “comeuppance” for years of absorbingly high taxes, failing to implement state spending… Continue reading
Teachers in the Everett School District incited quite a stir with their talk of striking on the first day of school this fall if the… Continue reading
Spring has finally arrived in the Northwest, and that means graduations are around the corner. This year, the Kent School District will see more than… Continue reading
It seemed like winter was longer than usual this year, but it’s behind us now. And with the change of seasons – and warmer days… Continue reading
Washington voters amended the state constitution in 1979 in hopes of bringing discipline to a legislating process run amok. Sixty percent of them passed Senate… Continue reading
By Ronda Billerbeck, Cultural Programs manager, city of Kent It was a typical spring afternoon, in a conventional classroom, at my exceedingly ordinary high school,… Continue reading
The Legislature is going double-overtime to try and settle a budget impasse and find a long-overdue solution to fully fund public education.… Continue reading
The process of shutting down state government is underway, again. At the direction of Gov. Jay Inslee, agency leaders are updating their contingency plans for… Continue reading
The political climate we are all facing is intense, to say the least. You can’t get online or turn on your TV without being faced… Continue reading
Two years ago, the Legislature passed a caregiver-staffing requirement that would improve direct-care ratios to prevent resident neglect and unsafe working conditions for caregivers. But… Continue reading
It’s pretty clear those running Sound Transit aren’t seizing the initiative to ease the financial pain caused by a surge in its car tab fees.… Continue reading
Our gloomy, reluctant spring is expected to give way to warmer, drier days. Try plenty of sunshine and temperatures into the 70s. Even if it’s… Continue reading
Not a whole lot is going on around the Capitol these days as the first not-so-special session reaches the end of its third week. Negotiations… Continue reading
There was nothing pretentious about Mike Lowry. What you saw is what you got. Lowry was one of Washington’s most colorful governors. He served one… Continue reading
King County’s median home price continues to soar.… Continue reading
By Stephen A. Smith/Interim KCLS director Libraries have always been the place to turn to for information, ideas and inspiration. And though the technology people… Continue reading
By Milena Stott, LICSW, CDP/For the Reporter King County’s opioid crisis shows no signs of slowing any time soon. Last year, Seattle and King County… Continue reading
