Letters to the Editor

Private schools not immune to bullying

I just want to say thank you to Laura Pierce for her column on bullying ("Cost of bullying? A teenager's life," April 2 Kent Reporter.) We really need to talk more and let kids know it is not right to bully anyone.

  • Apr 7, 2010
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Obama and Oprah: the power couple

Mrs. Obama is complaining about how many times a day or night the president and Oprah converse on the phone or e-mail. It is really a source of concern that Oprah and Obama are spending so much time communicating to each other.

  • Apr 7, 2010
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New ideas for garbage trucks?

If the garbage/recycle haulers could retrofit their trucks to pick up both garbage and recyclable items in the same trip, it would certainly minimize the impact to our streets, fuel consumption, noise, and thus, and save another city use fee for them, and hopefully for Kent citizens and customers.

  • Apr 7, 2010
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Proud of Kent-Meridian High School students, staff

In the State of Washington, high-school seniors are required to present a culminating project to a panel of community members and school staff.

  • Mar 18, 2010
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Enough with the Census alerts

Sometimes you don’t know whether to laugh or cry at the wastefulness of the government at all levels with our life’s resources!

  • Mar 18, 2010
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Murray calls are a waste of dollars

Our Sen. Patty Murray is blatantly wasting our money. Murray has been sending mechanized phone messages from our Nation’s Capitol. The message is either informational or political.

  • Mar 11, 2010
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The members of the Cat Lovers volleyball team.

Volleyball team thankful for business support

Kent-Meridian Cat Lovers volleyball team is very thankful to Sam Harris - the Kent Emerald City Smoothies store owner.

  • Mar 11, 2010
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The members of the Cat Lovers volleyball team.

Bush not completely at fault here

I noticed a fellow trying to blame our troubles on George W. Bush but he forgot to tell the whole story. yes, Bush should have made the housing financial problems public even though the Democrats controlled Congress.

  • Mar 4, 2010
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Wrong to deny will of I-960 voters

It should be brought to the attention of every voter in this state that on Feb. 10, 2010, our votes and our voices were deemed illegitimate, unimportant, and irrelevant to 83 percent of Democrats in the Washington State Senate.

  • Feb 26, 2010
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Schools valiantly assisting children

Occasionally The Kent Reporter publishes letters from citizens who have strong opinions about the Kent School District (or in some cases multiple rambling opinions that don’t seem to be based on actual knowledge).

  • Feb 19, 2010
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Universal health care not worth it

Mr. Aman recently had a letter published in the Reporter, wherein he questioned some points I made in a previous letter regarding the health-care bill. ("Health-care letter questioned," by Richard Wesley Aman, Feb. 10 Kent Reporter.)

  • Feb 19, 2010
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Health-care letter questioned

The Reporter gets some interesting letters! Reader Maxson recently had a letter published in which she was fearful that “U.S. government intervention will render the same disastrous results as nationalized health care has in other nations.”

  • Feb 19, 2010
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Thanks for support of Kent schools levy

A note to thank those who voted "yes" for the Kent Schools replacement levies. Your votes say that quality education is a priority in our community.

  • Feb 19, 2010
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Surcharges would help the state

In response to Sen. Keiser's newsletter I suggested to her the lawmakers set up a surcharge on the state's portion of our property tax. I paid $3,400 in tax for my home.

  • Feb 19, 2010
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Republicans in lockstep with mega-corporations, big money, Demos to a lesser degree

Folks, elections do indeed have consequences, as we have seen in the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling on "Citizens United..." affirming corporate "personhood." Each of the justices, in the majority, was appointed under a Republican administration.

  • Feb 19, 2010
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Disturbed by delays in K-M gym, Easthill multipurpose room – we need to better support our schools

I was deeply disturbed by today's story about the East Hill Elementary School's planned multipurpose room and Kent Meridian High School gym's potential delay, K-M gym project could see delay. The district made a commitment to the students, staff and parents at these schools and now they are reneging.

  • Feb 19, 2010
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Column revived memory of lucky day

I just finished reading your column on page 4 of today’s edition of the Kent Reporter newspaper “Powerball and Slim Jim: Deadly,” by Laura Pierce, Jan. 30 Kent Reporter.) Right on!

  • Feb 19, 2010
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Outraged at utility-bill increase

How do the residents of Kent like their new Utility Billing rates? We opened our current Utility Bill from the City of Kent, and our jaws dropped.

  • Feb 3, 2010
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Anti-levy letter full of inaccuracies

I strongly disagree with John Kohler's inaccurate and prejudiced letter in the Jan. 30 Reporter imploring area voters to vote against the maintenance and operations and technology levies that are critical to maintaining level funding for all students in the Kent School District (KSD).

  • Feb 3, 2010
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Install those traffic cameras already!

We think it is time to reevaluate the policy for installing traffic cameras in Kent. People know there is no penalty for running red lights in Kent.

  • Jan 29, 2010
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