There is a lot of talk and activism around school discipline these days and I happen to be serving on the Kent School District (KSD) committee to review its discipline policies.
In response to Sandra Gill's numerous, and unanswered, letters to the Kent Reporter, I feel it is finally time for a response.
The 2013-14 biennial city budget adopted by the Kent City Council is a significant achievement: it pays down debt, holds the line on expenses, restores emergency reserves, and repairs the future financial outlook for the city.
As 2012 draws to a close I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the new leadership team for the Kent Chamber of Commerce and encourage everyone to make a New Year's resolution to get involved.
We've heard recently about Finland's test scores reaching the top in the PISA (Program for International Student Assessment). Since then, the education world has been intrigued with how this feat was accomplished.
In recent years, a new area of law has emerged, that many are calling "elder law." Unfortunately, not many people know what elder law is. Attorneys who practice in the area of elder law focus on the legal needs of the elderly, and work with a variety of legal tools and techniques to meet the goals and objectives of the older client.
On Dec. 6, 2012, the State of Washington made history. Not just state history. Not just national history. I'm talking world history. Galactic history, as far as I know.
Among other things charter schools in this election were touted as being good for students who are not doing well in regular public schools. We know that highly diverse/high poverty schools generally have proportionately higher numbers of students not making the grade, with black and brown students most often performing the worst.
Recently in the news cycle, I've noticed more than a few accidents have involved senior citizens and their vehicles.
My son, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, sports a license frame on his car that reads, "Enjoying your freedom? You're Welcome." Even though it is a little strong, he is right.
What would change if we fully funded education? That's a question that was asked at the recent Kent Area Council PTA forum on charter schools. The point being made by the "No on 1240" speaker was that the State Supreme Court had just found our state guilty of not fully funding schools. She said full funding of public schools needed to happen before public funds were used for charter schools.
On Tuesday, the city of Kent passed a business & occupation (B&O) or square footage tax after months of deliberation with the business community.
The political playoffs officially have reached the homestretch and a couple of intriguing statements have jumped out at me like dancing mow cow popups on my computer screen.
Every week, more than 100 women in our state are diagnosed with breast cancer.
The Kent Chamber of Commerce is adamantly opposed to a business and occupation tax (B&O tax) in the city of Kent.
I hope Kent voters will join me in voting to pass Proposition 1, the upcoming parks and streets levy.
The rules of etiquette require us to have many small conversations throughout each day.
I was on FaceBook recently and was looking at what my cousins were up to. I have too many to list and too many to remember.
I recently used an analogy with a group. It is a little silly, but it fits.
He is one of the finest soccer players to come out of Kent, a talented force who realized his dreams of playing elite competition on the manicured pitches of the mighty Major League Soccer.
