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Articles by Bill Christianson
Redmond High School junior Zach Wheat will be the Mustangs' new quarterback this season after starting the final two games last fall.
Turnout up as Mustangs aim to break out...
By Bill Christianson • August 30, 2012 4:27 pm

Turnout numbers and morale is on the rise for the Redmond High School (RHS) football and coach Jeff Chandler is hoping that will help the Mustangs get back into the win column this fall.

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Blake and Bill Christianson are ready to take the world by storm.
Diapers for deadlines: A heartfelt goodbye to the...
By Bill Christianson • August 24, 2012 12:26 pm

It’s sad to say, but I’m leaving as editor of the Redmond Reporter to take on a new job and begin an exciting new chapter in my life. I will soon work for the most demanding — and rewarding — boss in my life.

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From left
Biking ‘newbies’ ready to embark on first charity...
By Bill Christianson • August 23, 2012 5:39 pm

Wee Ling Yong doesn’t have much bicycling experience, but she has plenty of drive to help others.

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This is an artist's rendering of what the Redmond Downtown Park could look like. The master planning process
Master planning for Downtown Park to begin next...
By Bill Christianson • August 16, 2012 1:52 pm

It’s just an open patch of green space right now, but that will change in the coming years as the City of Redmond plans to transform a two-acre parcel of land downtown into a “signature” gathering space.

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Paul Onu
Parents, students urge LWSD to take action with...
By Bill Christianson • August 8, 2012 6:11 pm

The overcrowding issue at Rosa Parks Elementary School is hindering student development at the Redmond Ridge school and the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) needs to take immediate action in fixing the problem.

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LWSD avoids state cuts, board approves $238.8 general fund budget
LWSD avoids state cuts, board approves $238.8 general...
By Bill Christianson • August 7, 2012 5:49 pm

The Lake Washington School District (LWSD) avoided another round of major state cuts to its 2012-13 budget while creating a stable spending plan that continues a crucial cushion for possible future shortfalls.

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Former Redmond Fire Chief Tim Fuller is the city's new public works director. He retired from the fire department last year and has come out of retirement to take on this new position.
Former fire chief comes out of retirement to...
By Bill Christianson • August 7, 2012 4:39 pm

Tim Fuller admits some of his friends question his sanity after entering retirement twice only to take on new jobs.

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Hank Myers
Myers aims to improve education, government efficiency |...
By Bill Christianson • August 2, 2012 5:48 pm

Hank Myers is getting quite a workout these days as he advocates for improving education and government efficiency in his bid for state office.

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From left
Trilogy resident leads Redmond Ridge food drive effort:...
By Bill Christianson • August 1, 2012 6:15 pm

Molly Boll has a hunger to help others and she is hoping her appetite for charity will be contagious.
Boll — a resident of Triology at Redmond Ridge, a 55-and-older active lifestyle community — is leading a charge for Redmond Ridge neighborhoods to gather donations for Hopelink’s End Summer Hunger campaign.

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Chris Cullen
Old Fire House Teen Center program coordinator to...
By Bill Christianson • August 1, 2012 5:58 pm

Chris Cullen, who helped organize the Old Fire House Teen Center’s popular annual Rockathon, is leaving his job as the teen center’s program coordinator to move to New York.

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City Council extends moratorium on medical marijuana collective gardens by another six months
City Council extends moratorium on medical marijuana collective...
By Bill Christianson • August 1, 2012 4:24 pm

The Redmond City Council unanimously approved to extend the temporary ban of medical marijuana collective gardens in Redmond by another six months, after no one commented at Tuesday’s public hearing at City Hall.

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Seattle resident and former professional cyclist David Richter has won the last two elite men’s Derby Days Criterium races and says that the Redmond race is of one his all-time favorites.
Richter shooting for more biking glory at Derby...
By Bill Christianson • July 12, 2012 6:00 pm

David Richter, a former professional cyclist, is the two-time defending elite men’s champion of the Derby Days Criterium, the longest continuously running “crit” in the nation.

