Life
Lives well-lived: Annual Kent Old Timers reunion planned for Sunday
They’ve seen everything from the invention of margarine to the advent of the super mall. Through it all…
Sports
Thunderbirds seek Russian interpreter for new standout player Senturin
Wanted: Someone fluent in Russian; extra points for an advanced appreciation of hockey. The Seattle Thunderbirds are in…
Life
A visit from Japan
A group of exchange students from Tamba City, Japan, have been getting their first taste of American culture…
Opinion
So does this make me a left-wing, media liberal? Or what?
The longer I stick around journalism, the more I hear the phrase “left wing, liberal media.” I heard…
Life
Slide show: Riding the rails into Puget Sound history
Sound Transit's 13.9-mile Central Link rail connecting Tukwila International Boulevard Station to Westlake Station in Seattle officially opened…
Letters to the Editor
Look at Biden before you criticize Palin
I read with interest your editorial regarding the McCain staffers’ continued attacks on Sarah Palin. I suppose running…
Opinion
Leg warmers aside – send us your sports memories
A lot of high-school memories revolve around sports. For better or worse, I am in that camp of…
News
Cornucopia Days gets its queen
Melissa Smith is Miss Cornucopia 2009. In the middle of Cornucopia Day festivities, Smith, 20, the daughter of…
Opinion
Sarah Palin and the viper pit – nice job, GOP
In a surprise announcement that’s only heightened speculation about her mental status, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said over…
News
Share your thoughts: Condolences for the Cooke family
You can extend your condolences to the family of Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke, by adding your comments below…
Life
Take a tour of Earthworks Park
The Americans for the Arts conducted a public tour of the internationally acclaimed Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park…
Life
Majestics nab win, and a game for Kent
For the first time ever, Kent’s French Field will be home to a playoff game in the Independent…
Opinion
Class of 2009: You have accomplished something already
The time has finally come for the Class of 2009 to put down the books and pick up…
Life
Slide show: Majestics women’s football team could bring playoff action home to Kent
Thanks in part to a big win June 6, the Seattle Majestics could be bringing some postseason action…
Opinion
Roller derby takes me back…
On Saturday night, we’ve got the Rat City Rollergirls paying a call to the Kent ShoWare Center. I’m…
News
Majestics need win Saturday in Kent
(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to fix an incorrect listing of ticket prices.) It’s coming down…
Opinion
Column: A carbon footprint the size of Sasquatch
I recently read a news story that stated Washington was lagging behind in its use of biofuels –…
News
Kent cemeteries mark Memorial Day with services
It will be day of tribute to the fallen, come Monday at these Kent-based locales: • Tahoma National…
Opinion
Relay for Life is about life … and hope
Nearly all of us have been impacted in some way by cancer. Either we have lost someone, have…