Opinion
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Skip the mall and ‘shop small’ tomorrow | Guest Column
Redmond’s small businesses have the power to propel the local economy and uplift the community. When our small…
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The arts feed our minds and our hearts | Guest Column
Why is the development of a vibrant arts and culture sector such an important element in the progress…