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Kent School District program provides flight instruction and seat time to students now at Crest Airport
Kent School District program provides flight instruction and...
By TJ Martinell • November 28, 2012 2:14 pm

Kentwood junior Chase Kappe wants to fly a Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II for the Air Force.

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Maple Valley City Council approves transportation benefit district
Maple Valley City Council approves transportation benefit district
By TJ Martinell • November 26, 2012 10:48 pm

The Maple Valley City Council approved an ordinance establishing a transportation benefit district in the city at their Monday meeting.

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Covington City Council to hold public hearing on Operating and Capital 2013 budget
Covington City Council to hold public hearing on...
By TJ Martinell • November 23, 2012 4:08 pm

Covington City Council will hold a public hearing on its 2013 Preliminary Operating and Capital Budget November 27 at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located at Covington City Hall.

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71-year-old man arrested for allegedly hiting man and woman with vehicle outside Covington Walmart | Breaking news
71-year-old man arrested for allegedly hiting man and...
By TJ Martinell • November 23, 2012 4:08 pm

A 71-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of vehicular assault for allegedly hitting a man and woman outside the Covington Walmart at around 8:10 p.m. Thursday night, according to King County Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Cindi West.

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Maple Valley City Council to hold a special meeting Nov. 26
Maple Valley City Council to hold a special...
By TJ Martinell • November 23, 2012 4:08 pm

The Maple Valley City Council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 26.

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Austin Fowler who plays Sir Galahad
Kentlake’s sacred quest for the Holy Grail in...
By TJ Martinell • November 22, 2012 10:00 am

Pam Cressey is not dead yet. In fact, she’s getting better.

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RIP newspaper endorsements | Editorial
RIP newspaper endorsements | Editorial
By TJ Martinell • November 22, 2012 12:01 am

A lot of things have been said about this recent election. Much of it is true. A lot of it presents a simplistic, facile perspective of the situation in lieu of statistics too often overlooked.

But this election did confirm one thing. If a newspaper endorsement’s purpose is to influence the outcome of an election, they need a makeover.

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Members of the Kentwood drama cast for A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Fantasy, comedy on Kentwood stage in ‘A Midsummer...
By TJ Martinell • November 20, 2012 4:00 pm

Puck will be making his final appearance in Kentwood’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Kentwood Performing Arts Center.

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Sir Lancelot looks off into the glorious future destined for the Knights of the Round Table as the Lady of the Lake sings jubilantly.
Kentlake’s production of ‘Spamalot’ | Slideshow
By TJ Martinell • November 19, 2012 4:52 pm

Kentlake drama held a rehearsal of their production of Monty Python’s “Spamalot” Nov. 15, which will premiere at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Kentlake Performing Arts Center.

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Maple Valley considers eliminating positions to close projected budget shortfall
Maple Valley considers eliminating positions to close projected...
By TJ Martinell • November 15, 2012 12:16 pm

The city of Maple Valley is strapped for cash, according to City Manager David Johnston.

Possible solutions for a projected budget shortfall could include the elimination of the community development director and the city attorney.

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26-year-old Covington man charged with second degree murder | Breaking news
26-year-old Covington man charged with second degree murder...
By TJ Martinell • November 14, 2012 4:18 pm

Austin Tyronne Stein, 26, was charged with second degree murder by the King County Prosecutor’s Office in the bludgeoning death of a Covington man Nov. 4.

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Richard Ludwig
Maple Valley World War II veterans reflect on...
By TJ Martinell • November 11, 2012 5:54 pm

They who were many are now few.

Maple Valley residents Jim Welsh, Richard Ludwig, Roger Llewelyn are members of a rapidly diminishing demographic in the nation’s population – World War II veterans.

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Kentlake senior Alexander Martinez runs in the hard course in Seaside
Kentlake’s Alexander Martinez breaks school boys cross country...
By TJ Martinell • November 9, 2012 11:37 am

On the Kentlake cross country team, he’s known as “The Flash.”

Senior Alexander Martinez, the top runner for the Falcons, took 10th place at the Westside Classic District meet Oct. 27 then followed that up with a 14th place finish at state, the highest of any Kent or Tahoma schools boy runners with a time of 15 minutes, 47 seconds.

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A volunteer with Tahoma Junior High cleans a gravestone at Tahoma Cemetery.
Tahoma Junior High students clean gravestones at Tahoma...
By TJ Martinell • November 8, 2012 8:44 pm

Tahoma Junior High students cleaned gravestones at Tahoma National Cemetery on Wednesday and Thursday as part of an annual trip prior to Veteran’s Day.

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Tahoma’s production of “Fools” premieres tonight at Tahoma Middle School
Tahoma’s production of “Fools” premieres tonight at Tahoma...
By TJ Martinell • November 8, 2012 2:49 pm

Tonight, Tahoma High Drama will finally get its chance to shine on an actual theater stage.

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Tahoma High sophomore Elizabeth Zosel takes a break during the 80 mile bike ride through Death Valley as a part of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Ride for a Cure fundraiser.
A Maple Valley family’s journey to the center...
By TJ Martinell • November 8, 2012 12:27 pm

In the past three years, the Zosel family has helped raise a total of $88,000 in the hopes of finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes.

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Maple Valley teen hopes to meet soldier pen pal soon
Maple Valley teen hopes to meet soldier pen...
By TJ Martinell • November 7, 2012 7:16 pm

Lauren Leford and Patrick Nelson have gotten to know each other very well during the past five years.

Now, they are trying to actually meet for the first time.

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Caffeine-zombie snowpacalypse | Editorial
Caffeine-zombie snowpacalypse | Editorial
By TJ Martinell • November 7, 2012 3:25 pm

Natural disasters can be scary affairs.

Hurricane Sandy’s destruction on the East Coast is evidence of that. In this age, when our society and day-to-day business is extremely reliant on technology, it is especially disquieting when disasters knock out electricity, phones and the Internet. If it’s temporary and only for a few hours, most people can endure it without complaint.

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Tahoma girls team takes second at state, boys take eighth | Cross country
Tahoma girls team takes second at state, boys...
By TJ Martinell • November 6, 2012 4:31 pm

The Tahoma girls cross country team couldn’t hold off a surging Camas from taking the state title.

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Mary VanHoomissen discusses potential careers in the health care industry with Tahoma Junior High students on Future Ready Day.
Tahoma schools hold first Future Ready Day
By TJ Martinell • November 5, 2012 7:11 pm

If you ever give serious thought to why people tend to prefer Iron Man over Spiderman, you might make a good psychotherapist.

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