Letters to the Editor
Support our children, vote yes on school levy
I remember growing up in a low-income, single-parent household. My mom would work long days and weekends to…
Letters to the Editor
We are taxed enough, vote no on levy
Vote no on the Proposition 2 technology levy. Do not throw your ballot away as I hear some…
Letters to the Editor
Where is the school district’s financial accountability?
A few days ago my wife and I received a really nice oversized postcard promoting the upcoming school…
Opinion
Today’s cartoon: Super hot ticket in the cold or find comfort at home?
For many, Super Bowl XLVIII will be an expensive, cold trip to New York and New Jersey.
Letters to the Editor
Support schools, pass ballot measures
Voters in the Kent School District are being asked to approve two ballot measures in the Feb. 11…
Letters to the Editor
Who’s to blame for demise of par 3 golf course?
It's been a long, bumpy road since May 2013 when the city of Kent announced its intentions to…
Opinion
Our turn: We need to save our par 3 | Gravender
Tom Brice and Gary Hallock's recent letters to the editor in the Kent Reporter have reminded the City…
Opinion
What would you do? Let’s give our homeless hope | Eckfeldt
What do you suppose would happen if some catastrophe left 63 of your Kent neighbors homeless? Can you…
Opinion
Let’s keep Cristina’s dream alive | Gregerson
Cristina Martinez Montano has a dream. It's a simple dream, really: After she graduates from Kent-Meridian High School…
Opinion
Reichert responds to Obama’s State of the Union address
U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Auburn, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union…
Opinion
Education: our paramount duty – and the key to our future | Rep. Sullivan
Educating Washington's children is not just our state's paramount duty, it's the most important thing we can do…
Opinion
Outspoken Sherman, Hawks? Gotta love these guys | Beckley
I should probably start this column by clearing the decks in the form of full disclosure: As an…
Letters to the Editor
224th Street project: ‘Road to Nowhere’
On Jan. 20, an article was published in the Kent Reporter titled "State gives Kent another $5 million…
Letters to the Editor
Buckingham always well-liked
Notes from here in Canada – where Mike Buckingham (a Kent Police and Kent Fire supporter who died…
Opinion
Transportation is a pressing issue in South King County | Sullivan
There's a lot of buzz out there right now about the possibility of a new transportation package that…
Letters to the Editor
Help restore, enhance education, vote yes on levy
My name is Reby Helland and I am a fifth-grade teacher at Lake Youngs Elementary in the Kent…
Letters to the Editor
Let’s save our precious par 3
Fore! This is the sound you don't want to hear on the golf course. It's a warning following…
Opinion
Washington’s future begins now – be a part of it | Sullivan
The 2014 Legislative session starts Monday and, although it is only a 60-day session, there are a lot…
Letters to the Editor
City should consider options, save the par 3
During 2013 I met and talked to most of the Kent City Council candidates and the honorable Mayor…
Letters to the Editor
My wife has breast cancer, and so might yours
As we enter a New Year, many people make resolutions concerning their health – perhaps to lose weight,…