Dr. Akiko Shimamura is a physician and researcher at Seattle Children's Hospital. She started the Bone Marrow Failure Program at Children's in 2007

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Seattle Children’s Hospital researcher understands Kent teen’s need for treatment

Kent teenager Jayne Johnson knows intimately the experience of living with Severe Chronic Neutropenia Kostmann’s Syndrome – a…

For 10 weeks

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Kent youngsters experience ‘Girls on the Run’

For a lot of youngsters, running laps around a field can feel like a chore. Not so for…

Mill Creek Middle School teacher J.P. Frame stands with student Nikki Isberto for photos June 4 at Kent City Hall

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Kent teacher sees state award; thanks his grandmas

Mill Creek Middle School teacher J.P. Frame may have won a state award for his dedication to teaching…

Opinion

Running a full box of Fig Newtons through the wash: Editor’s Note

I ran an entire package of Fig Newtons through my washer machine last month. It was not, as…

State Rep. Dave Upthegrove.

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Have lunch with State Rep. Dave Upthegrove, the Kent Reporter

Join State Rep. Dave Upthegrove, Kent Reporter Publisher Polly Shepherd and Editor Laura Pierce for lunch noon Friday…

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Kentridge High School Class of 2010 graduates: Congratulations!

The Kentridge High School Class of 2010 graduated to the strains of "Pomp and Circumstance" June 12 at…

06/11/10 Kent-Meridian graduate Ike Jenningf has lays stack to his ears and poses with his sister Repa outside of ShoWare after the graduation ceremony Saturday

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Kent-Meridian High School graduates: Way to go, Class of 2010!

The Kent-Meridian Class of 2010 capped a busy four years on the academic grindstone by graduating June 12…

Kent Phoenix Academy graduate Sierra Roberts gives the student address during the academy's commencement exercises June 10.

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Kent Phoenix Academy scholars graduate: Congratulations Class of 2010!

The Kent Phoenix Academy graduated its senior class June 10, from the school gymnasium. Teacher Mark Grey was…

Kent Mountain View Academy graduate Rany Say

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Kent Mountain View Academy graduates: Congratulations, Class of 2010!

The Kent Mountain View Academy graduated its seniors June 11 at the Kent-Meridian High School East Wing Auditorium.

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Single ladies unite: The Bachelor has casting call Sunday at Kent Station

Calling all the single ladies. The popular reality television show "The Bachelor" has scheduled a casting call for…

A Kentridge graduate grabs a classmate following commencement last year at the Kent ShoWare Center. This year the center will be the venue for a number of graduations

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What the Class of 2010 will be bringing to the rest of us: Editor’s Note

This weekend, a new crop of high-school graduates will be walking across the stage at the Kent ShoWare…

Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein speaks Monday to students and adults at Kent-Meridian High School. She was a guest speaker at the school district’s Holocaust Survivors’ Symposium.

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Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein remembers: See the video

Gerda Weissman Klein, a holocaust survivor whose memoirs became the source of the Oscar-winning film "One Survivor Remembers,"…

Ed Reiten (from left)

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Is there a ghost in this photo? Or not? Editor’s note

Do you believe in ghosts? That was a question I was asking myself this past week, after attending…

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Join the Kent Reporter for lunch Friday at the Kent Senior Activity Center; meet the publisher and editor

Join Kent Reporter Editor Laura Pierce and Publisher Polly Shepherd for lunch Friday, June 4, at the Kent…

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Mitchell to speak at Southwest King County Chamber event

Kimberly Mitchell, senior program officer with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will address “Going Where the Evidence…

Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub at 435 S.W. 152nd in Burien will be expanding to Kent’s Riverbend Golf Complex.

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Riverbend Golf Complex gets a touch of Ireland: Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub

Kent may be several thousand miles from the green hills of Ireland, but starting next month, the Emerald…

Kent Mayor Suzette Cook (from left) Greater Kent Historical Society President Charlene Shaw and Kent Historical Museum Director Linda Wagner smile during the city's 120th birthday party Friday at the museum. Cooke is holding a certificate of appreciation she received from the society

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Kent celebrates 120 years in style: Read the story, see the slide show

What if you had a birthday party and nearly 100 people showed up? That was the case last…

Local 286 teammates from left

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Kent woman makes Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure part of her life

Linda Ness became acquainted with the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in the most personal of…

Katie Swickard

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Kent chapter of Soroptimist International has annual Community Service Awards Luncheon

Several social-service entities were winners Monday at a special luncheon organized by Soroptimist International of Kent. The service…

Seth Frankel lines up a shot in this 2008 Kent Reporter file photo. Frankel

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Remembering Seth Frankel: Editor’s Note

Like a lot of people involved with the city of Kent, I'm trying to make sense of the…