Those looking for a more transparent government are increasingly relying on public records to make it happen.
Those wondering what public school teachers do all day are going to get an answer.
We had a superb time last weekend attending Kent Cornucopia Days. I say "we" because along with my lovely wife, we brought my nephew Alex along to help out with the eating.
The Kent School Board is considering a plan to put partial days into the school year. This plan would shorten up to 30 school days in order to carve out more time for "teacher collaboration." It's yet another instance where students and parents are being unfairly shortchanged to accommodate adult interests.
In his letter to the editor, Eric Thornton raised several questions about the city of Kent's decision to implement school zone speed cameras. I would like to respond in turn.
It recently was reported in this newspaper that the city of Kent is pondering selling the par 3 golf course at Riverbend. This is a bad mistake on many levels.
I attended a Kent School District Board meeting last week with other concerned teachers, parents and community members. The issue of concern being discussed was late start days.
At the beginning of the 19th century when automobiles first began using the nation's system of dirt and cobblestone roads, cities were tasked with improving these roads so they'd be passable by automobiles.
Local Improvement Districts (LIDs) are the city of Kent's out-of-date and unfair method of funding road improvements. They use LIDs to provide some of the finances needed to pay for road improvements.
Multiple media sources last week reported Issaquah High School students once again hosting May Madness, an online tournament where male students vote for the sexiest female student.
This past legislative session, the Senate 2013-15 operating budget proposed diverting more than $15 million in 911 revenue to fund non-911-related programs. This proposed fund sweep could not only result in the loss of federal funding, but also could delay the implementation of "Next Generation" 911 by several years.
The youth pastor and veteran NFL fullback raised the fitness magazine for all to see. Such cover images of chisled, ripped bodybuilders, Eddie Williams warned his young audience at Auburn High School, send the wrong message to growing, impressionable teens. And those quick, even drastic methods for reaching physical greatness are chock full of lies.
I would like to address a very controversial nationwide issue – gun control. I don't believe that gun control is the correct course of action to stop all of the publicized murder cases that we all see spread across the front page of newspapers and on evening newscasts.
The Mariners are enjoying a spring training splash under the Arizona sun. Why should I care? The M's have disappointed me year after year.
I have had the good fortune to talk to quite a few teachers in the Kent School District this last month. I've been visiting buildings and talking about issues that concern educators in their professional lives.
The subject of telephone party lines came up at the office this week and, of course, I was one of the few old enough to remember them well.
The tributes to former Gov. Booth Gardner, who died March 15 at the age of 76, remind us of a better time. Throughout his political career, Booth was known for his respectful demeanor, good humor and dedication to consensus.
On Jan. 2, 1990, Dan Kelleher, then Kent mayor, proclaimed the first week of January "Reverend Bill Carleton Week" for the city. A fitting tribute to a man that not only lovingly served God and shepherded his flock for 35 years, but also served the city as a community leader continually since 1955.
Mike Johnson, special projects director at Seattle's Union Gospel Mission, tells a story about attending a function with a friend who had lagged behind when Mike went inside the building.
Good health — like education, housing, and economic opportunity — is essential for a strong community. When people can't get health care, the consequences affect us all.
