Letters to the Editor
Levee improvement?
Levee improvement work: Russell Road and James Street (along the Green River). Now complete, but I'm wondering how…
Letters to the Editor
Maintain what trails we have now
Regarding: "City parks facilities slowly falling apart" (Kent Reporter, May 1):
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What was the true intent of B&O tax?
It sounds like Mayor Suzette Cooke and most of the Kent City Council is not in agreement when…
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Big costs, no pay raises
I recently attended a meeting sponsored by our local legislators. Many of our local teachers and college people…
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Kent’s new superintendent cashes in
I wish to congratulate Kent School Board President Debbie Straus for her recent, expertly negotiated, three-year contract for…
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Taxes and spending
The May 1 political cartoon is not correct. Under the Republican plan, current revenue from taxes will allow…
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Use traffic camera money to restore parks
On page one of the May 1 edition of the Kent Reporter, there are stories about the city…
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Council: please overturn mayor’s veto, keep original intent of B&O tax | Letter to the editor
We want to thank you for continuing to have conversations about the business and occupation (B&O) tax.
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City needs to lower costs
Mayor Suzette Cooke’s statement (“Kent seeks applicants for city’s new Financial Sustainability Task Force”, Kent Reporter website) that…
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End cuts to state food program
The Washington State Food Assistance Program was reduced by 50 percent in the 2012 legislative session, half of…
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Trail connector project will embrace Kent
The Kent Chamber of Commerce wishes to express our support for the Kent Valley Regional Trail Connector project,…
Opinion
Washington’s Tax Freedom Day comes later than usual | Brunell
Will you celebrate Tax Freedom Day this year? Until April 24, every penny we've earned in 2015 goes…
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‘Weedians:’ More City Of Boondoggle
The proposal to excavate, irrigate and landscape the medians on Pacific Highway South is one of the most…
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Health care act anything but affordable
This is in response to the guest editorial printed on March 27 by a King County official about…
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Cartoon was inappropriate
I understand that the Kent Reporter does not have the money to hire a good cartoonist and I…
Opinion
Local voters could decide fate of pot industry | The Petri Dish
There’s a good chance marijuana will be in front of voters again this fall.
Opinion
Showdown over the minimum wage law | Brunell
Ever since the $15 wage proposal was narrowly approved by City of SeaTac voters, municipal leaders in neighboring…
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Homeless man has right to be on public land
I was appalled at an article I read in the (Feb. 27) Kent Reporter about a homeless man…
Opinion
Time to get transportation deal done | GUEST OP
We love to think the Puget Sound region is world class – for its beautiful shimmering waters and…
Letters to the Editor
Living hard with the ‘Mayor Cooke Dream’
I agree with Mr. Richard Brandau's letter ("Against pay raise for mayor", March 13, Kent Reporter), but what…