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People coming together is silver lining to Hurricane Harvey | Brunell

All of the things that went wrong in New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 appear to have…

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Governor takes his pitch on state tour | The Petri Dish

Jay Inslee is back on the road this week with his “Ain’t Got No Capital Budget Blues” Tour.

Letters to the Editor

Add ‘Chief of police’ to name of Lee building

The recent letter by David McDougall suggesting the removal of the name of Robert E. Lee from Kent…

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Spectacle still brings out the fight in me | Our Corner

For one Saturday night, the fight game returned.

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No place in our waters for Atlantic salmon | Being Frank

All Atlantic salmon fish farms in Puget Sound should be closed and future expansion plans scrapped following the…

Dan Evans would serve America well | Brunell

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Dan Evans would serve America well | Brunell

Recently, family, friends and dignitaries gathered at Hurricane Ridge near Port Angeles to celebrate the designation of the…

Departing fire chief says thank you to community

Letters to the Editor

Departing fire chief says thank you to community

I want to take this opportunity t0 thank the residents of Kent and the City Council for allowing…

Letters to the Editor

Thanks for your vote, Higgins

A note of support for Dennis Higgins in voting for safe injection sites, and sincerely hoping that the…

Letters to the Editor

Support Troutner for council

As a former City Council candidate, and after careful consideration, I have decided to cast my vote for…

Letters to the Editor

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign

Now that the primary is over, and we are still three months away from the general election, I…

Letters to the Editor

Appreciating those who protect us

Thank you, Kent Police officers, for keeping the residents of Kent safe. We have zero tolerance or sympathy…

Letters to the Editor

Time to rename police department building?

The Robert E. Lee Memorial police headquarters, named for a former Kent police chief, was dedicated on Sept.…

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Pursuing truth through the rhetoric | Our Corner

This writing stuff is a strange business.

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Many complexities in the Kent School District | MY TURN

The Kent School District has made a lot of controversial decisions lately.

Letters to the Editor

Tale of two Trumps

Do we have a competent and emotionally stable helmsman guiding our ship of state, or is the good…

Let’s stand united, strong against acts of violence | Sen. Fain

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Let’s stand united, strong against acts of violence | Sen. Fain

Our freedom to speak and exchange ideas, especially unpopular ideas, is the most important right we hold as…

Glimpse of the solar eclipse: for some, is it really worth the adventure?

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Glimpse of the solar eclipse: for some, is it really worth the adventure?

Monday brings the Apocalypse.

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Massive fires increasing wood prices | Brunell

Massive forest fires in western parts of Canada and the U.S. are not only choking us with layers…

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Trying to make sense of all this ‘discraziness’ | Our Corner

As a pick-me-up and drop-me-on-my-head bucket of fun, I have been trying to follow the unhealth care machinations…

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A commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in our changing county | KCLS

Anyone who has visited the 48 libraries in the King County Library System, as I have done since…