Laura Pierce

Len McCaughan and Alan Sells

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 - the wars and the Depression, the good… Continue reading

Len McCaughan and Alan Sells

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 search of an area resident who can function… Continue reading

Japanese exchange student Takara Yamamoto is all smiles Wednesday as he tries on a decorative samurai helmet in Auburn City Hall. Yamamoto and six other students are visiting the Kent-Auburn area through a sister cities group that operates in conjunction with both cities and the Japanese city of Tamba.

A visit from Japan

A group of exchange students from Tamba City, Japan, have been getting their first taste of American culture this week.Working through the Kent-Auburn-Tamba Sister Cities… Continue reading

Japanese exchange student Takara Yamamoto is all smiles Wednesday as he tries on a decorative samurai helmet in Auburn City Hall. Yamamoto and six other students are visiting the Kent-Auburn area through a sister cities group that operates in conjunction with both cities and the Japanese city of Tamba.

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 that phrase bandied about in regard to me… Continue reading

Tukwila Mayor Jim Haggerton

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 Saturday. Tickets for the first official run were hard to come by, so if you missed your chance at this historical run, you can see for yourself how the morning ride and opening ceremony went.

Tukwila Mayor Jim Haggerton

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 a losing campaign, they feel compelled to… Continue reading

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 former jocks. I ran track and cross country… Continue reading

Miss Cornucopia 2009 Melissa Smith was crowned Friday afternoon at Town Square Plaza.

Cornucopia Days gets its queen

Melissa Smith is Miss Cornucopia 2009.In the middle of Cornucopia Day festivities, Smith, 20, the daughter of Jill and Randy Smith, was crowned as the… Continue reading

Miss Cornucopia 2009 Melissa Smith was crowned Friday afternoon at Town Square Plaza.

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 the July 4 weekend that she’s leaving… Continue reading

David Cooke

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 this obituary. The Kent Reporter will forward… Continue reading

David Cooke
These dancers perform Friday in Earthworks Park

Take a tour of Earthworks Park

The Americans for the Arts conducted a public tour of the internationally acclaimed Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park June 19. The park was created by… Continue reading

These dancers perform Friday in Earthworks Park
The Majestics’ Adrienne Wilson moves the ball down the field during the team’s 55-0 rout of Tucson Saturday. The on-the-road win means the Majestics are bringing a playoff game to Kent June 27.

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 Women’s Football League.The Seattle Majestics, who’ve made… Continue reading

The Majestics’ Adrienne Wilson moves the ball down the field during the team’s 55-0 rout of Tucson Saturday. The on-the-road win means the Majestics are bringing a playoff game to Kent June 27.
Crystal 'Airforce' Sanderson of the Seattle Majestics shares a smile June 6 with her mom

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 back to Kent.The local women’s tackle-football team… Continue reading

Crystal 'Airforce' Sanderson of the Seattle Majestics shares a smile June 6 with her mom

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 the mortarboards (those weird little flat hats… Continue reading

The Majestics’ Gretchen Pietras (89) takes down a Portland runner during the teams’ May 9 matchup in Kent. Seattle blew Portland out

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 to the wire for the Seattle Majestics.The women’s… Continue reading

The Majestics’ Gretchen Pietras (89) takes down a Portland runner during the teams’ May 9 matchup in Kent. Seattle blew Portland out

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 sure it will be action-packed, as these… Continue reading

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 – the gas that has a certain percentage… Continue reading

A color guard from the 2006 Memorial Day services at Tahoma National Cemetery strides in unison during the event.

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 Cemetery, 18600 S.E. 240th St.The cemetery's Memorial Day… Continue reading

A color guard from the 2006 Memorial Day services at Tahoma National Cemetery strides in unison during the event.

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 cheered on friends and family who have… Continue reading