Opinion
Vote for our kids, support the LWSD bond | Letter
For the past several months, I've been reading "vote yes" and "vote no" letters regarding the bond measure…
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Sustainable Redmond meeting set for Monday | Letter
As we celebrate Earth Day, Sustainable Redmond invites the community to Environmental Recap 2016, a review where we…
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Looking into the bond and taxes | Letters
In marketing its nearly $400 million bond proposal, the Lake Washington School District's (LWSD's) big selling point is…
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Reject LWSD bond, make district develop more effective plan | Letter
As a retired school architect and planner, I strongly support comfortable and up-to-date educational facilities. I oppose Proposition…
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Questioning accuracy of conclusions made in city email regarding homeless encampments | Letter
In anticipation of public testimony on the subject of homeless encampments, the City of Redmond emailed data to…
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Feeling like a yo-yo regarding LWSD bond | Letter
I feel like a yo-yo going round and round with the upcoming mega bond issue for building schools.
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LWSD bond: Invest in these students | Letter
As the recipient of an automated phone call paid for by an entity calling itself "Reject Lake Washington…
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Vote ‘yes’ on LWSD bond — and backpacks | Letter
I'm a parent of a student at the seriously overcrowded Evergreen Middle School. It's so crowded that our…
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Vote ‘yes’ on the April 26 schools bond | Letter
As the co-presidents of Rosa Parks Elementary School PTSA and longtime volunteers in our school, we've seen firsthand…
Opinion
Do not agree with letter on LWSD bond measure | Letter
As a member of the Long Term Facilities Planning Task Force, I must take exception with many of…
Opinion
Vote ‘yes’ on the upcoming school bond | Letter
As a parent of two elementary school students in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD), our family was…
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Substantial consensus behind LWSD bond recommendations | Letter
We appreciate the contributions Susan Wilkins (letter, April 1) made as a member of the Lake Washington School…
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Progress needs to be made on real solutions to homelessness | Letter
Today I received an email from the city's task force on homelessness. It included a report from the…
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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…
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…
Opinion
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…