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Tough financial times may delay school bond sales
The worries on Wall Street and "significant problems" in the municipal bond market may force the Kent School…
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Kent superintendent search: Board lists top qualities
The Kent School District Board of Directors is looking for a superintendent who first and foremost has the…
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Their first paid gig: Kent kids teaming up with Darren Motamedy
Ty Leeper and Fernando Quevedo have only been playing their instruments for two years (Leeper even less as…
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Hearing on school district audit is Wednesday night
The Kent School District Board of Directors will conduct a presentation and public hearing tonight regarding the district's…
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Audit praises school district, makes suggestions
A performance audit of the 10 largest school districts in the state made four best-practice recommendations to the…
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More than clowning around: Kent outfit makes fun its business
From the outside, it looks like any other warehouse in Kent's industrial area, north of downtown (well, except…
Business
No more fish pedicures, state tells Kent salon owner
The State of Washington Thursday shut down the region's only fish pedicure procedure after determining it did not…
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Martin Sortun school staff, students go green
At the kick-off assembly for the new green schools program at Martin Sortun Elementary, the kids were excited…
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Kentridge High School suspends 50 students after fight
Fifty Kentridge High School students were suspended this week in the aftermath of a Sept. 25 fight off…
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No more fish pedicures, state tells Kent salon owner
The State of Washington Thursday shut down the region's only fish pedicure procedure after determining it did not…
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Award-winning security officer helps keep Kentridge High School safe
With 2,300 ethnically and culturally diverse students and dozens of administrators and staff, Kentridge High School has a…
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New York bank purchases troubled Washington Mutual
After more than 100 years in business and as part of the local landscape, Washington Mutual filed for…
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Kent school district facing gloomy financial forecast
After having cut $2.6 million from its operating budget for the 2008-2009 school year, the Kent School District…
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Bridging the digital divide: Kent students get computers
Wednesday was a big day at Mill Creek Middle School in Kent, with every student in the school…
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What kind of schools chief do you want? Give your input
Members of the Kent Community will have their opportunity to weigh in on exactly what kind of superintendent…
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Local salon dives into new pedicure fad swimmingly
There’s something fishy going on down at the Peridot Nail Salon. Inspired by a report on NBC’s “Today”…
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Kentwood students spinning a message of peace
Art students at Kentwood High School this past week were hard at work putting their thoughts about peace…
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Blasting off with Vance Brand: Astronaut inspires Kent students
Students at Neely-O’Brien Elementary School had an out-of-this-world experience Wednesday when NASA Astronaut Vance Brand visited to talk…
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Volunteers share love of literacy with Kent students
There's never a lack of activity at an elementary school, but the morning of Sept. 12, the first…
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Refugees find solace, help in Kent schools program
Just three months ago, Saw Kennedy was living in a refugee camp in Thailand.