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New laws bring changes to minimum wage, plastic silverware, voting rights for felons

Two taxes take effect, but the future of each is uncertain.

Top: Washington State Redistricting Commissioners (from left) April Sims, Brady Piñero Walkinshaw, Joe Fain, Paul Graves and Sarah Augustine. Center: Congressional map (left) and Legislative map. Bottom: Washington State Supreme Court Justices (from left) González, Gordon McCloud, Johnson, Whitener, Madsen, Montoya-Lewis, Owens, Stephens and Yu.

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Legal fight on redistricting returning to the Supreme Court

Two lawsuits say the plans aren’t valid because commissioners broke state law before voting to approve them.

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Northwest

Up your mask game for the new year, expert says

A surgical mask provides the best protection against omicron

Frank Shiers cartoon

Opinion

New Year’s Eve 2021 at the Space Needle … | Frank Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Extended weather forecast for South King County, Dec. 29 to Jan. 3

Here is the extended forecast for South King County from Dec. 29 to Jan. 3.

Robert Toomey, CFA/CFP, is Vice President of Research for S. R. Schill & Associates on Mercer Island.

Business

The ‘year end’ elements of financial planning | Guest column

With the end of the year fast approaching, we remind clients that now is a good time to…

Sean Su (left), a first-generation Taiwanese American activist, was born to Taiwanese immigrants who escaped to the U.S. in the 1980s. Courtesy photo

Opinion

Understanding the Taiwanese perspective | Guest column

Being Asian in America is a complex experience primarily because the term “Asian” singularizes and organizes a cacophonic…

Ruth Theodora Johnson | Obituary

Obituaries

Ruth Theodora Johnson | Obituary

On Sunday, October 24, 2021, Ruth Theodora Johnson, née Schleer, loving wife and mother of two children, passed…

Evelyn Beatrice Dale | Obituary

Obituaries

Evelyn Beatrice Dale | Obituary

Evelyn Beatrice Dale passed away peacefully in Renton, WA with her partner Edwin by her side.

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Opinion

This year, it’s not about what he steals … | Frank Shiers

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Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at thebrunells@msn.com.

Opinion

Our recovery hinges on people returning to work | Brunell

To “Build Back America,” people must return to work.

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Snow on Christmas Eve? | King County weather report Dec. 18-24

King County and the Puget Sound region could see snow by Christmas Eve, according to the National Weather…

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Kent Police Blotter: Nov. 8 to Dec. 5

Numerous robberies, shootings, ATM machine busted open to take cash

2021 Toyota Corolla XSE

Life

Car review: 2021 Toyota Corolla XSE

By Larry Lark, contributor

2021 Mazda CX-30 Crossover

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Car review: 2021 Mazda CX-30 Crossover

By Larry Lark, contributor

2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport

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Car review: 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport

By Larry Lark, contributor

2021 Lexus RC 350 F Sport

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Car review: 2021 Lexus RC 350 F Sport

By Larry Lark, contributor

2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer RS

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Car review: 2021 Chevy Trailblazer RS

By Larry Lark, contributor

Larry Wayne Albrecht | Obituary

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Larry Wayne Albrecht | Obituary

Larry Wayne Albrecht

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Opinion

Gunfight at the South King corral | Frank Shiers

Mayors of South King County cities met privately recently as the first step in addressing the surge of…