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Democrat Cyrus Habib
48th District candidates deny involvement in mystery ‘push...
By Bill Christianson • July 11, 2012 2:09 pm

The Democrat and Republican candidates running to replace retiring Democrat Deb Eddy in the 48th Legislative District plan to file complaints with the state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) concerning the lack of transparency with campaign funding.

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Kristi Wilson was offically promoted from commander to assistant chief at a ceremony Tuesday at police headquarters
Wilson ready for next challenge as new assistant...
By Bill Christianson • July 5, 2012 10:52 am

Former commander Kristi Wilson is the Redmond Police Department’s new assistant chief. She was one of five officers who were promoted at a ceremony at police headquarters on Tuesday.

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Investigation reveals Redmond police officer violated department standards
Investigation reveals Redmond police officer violated department standards
By Bill Christianson • July 3, 2012 3:16 pm

An internal Redmond Police Department investigation revealed Tuesday that an officer violated department standards when he stopped a cyclist in downtown Redmond and threatened to arrest the cyclist for using a cell phone app to record the traffic stop.

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The Bear Creek School graduate Madelyn Magee was a star in volleyball
Magee flies high in sports, academics | Reporter...
By Bill Christianson • June 28, 2012 6:28 pm

For her greatness in the sports arena and classroom, Bear Creek School graduate Madelyn Magee is the Redmond Reporter’s 2011-12 Female Athlete of the Year.

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Heather Harper
Harper: Swimming at U.S. Olympic Trials was a...
By Bill Christianson • June 26, 2012 6:41 pm

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 will forever be an unforgettable day for Heather Harper.
“It was a childhood dream come true,” said Harper, a Redmond native who swam in her first U.S. Olympic Trials race Tuesday at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb. “It was a really a surreal feeling. It was an amazing feeling to be there for sure.”

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No input given at first official public hearing for 2013-14 city budget
No input given at first official public hearing...
By Bill Christianson • June 20, 2012 5:22 pm

The city held its first official public hearing for the 2013-14 budget at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting as a way to garner input from residents. But no one took the podium and spoke as the budget hearing began — and ended — with a presentation by city finance director Mike Bailey.

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City to renew its agreement with King County for animal control services
City to renew its agreement with King County...
By Bill Christianson • June 20, 2012 5:03 pm

The Redmond City Council gave the green light to Mayor John Marchione to renew the city’s animal control services contract with King County for another three years at Tuesday’s business meeting at City Hall.

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Man assaulted along Sammamish River Trail; police looking for three male suspects
Man assaulted along Sammamish River Trail; police looking...
By Bill Christianson • June 19, 2012 3:46 pm

The Redmond Police Department is investigating an incident along the Sammamish River Trail last Friday night, when a male suspect bit another man’s pinky, according to police spokesman Jim Bove.

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The Overlake School graduate Dean Poplawski excelled in three sports
Overlake student athlete shines bright | Reporter Male...
By Bill Christianson • June 14, 2012 6:27 pm

Dean Poplawski, a three-sport star and standout student at The Overlake School, is the Redmond Reporter’s 2011-12 Male Athlete of the Year.

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Bellevue-Redmond Road at Northeast 40th Street is closed after a rollover accident this morning around 6 a.m.
Woman in stable condition after rollover collision near...
By Bill Christianson • June 14, 2012 12:02 pm

A Redmond woman remains in stable condition at a Bellevue hospital after she drove through a red light at the intersection of Bel-Red Road and Northeast and collided with another vehicle early Thursday morning.

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Microsoft
Microsoft CEO joins investment group for proposed Seattle...
By Bill Christianson • June 13, 2012 3:08 pm

Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Redmond-based technology giant Microsoft, Corp., is part of an investment group looking to build a new sports arena and bring an NBA franchise back to Seattle, San Francisco hedge fund manager Chris Hansen announced Wednesday morning.

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