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Join Lake Washington School District Task Force members in voting ‘yes’ for the school bond | Guest column

As members of the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) Long-Term Facilities Task Force, we spent nearly a year…

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Mayors: Why we’re voting ‘yes’ for schools April 26 | Guest Column

As the mayors of the three cities served by the Lake Washington School District, we’ve seen first-hand how…

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A closer look at the RAC, Chancellor situation | Editorial

As journalists, one of the concerns that comes with the job is whether anyone is paying attention to…

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Compassion: Is it something you’re born with? | Guest column

Compassion stemming from feelings of empathy develops more easily in some of us than others. But all children…

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Step up and have a say on community issues | Editor’s Notebook

We’d like to hear from you. After you read stories in the Reporter and on our website, feel…

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Public Records Act works fine when agencies follow rules | Guest Column

At a recent hearing on HB 2576, Walter Elliott, Port of Kingston commissioner, made the bold statement “public…

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Talk to your kids about suicide | Guest Column

The small town of Murphy, Texas, was rocked last week by the discovery of two suicides within hours…

Redmond Police Chief Ron Gibson

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Police Chief Gibson addresses recent community threats | Guest Column

Redmond Community: Over the last few weeks, we have had some significant police activity in Redmond and we…

Hank Myers

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Questions about marijuana for the City Council | GUEST COLUMN

Washington state is on the cutting edge of marijuana legalization, and discussion of the topic has created a…

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Taking baby steps toward a more inclusive community | OPINION

On Jan. 21, the Reporter received a press release from the Redmond Police Department (RPD) seeking help from…

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Innovative support for Redmond’s small businesses | Guest Column

The Puget Sound economy has added 106,618 jobs since January 2010. These jobs are made possible thanks to…

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Teenagers represent the future, offering new and unique perspectives | Teen Voices

Why should we even care? Teenagers are labeled as the troublesome, incomprehensible group out of touch from reality…

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Drivers, pedestrians: Take care of yourselves and others on the road | Editor’s Notebook

As newspaper editors and reporters, there are some stories we never want to write. Last month, we were…

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Evaluating Inslee as he begins last year of term | Guest Column

Gov. Jay Inslee is beginning the last year of his first term with every expectation of winning re-election…

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Running to the real world | Guest Column

At the same time every year, high school seniors begin to feel an inevitable stress, the stress of…

Tesla STEM High School students

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Educating children about food waste | Guest Column

Food waste has become a prevalent issue in the world, specifically in more developed countries. We always hear…

Dr. Amy Morrison Goings is president of Lake Washington Institute Of Technology. Dr. Eric Murray is president of Cascadia College.

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Filling the funding gaps for community and technical colleges | Guest Column

Last week, the presidents from Washington state’s community and technical colleges met on the Kirkland campus of Lake…

Sen. Andy Hill

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Good news on Washington education | Guest Column

This year a bipartisan coalition of state legislators worked together to provide an historic investment in our state’s…

Kasey Champion

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Finding a path in the world thanks to computer science | Guest Column

I grew up in a house full of music, art and science. With a childhood split between Silicon…

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Making progress — measuring progress | Guest Column

Recently Chinese President Xi Jinping visited our region, meeting with business, civic and political leaders from Everett to…