Letters to the Editor
Some good advice in the fight against infection
School closings, sports event cancellations, food hoarding. … We live in a new Coronavirus-induced world. Yet some personal…
Letters to the Editor
City should focus on the real problem, a health crisis
It is time for the city officials of Kent to stop their nimby approach to fight the novel…
Opinion
Helping community organizations as we respond to the coronavirus
Now, more than ever, nonprofits need gifts of time and money
Opinion
TP shortage is tip of iceberg
Whether it be supplies of daily necessities, medicines or protective clothing, we need to have to patience, understanding…
Opinion
To our elected officials: Be bold, be consistent, be honest, be helpful
By Patrick Grubb, Washington Newspaper Publishers Association
Letters to the Editor
Coronavirus: County made hasty choice in Kent as a quarantine city
Like many Kent residents, I was blindsided when I heard, late Wednesday afternoon (March 4), of King County’s…
Letters to the Editor
How much effect will virus have?
The situation regarding King County’s acquisition of the Econo Lodge in Kent raises concerns. I am surprised that…
Opinion
Coronavirus testing telecommuting effectiveness
Employers offering a work from home option has grown by 40 percent in the past 5 years
Opinion
Legislative session ends with plenty of hits and misses
OLYMPIA — The 2020 regular legislative session is coming to a close.
Letters to the Editor
Rapidly rising property taxes poses problem for homeowner
I just received my 2020 King County real estate tax statement and I was stunned.
Letters to the Editor
Let’s set the record straight
A letter published in the Kent Reporter on Feb. 28, “Stop the scare tactics, support senior benefits,” requires…
Opinion
As the deadline nears, state lawmakers face a few challenges
As state lawmakers in Olympia enter the final turn of the 2020 session, a few big tussles stand…
Opinion
Brunell’s treatise on Lower Snake River dams is flooded with falsehoods
Don Brunell’s recent column, “Dams are the Northwest’s Flood Busters” (Jan. 24, Auburn Reporter), relies on fear-mongering, rather…
Opinion
This Boeing deal could have ‘clawbacks’ in the ‘snap-back’
The company wants a tax break temporarily repealed. Some don’t want to give it back without new conditions.
Opinion
The state has too much money and it’s a problem
With revenues rising, budget writers are going to get lots of requests on how to spend it
Opinion
Recognition and thanks – not abuse – needed for high school officials
By Karissa L. Niehoff, NFHS executive director
Letters to the Editor
We need evidence, measures when considering car tab fee reduction
Most, if not all, state and local government programs can be tested. If we consider the issues long…
Letters to the Editor
Democratic mayors fail to silence shootings
Frank Shiers’ political cartoon (of Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, Kent Reporter, Jan. 31) is right on target. It…
Opinion
Let’s protect jobs and tend to our environment
Working together is the way we are going to find solutions that benefit the climate and companies
Opinion
A tribute to Libby Seidel: a dedicated Kent volunteer
Kent lost a kind, generous soul last month with the passing of Libby Seidel, a dedicated volunteer and…