Chris Gregoire was re-elected governor Nov. 4, but from the way she’s talking, you’d think her opponent, Dino Rossi, won the election.
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Leona Coakley-Spring is a Redmond resident, gospel singer/songwriter, recording artist, actress, painter, cosmetologist and faithful supporter of All Saints HIV/AIDS Shelter in her native Bahamas.
Between Nov. 24 and Dec. 24, Redmond-based Friends of Youth will launch its annual holiday gift giving program – Giving Tree.
Redmond mover Two Men and a Truck has earned top honors in a recent J.D. Power and Associates study measuring customer satisfaction among full-service moving companies.
Pushing Boundaries, Washington’s only exercise-therapy center for people with paralysis, is gearing-up to introduce the state’s first robotic walking system, the Lokomat, early next year. The machine will be available for public use and may help those with paralysis regain strength and, in some cases, learn to walk again.
The Redmond Police Department will be watching you Nov. 20 — on the corner of Redmond Way and SR 520.
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The iPod is a most beloved device. iPod owners are able to store a large portion of their music and, in newer models, video and photo collections on them and within reach, at all times.
While out for a jog the other day (a jog that turned into a sprint when a German shepherd came after me), I noticed a “For Lease” sign sitting in the empty window of a failed restaurant.
The Redmond High School (RHS) Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art students and the Eastside Association of Fine Arts have joined for a show at Redmond City Hall that will be on display through Dec. 11.
It’s a good thing State Representative Ross Hunter (D-Medina) likes talking taxes and finance, because he’s going to be spending a lot of time on these issues in the coming months.
Theft: A man who lives in the 5300 block of 156th Avenue Northeast reported that his bicycle and the bicycle belonging to his roommate were stolen from outside his home.
Going into Wednesday night’s Emerald City League Tournament finals at Sammamish High School against perennial powerhouse Seattle Academy, the Overlake Owls’ boys soccer team was riding a wave of confidence.
But Overlake’s nemesis Seattle Academy scored twice in the final three minutes and handed the high-flying Owls a 2-1 loss. Overlake had won five of six entering Wednesday’s game. The Owls’ only loss during that stretch: A 1-0 loss to the Cardinals back on Halloween.
The Overlake girls soccer team made the most of their long journey south for Tuesday’s Class 1A state opener.
After a two-and-half hour, 150-mile drive from Redmond to Kalama High School, located just off I-5 east of the Columbia River, the Owls blanked Columbia (White Salmon), 1-0, in wet and windy conditions.
Tim Lincecum, the baseball standout who led the Liberty High School Patriots to the 3A state baseball tournament in 2003, has won the National League’s Cy Young Award, as the best pitcher in baseball.
KCTS 9, PEMCO Insurance and the School Employees Credit Union of Washington recently announced the winners of the 17th annual Golden Apple Awards for individuals and programs that make a positive difference in Washington state education for grades pre-K through 12.
“There’s no worse feeling than needing to change yourself, but not being able to, looking at yourself one way and having the world look at you a completely different way. It just hurts.”
RONDA THOMAS