Much has been written about the budget shortfall that Gov. Chris Gregoire and state lawmakers are grappling with in Olympia this legislative session. Everyone’s familiar with the situation at this point: The cooling economy has led to a drop in state revenues, and as a result, we’re several billion dollars short of being able to balance the budget.
A casino is a good analogy for today’s market because the common notion is we are going to come out with less than we brought in. Smart players, however, are improving their homes in your neighborhood today. Here are the reasons why they choose now to make their play.
Spring has sprung and the weather is starting to heat up.
That only means one thing: It’s time to get outside and be active.
From petting farm animals to catching air on your skateboard, Redmond offers plenty of outdoor endeavors.
What’s the most overused word in government? My nominee is “investment.” In the real world, an investment is when you…
The Overlake area between Bellevue and Redmond is going to grow. Redmond wants it, Bellevue accepts it. Puget Sound Energy…
April 26, 2009. That is the last day of the Legislature under the state Constitution. That’s less than one month…
The facts have to be sanitized for a family newspaper. But if people knew what Cal Brown really did to…
In 2009, we witnessed the demise of major metro dailies such as the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Denver’s Rocky Mountain News….
King County is about to usher in a new penalty for anyone who hasn’t ponied up the dollars to buy…
I can still remember the day Mark Hughes decided he would spend the rest of his life indoors.
Phil Palios started a fight he couldn’t finish. When push came to shove, he got knocked out.
I wanted to wait until I was a little less upset about this incident before I put pen to paper — or should I say fingers to keyboard.
Every year, thousands of Washingtonians take ownership of new single family homes. For most families, it’s a joyous occasion — the realization of a lifelong dream.
A few weeks ago I alerted Reporter readers to a startling State Senate proposal that would erase the life terms of nearly half the state’s 292 “Three Strikes, You’re Out” inmates, setting more than 80 of them free immediately.
Nobody left a loser at Saturday night’s “Casino Classique de Monaco,” the 63rd Annual Gala and Auction for the Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce.
Change is inevitable.
When the ribbon was snipped on a new floating bridge connecting Montlake to the Eastside in 1963, a toll was collected to pay for its construction. It ranged over time from 25 to 35 cents and was lifted in 1979 when the bridge was paid off ahead of schedule.
Lake Washington Technical College (LWTC) in Kirkland is hosting its 11th annual Employment and Education Fair from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, with a special opening session beginning at 9 a.m.