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Articles by Carrie Rodriguez
Reporter joins forces with Eastside papers to serve you better
Reporter joins forces with Eastside papers to serve...
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 20, 2018 4:00 pm

You may have noticed some changes at the Reporter.

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The third annual Historic Shell Holiday Shop opens on Nov. 24 at the Historic Shell Station in Issaquah. Courtesy photo
The Gas Station That Turned Into a Holiday...
By Carrie Rodriguez • November 24, 2017 8:20 am

A holiday pop-up shop filled with heart and handmade gifts.

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At Bellevue Botanical Garden, a half-million lights delight
At Bellevue Botanical Garden, a half-million lights delight
By Carrie Rodriguez • November 23, 2017 9:30 am

The well-lit habitat attracts all kinds of creatures.

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To my sea sisters — and all families of veterans | Editorial
To my sea sisters — and all families...
By Carrie Rodriguez • November 9, 2017 1:00 pm

As my Navy recruiter waited in his car with the engine running at the top of our driveway, I stood…

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Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman speaks with Sound Publishing staff during an interview on Friday at the Bellevue Reporter office. Carrie Rodriguez/staff photo
Russian hackers targeted Washington election systems, Homeland Security...
By Carrie Rodriguez • September 22, 2017 2:30 pm

Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman said when her office discovered suspicious IP addresses last year, they had a “high…

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Sky Metalwala
Metalwala holds faith that police will find son...
By Carrie Rodriguez • November 5, 2013 1:56 pm

Kirkland father Solomon Metalwala lives life like his son Sky is still with him. Though the boy went missing two years ago when he was 2 years old, Metalwala said most everything he does every day involves his son.

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Jim Thatcher
Thatcher looks to ‘bring greater accountability to state...
By Carrie Rodriguez • July 31, 2012 5:28 pm

Political newcomer and Union Hill area Republican Jim Thatcher is running for 45th District state representative, Position 2 “to help bring a fresh team to our citizen legislature and greater accountability to state government.”

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Kirkland resident Sean Sonnet
Redmond employee finalist to win trip to space:...
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 6, 2012 1:13 pm

Seattle’s iconic Space Needle, in partnership with Space Adventures, will be sending someone from the general public into space through its Space Race 2012 program. The mission is in celebration of the Space Needle’s 50th anniversary. Built in 1962 for the World’s Fair, its creation marked the beginning of the original space race that put man on the moon.

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Sky Metalwala
Police hope new efforts this weekend will help...
By Carrie Rodriguez • November 11, 2011 10:04 pm

Investigators searching for a missing 2-year-old Redmond boy will explore new efforts this Veterans Day weekend that they hope may yield more answers.

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Redmond resident Mary Jo Bogden
With danger comes the ‘opportunity to serve’ and...
By Carrie Rodriguez • November 5, 2010 1:02 pm

A Becca Specialist at Lake Washington High School (LWHS) and mother of four, Mary Jo Bogden is reminded of how vulnerable her son is every time she passes Jake Herring’s football jersey on display at the school. A 2001 graduate with her son Michael, Sgt. Herring was killed in Iraq.

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Studio East finds new space to expand creative legs
Studio East finds new space to expand creative...
By Carrie Rodriguez • February 16, 2010 12:51 pm

Keeping up with the Eastside community’s growing demand for more arts programs, Studio East has found a new space to…

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Bellevue resident Marsha Stevens and her son
Bereaved parents find lifeline, comfort from Compassionate Friends
By Carrie Rodriguez • August 3, 2009 1:45 pm

Sometimes, when the wind blows gently, Marsha Stevens hears her son speak to her through wind chimes that hang outside…

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Aerojet business development manager Olwen Morgan
Aerojet launches giant leaps for mankind
By Carrie Rodriguez • July 23, 2009 7:48 pm

Exactly 40 years after Apollo 11 touched down on the moon’s surface, Jon Schierberl runs his fingers over a small…

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King County Executive candidate Susan Hutchison discussed her policy initiatives aimed at helping small businesses during a press conference at Carillon Point in Kirkland Tuesday. Also pictured is campaign volunteer Selma Robb.
Hutchison heads to Eastside during campaign kickoff to...
By Carrie Rodriguez • June 17, 2009 1:06 pm

After her campaign kickoff event in front of Safeco Field on Tuesday, King County executive candidate Susan Hutchison dashed across…

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
Ford CEO delivers milestone car to Microsoft CEO
By Carrie Rodriguez • May 27, 2009 12:50 pm

Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally left his company’s global headquarters in Michigan to deliver a new Ford to Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer on Redmond’s Microsoft campus Tuesday afternoon.

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James Sun
Igniting inspiration: Lake Washington Schools Foundation raises $123,000...
By Carrie Rodriguez • May 18, 2009 1:09 pm

Fired by Donald Trump, James Sun considers it a privilege to have stood before the real estate baron billionaire on…

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John Muir Elementary teacher Sally Horton
Longtime John Muir teacher, Redmond resident dies of...
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 22, 2009 8:10 pm

Long after they had left her John Muir Elementary classroom, many students have come back over the years just to say hello to teacher Sally Horton.
Horton – who taught in the Lake Washington School District for 22 years and most recently third grade at John Muir – passed away of breast cancer with her family at her side Wednesday, April 15. She was 60 years old.

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Redmond resident Maya Ganesan
11-year-old Maya Ganesan creates own laws of writing...
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 9, 2009 3:12 pm

Maya Ganesan has broken the rules, and she’s not apologizing.
She remembers her mother’s advice well: real poets sit in a quiet place and write. So at age four, she sat down on the couch and started writing.

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Sheriff speaks with LWSD students about fear, courage
Sheriff speaks with LWSD students about fear, courage
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 2, 2009 11:48 pm

Every day, Sue Rahr does something that gives her a queasy stomach.

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Kirkland resident Jason Mesnick of ABC’s “The Bachelor
‘The Bachelor’ star Jason Mesnick speaks | Q&A
By Carrie Rodriguez • January 13, 2009 3:26 am

A Q&A with Kirkland’s 32-year-old single father, Jason Mesnick, who was on ABCs “The Bachelorette” show last season.

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