For almost three weeks now, I have been waking up each night from nightmares filled with armies, death, war crime, and terror, all with a focused purpose: destruction.
Barack Obama being sworn in as the 44th President of the United States on Jan. 20 is no doubt historic — breaking an invisible barrier of race as the nation’s first black president.
As I sat in a sea of brake lights, trapped in traffic on State Route 520, plenty of thoughts danced through my head as my frustration mounted.
I was at a convenience store the other day buying the usual — beef jerky and Mountain Dew — when I noticed the pen at the checkout counter.
This week, I must announce a momentous shift in the fabric of suburban culture.
With the legislature now meeting in Olympia, and Barack Obama preparing his Inaugural Address, now might be a good time to recall two epic misadventures that vividly illustrate how not to close deficits.
In three days, the Legislature will convene and face one of the worse budget shortfalls in state history. How it approaches this task will affect us far into the future.
We are just a few of all those concerned Redmond residents who were appalled with the city’s response to clearing the streets during the recent snow storm.
Did you make a New Year’s resolution this year?
An intriguing political irony emerged in 2008.
I live in Redmond, on Education Hill (on 164th Ave Northeast between Northeast 95th Street and Northeast 99th Street).
I asked a neighbor of mine what he did for the holidays.
It’s time for another glorious year.
While I’m not big on resolutions — to me they’re little more than a collection things that I dare myself not to fail at – I do like to compile a small list of events I’d like to see happen in the coming year.
You can read about the weather in a newspaper. You can read about the weather online, and maybe watch a video or live weather-cam.
Last year, after one of this area’s odd and paralyzing snowstorms, I watched a very dumb guy in a very fancy SUV suddenly whip around the traffic in front of him and barrel at breakneck speed up an icy hill. The icy hill came out the victor, as icy hills are known to do.
This holiday season, it’s important to remember that there are more important things than candy canes and wrapped presents.
Santa. Christmas Trees. Wreaths. Presents. Egg nog. A crackling fireplace.
These are just some of the holiday traditions that transcend fashions and fads. They are joined by a collection of timeless holiday movies and songs, some of which have fascinating stories behind them, including the most enduring Christmas movie of all time: “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Most people who read this column drive, so here’s an early Christmas present: Log onto seattlegasprices.com and you’ll find the lowest price of gasoline in your community.
Editor’s note: The Redmond Reporter has added a new column, “From the Roots,” by Andrew Villeneuve, executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a Redmond-based strategy center. His column will appear monthly in the Reporter. Reach him at feedback@nwprogressive.org.
It’s no surprise that our area is going through a tough time. Like the rest of the nation, we find our pocketbooks pinched by a recession.