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Columnist, AG debate issues of Arlene’s Flowers court case
Columnist, AG debate issues of Arlene’s Flowers court...
By Ray Miller-Still • August 2, 2018 11:03 am

Columnist Rich Elfers wrote a column about Arlene’s Flowers, the 1st Amendment and equal rights. A few weeks later, Washington State Attorney General Bod Ferguson wrote in, challenging Elfers’ facts and characterizations.

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Jam sessions outside the ballroom will be a common sight during the Northwest Western Swing Music Festival, where people can bring their instruments and just join in. Photo by Randy Hill, leader of the western swing band, The Oregon Valley Boys.
Time to Swing it, Western style
By Ray Miller-Still • July 29, 2018 9:30 am

The Northwest Western Swing Society is holding its annual music, dance and jam fest for the second time at the Enumclaw Expo Center from Aug. 9 – 12.

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Marty McFadden wrangled form help from the Enumclaw Church of Latter Day Saints to help him and his family unpack the moving truck, which came all the way from South Jordan, Utah to Black Diamond. Photo by Ray Still
First family officially moves into Ten Trails
By Ray Miller-Still • July 19, 2018 12:17 am

It was hard for the McFaddens to find a home, with houses flying off the market within days, even hours. So Marty told his agent to stop looking at what’s already been built, and start searching for what is going to be built, leading him and his family to Black Diamond.

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Photos by Ray Miller-Still
Black Diamond’s Miner’s Day
By Ray Miller-Still • July 11, 2018 1:00 pm

Miner’s Day is held every summer in Black Diamond to celebrate the city’s mining history.

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Black Diamond Backyard BBQ
Black Diamond Backyard BBQ
By Ray Miller-Still • July 5, 2018 12:03 pm

Photos by Ray Miller-Still

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Danger of illegal fireworks demonstrated
Danger of illegal fireworks demonstrated
By Ray Miller-Still • June 28, 2018 12:52 pm

Every year, thousands of people are injured by fireworks, from the small “triangle crackers” to the commercial-grade arial fireworks, resulting in burns, lacerations, lost limbs and death.

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Court resets playing field
Court resets playing field
By Ray Miller-Still • June 22, 2018 10:28 am

For many people in this country — an estimated 10 million that identify as LBGTQ, as well as their countless…

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Runner-up in statewide pageant takes on sexual assault
Runner-up in statewide pageant takes on sexual assault
By Ray Miller-Still • June 13, 2018 10:30 am

Chloe Furnstahl will be partnering with the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center to continue talking about her platform.

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Raegan Dunn spoke with the Black Diamond City Council during the May 3 meeting, presenting his own version of the “State of the County.” Photo by Ray Still
Black Diamond staff seeks cost of living increases...
By Ray Miller-Still • May 14, 2018 8:30 am

For the past 10 years, city employees have received one or two 1 percent COLAs, had three dozen furloughed work days, and had hours or positions cut, increasing their workload.

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‘We all know sex offenders’
‘We all know sex offenders’
By Ray Miller-Still • April 28, 2018 9:30 am

Revealing the reality of rape and uncovering sexual assault myths

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Colin Lund of the developer Oakpointe presented to the Black Diamond City Council last week, letting the council know how the two housing developments in the city are coming along. Lund estimated the first new Black Diamond residents will be moving in soon. Photo by Ray Still
Black Diamond council expansion put on hold
By Ray Miller-Still • April 26, 2018 3:38 pm

A plan to expand the Black Diamond City Council to seven members has stalled.

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Chris Wisnoski was sworn into his council seat after the Black Diamond City Council unanimously appointed him March 1. Photo by Ray Still
Black Diamond swears in new council member
By Ray Miller-Still • March 8, 2018 12:05 pm

Chris Wisnoski was nominated and confirmed unanimously to the Position No. 5 council seat.

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Black Diamond supports recall as OPMA lawsuit comes to an end
Black Diamond supports recall as OPMA lawsuit comes...
By Ray Miller-Still • February 22, 2018 11:01 am

Councilwoman Pat Pepper will most likely be recalled as soon as the February special election is certified Friday, Feb. 23.

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Poking dead things with sticks
Poking dead things with sticks
By Ray Miller-Still • February 21, 2018 11:14 am

Geez, it’s dark down here.

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Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.
State Patrol now ticketing for E-DUIs; insurance premiums...
By Ray Miller-Still • February 15, 2018 12:34 pm

When the law was passed last year, WSP was just giving warnings. Now, drivers will be pulled over and ticketed with an E-DUI for using electronics behind the wheel.

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Developer Oakpointe, the city of Black Diamond and individual defendants Pat Pepper, Brian Weber and Erika Morgan agreed to a settlement that halts the Open Public Meetings Act lawsuit Oakpointe filed against the city.
Judge finds OPMA violations; parties settle lawsuit
By Ray Miller-Still • February 1, 2018 11:19 am

A King County judge found Councilwoman Pat Pepper and former council members Brian Weber and Erika Morgan violated the state’s Open Public Meetings Act. The defendants settled the lawsuit last week.

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In a ruling from the bench, King County Superior Court Judge Janet Helson said Pat Pepper, Brian Weber, and Erika Morgan — defendants in the Open Public Meetings Act lawsuit against the city of Black Diamond — will have to pay $500 for every OPMA violation, if the judge rules there are any. Photo by Ray Still
Judge reproaches Black Diamond mayor, former city council
By Ray Miller-Still • January 19, 2018 12:43 pm

King County Superior Court Judge Janet Helson is troubled. She used the phrase multiple times to describe how she felt about many actions taken in Black Diamond over the past two years during the three and-a-half-hour long summary judgement hearing lasts Friday, Jan. 12, over the Open Public Meetings Act lawsuit brought against the city.

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Black Diamond’s new jail services agreement with Enumclaw guarantees one bed space in Enumclaw for Black Diamond inmates. This potentially saves the city money, since when Enumclaw had no beds available, Black Diamond had to use a more expensive options. Photo by Ray Still
Black Diamond hits the reset button
By Ray Miller-Still • January 10, 2018 11:39 am

The new Black Diamond City Council wasted no time on settling in and testing the political waters. On their first meeting of the year, new Councilwomen Melissa Oglesbee and Erin Stout and returning Councilwomen Tamie Deady and Janie Edelman marched through a long list of agenda items, many of which reversed council policies and goals set over the last two years.

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Black Diamond council passes budget, opposes coal mine and recycling center
Black Diamond council passes budget, opposes coal mine...
By Ray Miller-Still • December 22, 2017 12:32 pm

The last Black Diamond City Council meeting of 2017 has come and gone, with the city wrapping up this year’s business quickly and efficiently. The biggest item on the Dec. 7 agenda was passing the 2018 budget, which was approved unanimously by the council.

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Fake news or bad reporting?
Fake news or bad reporting?
By Ray Miller-Still • December 21, 2017 12:40 pm

This has not been a good month for reporting. But one wrong fact does not fake news make.

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