Letters to the Editor
Don’t reward the mayor
We were extremely dismayed to see Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke receiving a $20,000 cash windfall (taxpayer money) when…
Letters to the Editor
Playing games with our taxes
Again, Don Brunnell is right on target ("People in glass houses", May 22, Kent Reporter). It is inconceivable…
Letters to the Editor
ShoWare’s financial problems
In a mere 3½ years, in 2019, a financial tsunami will engulf the city of Kent and not…
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Embrace the environment, ban plastic bags
Although I currently live and go to school in Bellingham, Kent is where I grew up and I…
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Floods and droughts
It doesn't appear the weather will revert to what we've known in the past, so it's best to…
Letters to the Editor
Protect people, enforce no parking on sidewalks
I would like to add a fourth point to Mr. Matt McNeilly's list (letter to the editor, Kent…
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The morality of drone photography
The proliferation of drones for civilian use has rekindled and complicated privacy and safety concerns, especially in public…
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Enforce our traffic laws
If Kent suffers from lack of funds, as I assume, to the layperson, it seems simple to make…
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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):
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…
Letters to the Editor
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…
Letters to the Editor
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.
Letters to the Editor
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…