In Mayor Suzette Cooke’s mid-biennium budget adjustment proposal to the City Council on Sept. 26, she presented a balanced budget and proposed two new tax… Continue reading
I have had the privilege of knowing Jim Berrios for over 15 years. I grew up with the Berrios family and received my first job… Continue reading
I couldn’t agree with Julie Furlong’s letter more. (“Irony and bad timing,” Kent Reporter, Sept. 22). Our elected officials want to throw money at any… Continue reading
My daughter and I recently went to the Kent Library. As we drove by we saw people milling about near the front entrance. I let… Continue reading
We are recent Kent residents, having left Seattle as a result of severe budget mismanagement and oppressive tax increases. Their answer to everything: “Throw money… Continue reading
When President Reagan dusted off trickle-down economics, calling it “supply-side economics,” I was shocked. My 1962-1963 high school history class recognized “trickle-down” economics as a… Continue reading
I just got my bill on my car license tabs. What a good deal, an 80 percent increase. The increase is for light rail and… Continue reading
I would like to bring to everyone’s attention to the speeding issue we have on 124th Avenue Southeast. Some of us tried to tackle this… Continue reading
The recent letter by David McDougall suggesting the removal of the name of Robert E. Lee from Kent Police headquarters proves that his own logic… Continue reading
Thank you, Kent Police officers, for keeping the residents of Kent safe. We have zero tolerance or sympathy to those choosing dangerous and unlawful behavior.… Continue reading
I want to take this opportunity t0 thank the residents of Kent and the City Council for allowing me to hold the position of fire… Continue reading
Now that the primary is over, and we are still three months away from the general election, I would like to bring up an issue… Continue reading
As a former City Council candidate, and after careful consideration, I have decided to cast my vote for Toni Troutner. Toni’s credentials as a dedicated… Continue reading
A note of support for Dennis Higgins in voting for safe injection sites, and sincerely hoping that the remainder of the City Council somehow wakes… Continue reading
The Robert E. Lee Memorial police headquarters, named for a former Kent police chief, was dedicated on Sept. 18, 1992. It stands proudly in the… Continue reading
Do we have a competent and emotionally stable helmsman guiding our ship of state, or is the good vessel “USS America” thoroughly adrift and jostling… Continue reading
I applaud Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas for changing something I’m confident he had little support for doing – no longer responding to unverified business… Continue reading
During a recent walk home from Kent Station, I was shocked and disgusted by several posters I ran across. One such poster read “America was… Continue reading
With the primary on Tuesday, I would like to discuss taxes in relation to the race for mayor of Kent. As one who has a… Continue reading
As a volunteer president of a local homeowners’ association, I’m voting for Jim Berrios for mayor. This is my personal opinion, not an endorsement by… Continue reading
