Opinion

Error-prone DOC’s problems may go deeper | The Petri Dish

A report due out as early as Thursday could reveal why the state continued to free inmates early,…

Opinion

Cop recruitment is top priority | Brunell

Public safety agencies across America face the same problems as other employers—finding enough qualified workers. The difference is…

Letters to the Editor

Charged up about FBC’s ‘sales job’

In response to the honorable Firefighter Ray Shjerven's fact-filled letter to the editor (Feb. 19, Kent Reporter):

Letters to the Editor

Matter of common sense

I love the upcoming April 26 ballot measure vote. The timing is perfect. It shows me how much…

Letters to the Editor

Thank you for defusing fireworks

Many thanks to our City Council for their decision to ban fireworks in Kent.

Letters to the Editor

Good work, council, on fireworks ban

I applaud the work of the City Council members for their comprehensive and methodical consideration of banning fireworks…

Letters to the Editor

Trump is a disaster ready to happen

Regarding: The Reporter on Feb. 12 publishing a rant by Sandra Gill on one of the current presidential…

Letters to the Editor

ShoWare shines with time

Having attended six events at the ShoWare Center over the past year, ranging from sports to fundraisers to…

Letters to the Editor

Facts behind the fire fee

Regarding: "Being taxed out of our means" (Feb. 5, Kent Reporter)

Letters to the Editor

Pine Tree Park: Another City Council fiasco

Seems like the Kent City Council keeps running into the same old wall and failing to understand what…

Opinion

Historic downtown Kent is a place that matters | Guest Op

Historic downtown Kent is alive and doing quite well, thanks to a hard working board and volunteers.

Letters to the Editor

People deserve better from park sale debacle

After the Feb. 4 city of Kent "conversation" about what to do with proceeds from the sale of…

Letters to the Editor

Secret sale of park affects us all

Kent's secret sale of Pine Tree Park is another example of city leadership's continued inability to effectively communicate…

Letters to the Editor

City should invest in parks

What right does the City Council have to take property that belongs to the citizens and sell it…

Letters to the Editor

What’s so positive about a big loss?

Thanks to the Kent Reporter, I had the best laugh that I have had in years. The front…

Letters to the Editor

What a protest vote will get you

There's a lot of simmering dissatisfaction in the minds and hearts of Americans these days.

Letters to the Editor

Being taxed out of our means

The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority (RFA) budget and what it costs the taxpayers:

Letters to the Editor

Charter schools are working for kids

As a mother and grandmother, I have always known how important education is to a child's future and…

Opinion

Light the fuse and save Kent’s Splash event | Guest op

There may be more fireworks within the confines of the walls at City Hall than on the Fourth…

Letters to the Editor

More questions for the school district

The Jan. 22 edition of the Kent Reporter had two news items regarding the Kent School District: