Letters to the Editor
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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Well-treated elephants earn retirement
Today, as I sit in my broker's office at Kent Station's Coldwell Banker Bain Real Estate, reading the…
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Against pay raise for mayor
It seems that Mayor (Suzette) Cooke is only concerned that her salary should be comparable to the salaries…
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Activists take their toll
It’s startling to see that elephants will no longer be in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey…
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WHL players need to be treated, paid fairly for work
Frankly, I'm very surprised our local legislators are actively supporting, or appear to support, SB 5893 and HB…
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Have offenders clean up the graffiti
Great job by the Kent Police Department for the arrest of the two men responsible for the graffiti…
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Reichert’s vote
In last week’s Reporter, Ms. Edenholm wrote, “Congressman Reichert supports me by voting for a 40-hour, full-time work…