Opinion
Time for atax increase? Phone survey will help guide city decision makers | Editorial
Is now the right time for the City of Redmond to ask for a tax increase? Randomly selected…
Opinion
Deadly devices: Time to ban use of cell phones, emailing, texting while driving | Editorial
The National Transportation Safety Board has taken a tough, but necessary, stand on texting, emailing or chatting while…
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The new-look landscape of state’s political boundaries | Andrew Villeneuve
Every 10 years, after the census required by the U.S. Constitution has been successfully completed, each state begins…
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2011’s gridlock to be followed by major electoral clash in 2012 | Villeneuve
It seems that Congress has never been more unpopular than it is right now. Almost a year after…
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A heartfelt goodbye and thank you to this great city | Reporter Publisher Andrea Southern
When I started as publisher of the Redmond Reporter in August of 2007, little did I know how…
Opinion
Higher sales tax not answer to budget woes | Editorial
If you haven't started your holiday shopping, you might want to hold on to your wallet. Gov. Chris…
Opinion
State must raise revenue to break vicious cycle of austerity | Andrew Villeneuve
On Monday, Washington’s Legislature will convene for a special session in Olympia to figure out how to close…
Opinion
Prepare now for another La Niña winter | Editorial
With La Niña expected to make a return trip to the Northwest this winter, now is not the…
Opinion
The state’s new reality | Editorial
Others have cut their budgets; the state can, too. Legislators return to Olympia for a special session Nov.…
Opinion
Stop corporate greed and protect our community: Vote no on I-1183 | Andrew Villeneuve
If you’ve watched any television recently, or paid attention to the contents of your mailbox, chances are good…
Opinion
Lessons learned from red-light camera debate
A year after approving a pilot project to test whether red-light cameras would make several well-trafficked Redmond intersections…
Opinion
Making sense of the Republicans’ ‘class warfare’ rhetoric
When President Obama recently unveiled his plan to pay down the deficit, congressional Republicans’ first reaction was to…
Opinion
Congress needs to take action to keep Postal Service on track | Editorial
U.S. Postal Service workers nationwide are saying they don’t want a bailout – they just want to get…
Opinion
Mayor, City Council ignoring laws governing initiatives | Tim Eyman
Redmond’s lawmakers are lawbreakers. This week the Redmond Mayor and City Council went rogue. Here’s the background: Last…
Opinion
City’s next steps concerning traffic safety program | Guest column
As many residents are aware, Redmond established a pilot traffic and school zone safety program earlier this year.…
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Say no to state liquor stores and vote yes on I-1183 | Bryan Myrick
Proponents of privatizing liquor sales are taking another swing at breaking up the state-run monopoly of the spirits…
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Initiative 1125 assures accountability and transparency | Tim Eyman
Olympia still doesn’t get it. Four times the voters have approved initiatives requiring a two-thirds vote to raise…
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I-1125 jeopardizes ability to use toll money to cover costs | Andrew Villeneuve
Ten and a half years after the Nisqually earthquake shook Washington and exposed just how vulnerable many of…
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Reading, writing and safe driving | Editorial
The ringing of school bells tells us kids are back in class. It also should tell drivers to…
Opinion
Bicyclists need to pay their fair share for roads
The presence of bicycles on streets and highways on the Eastside has become just another fact of life,…