The first blush of primary election results Tuesday showed some interesting numbers in the Kent City Council, Valley Medical Center Commissioner and King County Veterans and Human Services Levy votes.
I have been spending some time handicapping races recently. First, the Longacres Mile that is coming up at Emerald Downs Aug. 21 and also the paths of a few up and coming south King County politicians.
There are a lot of similarities between handicapping political races and horse races. You have to understand form, fitness and the conditions of the race. Getting into the right race at the right time is the key to winning. Not that I have ever actually bet on a horse race, of course. Well, maybe a few times.
One of the top regional issues King County voters will decide during the Aug. 16 primary election is the renewal of the Veterans and Human Services Levy.
The Kent Municipal Court arraignment hearing for the medical marijuana business owners was waived Wednesday, Aug. 10.
According to Charles Lambert, owner of Evergreen Holistic Center, his attorney, Douglas Hiatt, entered a not guilty plea and court proceedings will be scheduled at a later date.
A 58-year-old Kent resident, Daryl Cranshaw, died Friday evening after being struck by a train on West James Street and 1st Avenue North.
According to Cranshaw's daughter, Kesha Calhoun, he had just returned from work at the veterans hospital located in the Beacon Hill area of Seattle. Cranshaw had gone to a grocery store and was on his way home to his wife of 37 years, Mary.
The art of compromise and arguing about money — it is the stuff of American politics and family fun.
The debt ceiling debate underlined a basic axiom of our form of government as the hot talk bounced back and forth between the chambers of our federal houses.
The other shoe finally dropped.
Kent City Attorney Tom Brubaker filed charges Wednesday in municipal court against the owners of two medical marijuana businesses.
According a city release, the city filed “five drug counts (each) in violation of state law” against Deryck and Colamba Tsang, owners of Herbal Choice Caregivers at 19011 West Valley Highway, and Charles Lambert, owner of Evergreen Holistic Center at 204 Central Ave.
Les Thomas, a two-term incumbent on the Kent City Council is facing off against challengers Nancy Skorupa and Jim Bennett for Position No. 3 on the Aug. 16 primary ballot.
The Kent Chamber of Commerce hosted a speed candidating and networking event July 20 at the Senior Activity Center.
When I first heard about the shooting at the car show on the West Hill of Kent I began to think about writing a column.
Incumbent Debbie Raplee takes on three challengers in the primary for Kent City Council Position No. 5 in Gwen Allen, Bill Boyce and Charles Lambert.
The medical marijuana issue took another turn on the tangled legal road it is following when two of the three Kent facilities that were closed July 6 opened Monday, July 25 as collective gardens.
A shooting at a car show on the West Hill of Kent Saturday afternoon left 12 injured and no suspect is in custody at this time.
Kent Police officers arrived 23311 Pacific Hwy S at 4:15 p.m. to find a large crowd with eight victims. According to Sgt. Jarod Kasner seven were transported to area hospitals and one declined aid.
The last week has been a fun-filled ride spent listening to a series of public hearings about master planned developments and marijuana.
I attended five days of hearings concerning the development agreements for YarrowBay's two master planned developments in Black Diamond and there was a pubic hearing Tuesday in Kent City Council Chambers about the moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries and collective grows.
A dust-up on the Kent City Council over property taxes resulted in Councilman Les Thomas losing his position as chair of the Operations Committee.
Medical marijuana drew another standing-room-only crowd in the Kent City Council Chambers for a public hearing addressing the city's six-month moratorium on collective gardens and dispensaries.
More than 150 people packed the chambers for the hearing with many more outside in the City Hall lobby.
The Kent business Monterey Gourmet Foods, a food processing company based out of California, announced it will be closing its doors.
The way we talk is changing day by day and in many ways staying the same.
Social media programs are the hot topics these days. New programs pop up and everyone gets all zippy about them — especially me. They're fun, or, as close as I get to having fun.
The deal is done.
The youth boxing program, Kent East Hill Kids (Police Action League) Boxing Club, is officially off the ground and running.
The street fair Saturday at Kent Cornucopia featured a a wide array of booths for all, a carnival, food music and warm temperatures.
