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Teaching, training tomorrow’s leaders, workers

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Teaching, training tomorrow’s leaders, workers

Legislature urged to fully fund our community and technical colleges

What tax-raising idea will win out in March budget madness?

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What tax-raising idea will win out in March budget madness?

Democrats, who control the House and Senate, are set to release spending plans and revenue packages

Libraries as entrepreneurial hubs | Rosenblum

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Libraries as entrepreneurial hubs | Rosenblum

Key measures of a healthy economy include, among other things, new businesses that create jobs and attract skilled…

Kent must do more to protect pedestrians

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Kent must do more to protect pedestrians

A mother who was walking with her two young children in a stroller was killed in a downtown…

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Our system works better

A few quick comments about “What really defines socialist country,” a letter to the editor in the March…

Resetting state view on helping those with substance abuse

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Resetting state view on helping those with substance abuse

In opioid epidemic, a lawmaker wants recovery to be on the same pedestal as treatment and prevention

California wildfires spark renewed debate over underground power transmission lines | Brunell

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California wildfires spark renewed debate over underground power transmission lines | Brunell

November’s Camp Wildfire was California’s deadliest killing 86 people and destroying 14,000 homes along with more than 500…

Puget Sound is not a sewer | Loomis

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Puget Sound is not a sewer | Loomis

We must stop treating Puget Sound like a sewer if we are going to restore the fish, shellfish,…

When tomorrow becomes today: King County cities must tackle affordable housing

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When tomorrow becomes today: King County cities must tackle affordable housing

Microsoft has started the regional dialogue, but will cities rise to the challenge?

Light rail and heavy appetites

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Light rail and heavy appetites

Sound Transit is considering a site on Kent’s West Hill, where the Dick’s Drive-In restaurant opened last December,…

Those pesky tax incentives | Brunell

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Those pesky tax incentives | Brunell

Costs matter today, even it means government incentives are part of the package

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Unfounded accusations

I came across a Feb. 1 Kent Reporter, “For the good of all, leaders need to act like…

Letters to the Editor

Trump the president

Your recent letter writer who declared Donald Trump “the most competent president in history” because he is a…

What a surprise: Democrats eyeing the need for higher taxes

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What a surprise: Democrats eyeing the need for higher taxes

Even with a robust economy, the majority party may seek more revenue to carry out its wish list.

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Growing resistance to corporate incentives | Brunell

The circumstances leading to Amazon’s decision to scrap its New York City project reflect trends corporate leaders need…

Let’s clarify the federal budget process

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Let’s clarify the federal budget process

Regarding Mr. Valentine’s letter (“Shame on us for bringing aboard Trump,” Feb. 8, Auburn Reporter):

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Wanted: a better president

Kudos to Harold Valentine for his well written letter in the Feb. 8 Auburn Reporter.

Your South King County legislators in action

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Your South King County legislators in action

Democrats must be careful to not overplay their hand in Olympia

Lawmakers on the road to finding car tab relief

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Lawmakers on the road to finding car tab relief

One of the last spitball fights among lawmakers in the 2018 session erupted on how to provide a…

Letters to the Editor

Shame on us for bringing aboard Trump

I am 90 years old. I have voted in every presidential election since the Eisenhower era. I have…