In 1993, President Bill Clinton was pictured holding a Washington state apple while promoting the virtues of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). That… Continue reading
By state Reps. Tina Orwall and Mia Gregerson/For the Kent Reporter You walked. Now run. Throughout Washington state, thousands of women, families of diverse communities,… Continue reading
State lawmakers are trying to make the right moves to fully fund public education.… Continue reading
By Lorraine Loomis/chair of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission It took a long time on a rough road to get there, but today Washington has… Continue reading
Maybe it’s the constitutional scrap incited by the McCleary school funding decision. Maybe it’s the constitutional commotion ignited by President Donald Trump’s travel ban executive… Continue reading
A bipartisan alliance of lawmakers wants to rewrite one of the state’s vaunted political commandments in order to restore a stream of dollars to schools… Continue reading
It’s hard to believe 2017 is already here. If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering, “Where did the time go?” Apparently, it went to the… Continue reading
By Staci Whitehouse/For the Kent Reporter My great-grandmother’s name was Beatrice, but she was fondly known to our family as Honeyma. She was the hard-working,… Continue reading
Newly-elected President Donald Trump has shaken things up in America, first with his immigration ban and lately his pick for the U.S. Supreme Court.… Continue reading
Newly-elected President Donald Trump has shaken things up in America, first with his immigration ban and lately his pick for the U.S. Supreme Court.… Continue reading
Congratulations on your first hundred years, Boeing. Cut the cake and get back to work. Last July, Boeing passed the century mark growing to become… Continue reading
In his first week, President Donald Trump is effecting quite a bit of change in the climate and landscape of Washington politics. His hiring of… Continue reading
Floten put WGU Washington on the map
By Calvin J. Watts/For the Reporter In one amazing week of this month we experienced three very distinct, pivotal and compelling events in the Kent… Continue reading
State lawmakers are still trying to find ways to fully fund public education.… Continue reading
Fifty years ago, Boeing, Weyerhaeuser and PACCAR were the “Crème de la crème” of Washington’s publicly traded corporations. Twenty-five years ago, Microsoft, Costco and Starbucks… Continue reading
There may be a little extra elbow room for Democratic lawmakers at Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday. As many as 54 Democratic House members are saying… Continue reading
Rhe late Yogi Berra coined the phrase “it’s déjà vu all over again!” It is used extensively to describe political miscues. Case in point: ObamaCare.… Continue reading
Public libraries play an integral part in meeting the needs of communities today. Computers with Internet access allow people to apply for jobs, or keep… Continue reading
By Chris Gregoire/For the Reporter When Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner recently announced his decision to retire at the end of next year, it… Continue reading
