$400,000 grant awarded to planned STEM school; construction still on hold

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Redmond's new planned STEM school recieved a $400,000 grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.
Redmond's planned new secondary choice school remains in the permitting process, but it received a substantial financial boost Tuesday from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to help fund equipment for the school's four laboratories and professional development for teachers.

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News updated 12:51 PM February 2, 2012 0

Music in February

The Fray is coming to Paramount Theatre Bake’s Place 4135 Providence Point Dr. S.E., Issaquah, 425-391-3335 2-03: Butch Harrison & Good Company More: www.bakesplace.org Benaroya Hall 200 University Street, Seattle, 206-215-4800 2-02/05: Bond and Beyond – 50 Years 2-11: Andre Feriante – In the Theater of Love 2-18/19: Seattle Women’s Chorus – Shot Through the Heart 2-22/23: Itzhak Perlman with Seattle Symphony 2-24: Celebrate Asia More: www.seattlesymphony.org Dimitriou’s...

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Blogs 5:09 PM February 3, 2012 The Scene, a Staff Blog

Goddard School of Redmond takes proactive approach to prevent bullying

For the second year, the Goddard School of Redmond is taking a proactive approach to bully prevention with a week-long Goddard Community Games celebration beginning Feb. 6.

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Community 4:06 PM February 3, 2012 0

And the second season begins…

With the warming weather (hard to believe we’re barely into February, it feels like April!) comes the end of the regular season for all our Winter sports, and starting this weekend begins the league championships and tournaments for basketball, gymnastics, swimming and wrestling. The big story around these parts is basketball, however, as the Redmond Mustangs...

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Blogs 1:57 PM February 3, 2012 Red-Hot Sports, a Staff Blog

The Weasel himself – Pauly Shore

By Gabrielle Nomura A career in entertainment was virtually pre-ordained for Pauly Montgomery Shore, also known by his alter-ego “The Weasel.” At age 4, he sat on the lap of Elvis himself; Shore’s father, comedian Sammy Shore, opened for Elvis during the early ’70s. Around the same time, Shore’s parents opened The Comedy Store on Hollywood’s...

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Blogs 12:28 PM February 3, 2012 The Scene, a Staff Blog

Memorial services planned for Deputy Stan Chapin

Memorial plans for King County Sheriff's Deputy Stan Chapin were announced Thursday afternoon.

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News updated 12:18 PM February 3, 2012 Issaquah & Sammamish Reporter 0

Police respond to five theft reports | Redmond Police Blotter Feb. 2

The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical roundup of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more...

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Blogs 11:13 AM February 3, 2012 Crime Time, a Staff Blog

Good to see bipartisan support for gay marriage

It is wonderful to see politicians from both sides of the party spectrum come together to support marriage equality.

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Letters updated 10:50 AM February 3, 2012 0

Group Health needs to revise its Overlake plans

The board of the Redmond Historical Society, a group 130 dues-paying members and a base of around 1,000 people who receive our newsletter, urges Group Health to develop its Overlake property around — not without — most of the significant and landmark trees that make it a special place.

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Letters 10:43 AM February 3, 2012 0

Same sex, same rules: Gay and lesbian couples deserve the right to be married | Editorial

Our state is on the verge of giving gay and lesbian couples the right to be married. It’s long overdue and deserves to be passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Chris Gregoire.

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Opinion 9:34 AM February 3, 2012 0

Same-sex marriage is not a civil right

How come the editorial page doesn’t have a name associated with the main editorial? Is it safe to say it’s Bill Christianson? Was it his offensive comments that were written in the editorial, “Same Sex, Same Rules”? Your editorial appears to be supportive of this legislation. How do you figure gays and lesbians deserve the right to be married? It is not a civil right.

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Letters 9:32 AM February 3, 2012 0