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City of Maple Valley works to stay ahead of spending
City of Maple Valley works to stay ahead...
By TJ Martinell • August 2, 2012 1:30 pm

The day may come soon when the city of Maple Valley will have to issue bond levies to finance projects rather than dip into its general fund, according to city officials.

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Covington teams up with teens to increase pet license purchases
Covington teams up with teens to increase pet...
By TJ Martinell • August 1, 2012 5:29 pm

The city of Covington is teaming up with a Kent-based youth organization in order to increase the number of licensed pets while decreasing the cost of providing animal control services through King County.

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Waste Management resumes collecting residential trash in Maple Valley today
Waste Management resumes collecting residential trash in Maple...
By TJ Martinell • August 1, 2012 2:23 pm

Waste Management will resume picking up Maple Valley residents’ trash today, Aug. 1.

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Covington City Council votes to extend moratorium on medical marijuana collective gardens
Covington City Council votes to extend moratorium on...
By TJ Martinell • August 1, 2012 1:19 pm

The Covington City Council voted unanimously to extend the moratorium on medical marijuana collective gardens at its July 24 meeting.

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Lake Wilderness Golf Course in Maple Valley may break even this year
Lake Wilderness Golf Course in Maple Valley may...
By TJ Martinell • August 1, 2012 12:43 pm

This could be the year that the Lake Wilderness Golf Course breaks even.

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The Dark Knight Rises: Movie Review
The Dark Knight Rises: Movie Review
By TJ Martinell • July 30, 2012 10:06 pm

The Dark Knight Rises stands alongside Batman Begins as a great Batman film and an example for other filmmakers of what makes the third film of a trilogy, for the most part, work.

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A sign posted outside PJ's Smoke Shack.
Update| PJ’s Smoke Shack in Maple Valley forced...
By TJ Martinell • July 25, 2012 5:56 pm

PJ’s Smoke Shack in Maple Valley was forced to close due to an unusual provision within the new federal highway bill that threatens so-called roll your own (RYO) tobacco businesses.

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The war of the (in)formal worlds | Editorial
The war of the (in)formal worlds | Editorial
By TJ Martinell • July 25, 2012 1:33 pm

Formality has had a hard time fitting into this brave new world of informality. Whether it’s how we dress, what we say and even what we write, everything has progressively grown more and more loose and unrestricted.

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Maple Valley City Council considers revamping emergency response plans
Maple Valley City Council considers revamping emergency response...
By TJ Martinell • July 24, 2012 7:20 pm

The Maple Valley City Council is considering an ordinance that city officials say would help better define and clarify how the city would respond to an emergency.

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Copper wire thieves go on a spree in Covington
Copper wire thieves go on a spree in...
By TJ Martinell • July 19, 2012 1:59 pm

Copper thieves have been on the prowl since May in Covington in parking lots for churches, schools and businesses, according to the Covington Police Department.

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Maple Valley budget bolstered by surge in residential permits
Maple Valley budget bolstered by surge in residential...
By TJ Martinell • July 18, 2012 2:55 pm

For years the city of Maple Valley has relied on single family residential permits as a significant revenue stream. Although it continues to run strong, city officials say it is within a few years of drying up.

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A sign posted outside PJ's Smoke Shack.
PJ’s Smoke Shack in Maple Valley forced to...
By TJ Martinell • July 18, 2012 2:14 pm

Maple Valley’s PJ Smoke Shack has been forced to close due to an unusual provision within the new federal highway bill that threatens so-called roll your own (RYO) tobacco businesses.

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A little chicken soup for the math-challenged souls in Maple Valley
A little chicken soup for the math-challenged souls...
By TJ Martinell • July 12, 2012 1:23 pm

In her story titled “The Numbers Game,” published in “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Boost Your Brain Power,” Maple Valley writer Diana Savage details the various methods she employs in order to effectively work with math, sometimes to comedic effect.

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How Covington, Black Diamond have dealt with medical marijuana collective gardens
How Covington, Black Diamond have dealt with medical...
By TJ Martinell • July 12, 2012 1:20 pm

Since Gov. Chris Gregoire line-item vetoed sections of the state’s medical cannabis law last year, Maple Valley, Covington and Black Diamond have taken three separate routes to deal with collective gardens.

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Maple Valley may change fire impact fees process
Maple Valley may change fire impact fees process
By TJ Martinell • July 12, 2012 1:12 pm

Maple Valley City Council is considering a fire impact fee on new developments to replace the current process, which city and fire district officials consider to be inefficient.

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Covington Police starts volunteer program
Covington Police starts volunteer program
By TJ Martinell • July 11, 2012 3:46 pm

A new citizen police volunteer program has been developed by the city of Covington in order to provide more community services such as a vacation check.

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Why the city of Maple Valley banned collective gardens
Why the city of Maple Valley banned collective...
By TJ Martinell • July 5, 2012 1:11 pm

With the expiration of the moratorium on collective gardens quickly approaching, the Maple Valley City Council approved a ban at its June 25 meeting.

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The Gracie Hansen Center at the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. The building was eventually brought to Ravensdale to replace the school gym.
Play pays homage to Seattle World’s Fair in...
By TJ Martinell • July 4, 2012 10:00 am

At the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair the Paradise International floor show drew outrage due to its risque nature.

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Fast and furious was the collective garden ban
Fast and furious was the collective garden ban
By TJ Martinell • July 3, 2012 5:21 pm

The Maple Valley City Council isn’t known for rushing things. Anyone who’s attended more than a few meetings would never accuse the council of being in a hurry — except when it comes to the issue of medical marijuana collective gardens.

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Members of Boy Scout Troop 416 work at the community garden at Covington Christian Fellowship. The community garden is designed to provide fresh produce for the The Storehouse
Garden for the Covington community, by the Covington...
By TJ Martinell • July 3, 2012 5:14 pm

With a decrease in donations to The Storehouse, a group of community volunteers have joined forces to create a community garden for the food bank.

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