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Maple Valley resident and strongman lifts for kids at Glacier Park Elementary | Slideshow
Maple Valley resident and strongman lifts for kids...
By TJ Martinell • January 27, 2012 5:21 pm

Students at Glacier Park Elementary had the opportunity to watch strongman Grant Higa, a Maple Valley resident, lift a log and an Atlas ball during an assembly Friday, Jan. 27.

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Qualified Kentwood swimmers to compete at league meet this Saturday | Boys swim and dive
Qualified Kentwood swimmers to compete at league meet...
By TJ Martinell • January 25, 2012 4:21 pm

Swimmers on the Kentwood’s boys swim team who have qualified for league will compete at the South Puget Sound League championship meet Saturday.

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Aili Carmichael works on a film in Rick Haag’s video production class. The film academy will integrate it with English
Film Academy program to be offered this fall...
By TJ Martinell • January 25, 2012 4:14 pm

The Tahoma School Board recently approved a new academic program at Tahoma High teachers hope will allow them to give a more specialized focus to their classroom instruction.

Although it is called the Film Academy of Tahoma, the two-year program is an integration of language arts, social studies, career and technical education and the arts.

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Property Rights for Trade Part I: The transfer of development rights program and how it could affect Maple Valley and Black Diamond
Property Rights for Trade Part I: The transfer...
By TJ Martinell • January 25, 2012 4:01 pm

At a time when infrastructure, population density and development are a major concern for cities like Maple Valley and Black Diamond, King County’s Transfer of Development Rights program has the potential to significantly affect future development and growth.

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The future of journalism | Editorial
The future of journalism | Editorial
By TJ Martinell • January 24, 2012 7:31 pm

For a while I have desired to write a column about how technological advances, particularly within the Internet, have the potential to affect the role and manner in which a reporter operates.

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Lake Wilderness Lodge remains closed due to power outage | Slideshow
Lake Wilderness Lodge remains closed due to power...
By TJ Martinell • January 23, 2012 3:19 pm

Due to the recent inclement weather and the power outage, the city of Maple Valley has closed the Lake Wilderness Lodge for the day.

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Sweet 16 for Tahoma’s We the People Team
Sweet 16 for Tahoma’s We the People Team
By TJ Martinell • January 19, 2012 3:33 pm

For the 16th time, Tahoma High’s We the People team took first place at the state competition in Olympia Jan. 7, and will go to Washington D.C. for the finals.

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The future of book publishing | Editorial
The future of book publishing | Editorial
By TJ Martinell • January 17, 2012 5:59 pm

As a reporter and a fiction writer, the transformation of the traditional publishing industry has been fascinating.

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Maple Valley signs interlocal agreement with Tahoma School District for new stormwater pollution curriculum
Maple Valley signs interlocal agreement with Tahoma School...
By TJ Martinell • January 17, 2012 5:57 pm

A new interlocal between Maple Valley and the Tahoma School District establishing a new curriculum is designed to address two issues at once.

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Rich Young takes his final bow at Tahoma as drama director
Rich Young takes his final bow at Tahoma...
By TJ Martinell • January 11, 2012 12:57 pm

Rich Young decided to take his final bow after 33 years of directing theater productions at Tahoma High.

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Filmmaking talent of Tahoma ninth graders earn awards in Puget Sound Facing the Future video contest
Filmmaking talent of Tahoma ninth graders earn awards...
By TJ Martinell • January 11, 2012 12:34 pm

A pair of Tahoma Junior High ninth graders won the Puget Sound Facing the Future video contest by making two very different videos.

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King County deputies arrest suspect trying to break into Maple Valley home
King County deputies arrest suspect trying to break...
By TJ Martinell • January 9, 2012 6:11 pm

The King County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect for allegedly trying to break into a Maple Valley home today.

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Warrior | DVD/Movie Review
Warrior | DVD/Movie Review
By TJ Martinell • January 9, 2012 6:01 pm

Warrior is a film which should have never worked. It had all the cliche elements – a recovering alcoholic father, a brotherly feud, and a fight with a cash prize to solve all financial problems – wound up with the underdog theme of the Rocky film series.

But it did.

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The Maple Valley Library Calendar for February
The Maple Valley Library Calendar for February
By TJ Martinell • January 9, 2012 3:48 pm

The Maple Valley Library Calendar for the month of February

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A Tahoma swimmer competes against Kentlake at their Jan. 5 meet at the Covington Aquatic Center.
Tahoma – Kentlake boys Jan. 5 swim meet...
By TJ Martinell • January 6, 2012 1:53 pm

The Tahoma boys swim competed against Kentlake at their Jan. 5 meet at the Covington Aquatic Center.

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Lake Wilderness dock in Maple Valley in need of repairs, says city
Lake Wilderness dock in Maple Valley in need...
By TJ Martinell • January 4, 2012 5:09 pm

The city of Maple Valley is currently working on plans to replace the Lake Wilderness Dock, according to Parks and Recreation Director Greg Brown.

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Maple Valley City Council selects Bill Allison as new mayor, Victoria Laise Jonas reselected as deputy mayor
Maple Valley City Council selects Bill Allison as...
By TJ Martinell • January 4, 2012 12:24 pm

The Maple Valley City Council selected Councilmember Bill Allison as its new mayor at its Jan. 3 meeting.

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Metro bus routes in Maple Valley, Covington changing in February
Metro bus routes in Maple Valley, Covington changing...
By TJ Martinell • January 3, 2012 7:40 pm

Starting in February King County Metro will replace Route 149, which serves Maple Valley and Black Diamond, with DART 907.

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War Horse | Movie Review
War Horse | Movie Review
By TJ Martinell • January 3, 2012 3:07 pm

If there is nothing else to take away from this film, it’s the notion that somehow legendary director Steven Spielberg is officially losing his magic touch.

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King County Sheriff’s deputies move out of Precinct 3 in Maple Valley to new digs in Covington City Hall
King County Sheriff’s deputies move out of Precinct...
By TJ Martinell • December 29, 2011 2:55 pm

The King County Sheriff’s Office has started to move in to its new satellite precinct office in Covington.

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